How-To Guide for Happiness Surveys, Which Increasingly Drive Public Policy
Advice for researchers aims to help improve both data collection and its interpretation
Business Factoids Guaranteed to Impress Your Co-Workers
Investing on margin, a nudge to jump-start retirement savings, how ad agencies lost their 15% commission
As Definition of Diversity Expands, Hiring of Racial Minorities Stalls
Law firms remain 81% white; Walmart’s evolving description of a diverse workforce
Rapid Change Is Coming to the Service Sector
Technology and “industrialization” are reshaping services as they did manufacturing
The Makeup of Your Team Should Dictate How and When You Have Meetings
Team size and how staffer productivity varies are crucial considerations
The High Cost of Losing a Minimum Wage Job
Contrary to assumptions, low-wage workers lose substantial income in years after layoff
AI’s Somewhat Hidden Secret: Invisible Human Workers
How 934 workers around the globe regard their labor; it doesn’t have to be this way
Pricing Algorithms Are Widely Used. Are They Legal?
A review of research comes as AI promises to turbocharge the tools and regulators allege they promote price-fixing
Vacation Mindset: How Weekends Can Be More Refreshing
Researchers told subjects to treat their weekend like a vacation, then gauged happiness on Monday
Consumer Backlash to CEO Advocacy: Signaling or Act of Conscience?
An experiment seeks to isolate motivation and raises concerns for outspoken corporate leaders
Comprehensive COVID-19 Screening Would Pay for Itself Many Times Over
Reliable, widespread testing regimen could help jump-start economy
School’s in Session — Let’s Have a Quiz
L.A. gets schooled, women and their mentors, and what digital currencies might do to poorer nations
A ‘Safer’ Treasury Bond
The government’s floating rate notes feature an added measure of security: higher interest earnings in times of rising rates
Institutions Make Mistakes: Which Should We Seek to Prevent; Which Ought We Fix After the Fact?
In experiments, people endorsed seemingly harsh policies — only to reverse course after the fact
Why Do Banks With Little Skin in the Game Still Monitor Borrowers?
Tax policy change triggers an incentive for lenders to be more aggressive
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”