Keynes vs. FDR: Lessons from the Great Recession
Sebastian Edwards finds Keynes’ public take-down of Roosevelt’s gold policies still relevant today
A Dangerous Education Divide During Wildfires
Amid toxic smoke, the less educated majority ventures out far more often than college degree holders
Examining the Difference Between Quality and Taste in Consumer Preferences
Laptops and TVs are based on quality, fast food and soda on taste; but some buyers defy these models, and it’s an opportunity for marketers
Faces and Earnings Estimates — and Other Quirks of Business
The true meaning of a bailout, how pay transparency works and whether to take that meeting or not
Shaming Smokers Actually Increases Their Urge to Light Up
Being stigmatized by stereotype feeds anxiety and depletes self-control
Americans Want to Help Poor People, but Only the Hard-Working Poor
Biases around race, nation-of-origin and disability are small compared to the preference for helping the diligent
Addressing Its Lack of an ID System, India Registers 1.2 Billion in a Decade
Digital identity used in nearly every realm of life
Large Language Models Are Pushing the Web Toward Zero Clicks
A picture of how chatbot adoption leads to fewer web searches — and how that affects online publishers
In China, Big Investors Have Brilliant Timing ― Or Do They Know Someone?
A scan of a million brokerage accounts finds the wealthy trade ahead of market-moving news
Are Muni Bonds Perfectly Priced?
Also: Why some civilizations grew enormously, artificial intelligence and stock prices, and what moves home prices in Boise
Do Private Prisons Lead to Higher Incarceration Rates?
Researchers take on the difficult job of isolating for-profit prisons from a host of other factors