If Shoe Shoppers Will Accept a Half-Size Difference, How Should Merchants Adjust Inventory?
Carrying fewer pairs of some sizes could be a potential profit booster for boutiques
Vacation Mindset: How Weekends Can Be More Refreshing
Researchers told subjects to treat their weekend like a vacation, then gauged happiness on Monday
Should Part-Time Californians, Avoiding the State’s Income Levy, Pay More in Property Tax?
As it stands, they’re free-riding, in effect subsidized by full-time resident taxpayers
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
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
Rapid Change Is Coming to the Service Sector
Technology and “industrialization” are reshaping services as they did manufacturing
Currency Moves and Company Performance
Also, the continuing impact on the Indian economy of long-ago British rule, Chinese citizen involvement in local government and fallout from the LA wildfires
Testing of Nursing Home Staff Was a Key COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy During the Pandemic. Was It Worth It?
Prior to vaccines, more staff tests per week could have prevented thousands of nursing home deaths, study suggests
Why Do Banks With Little Skin in the Game Still Monitor Borrowers?
Tax policy change triggers an incentive for lenders to be more aggressive
Expedited Delivery Is Widely Offered, But Might It Damage Brand Loyalty?
A surcharge for speediness is regarded as a profit grab, while a discount for slowness seems somehow more fair
Comprehensive COVID-19 Screening Would Pay for Itself Many Times Over
Reliable, widespread testing regimen could help jump-start economy
How an Accounting Change Hit Store Prices
Consumer goods got costlier as manufacturers moved to avoid new revenue recognition rules
Closely Held Political Beliefs Often Immune to Conflicting Information – Even From Trusted Sources
People say they’d change their minds, but they mostly don’t
How Long Does a Humanitarian Crisis Last?
How to spot fake online reviews and the relationship between herding cultures and violence
A ‘Safer’ Treasury Bond
The government’s floating rate notes feature an added measure of security: higher interest earnings in times of rising rates
The Surprising Relationship Between Empathic Skill — the Ability to Read Others’ Feelings — and One’s Own Happiness
A surer path to contentedness might be believing one possesses empathy, even if one doesn’t