Prediction Markets + Polls + Economic Indicators: Better Election Forecasting?
A model incorporating markets that allow betting on elections suggests a role in prognostications
Future-self Nudge Works Even Better in Reverse
Starting with your future self and looking back to your current self increases likelihood of saving
A Dangerous Education Divide During Wildfires
Amid toxic smoke, the less educated majority ventures out far more often than college degree holders
Looming Risk to Financial System: $1 Trillion in Commercial Loan Pools
Known as collateralized loan obligations, their aim is actually to reduce risk
The Housing Meltdown Would Have Been Far Worse Without California’s Anti-Foreclosure Laws
Restraining lenders saved hundreds of billions in home value
Why Big Banks Can Pay Less on Deposits
Their level of technology and services makes up for it; it’s vice versa with little banks
Amazon (and Other Platforms) vs. Third-Party Sellers: Complicated Debate
Some data shows competing against the platform can help sellers, if not consumers
Academic Medical Centers Resilient After Cuts
Following Medicare reimbursement rate changes, research actually increased
Time: How We Manage It, Value It and Relate to Its Passage
A compilation of research offers a compelling cheat sheet for how to get more out of time
Ditching Small Plastic Bottles — for Medium-Sized — Could Cut Waste
1.8 million tons of PET plastic bottles end in landfills annually
Puncturing the Small-Investors-are-Bad-Investors Narrative
Individuals using the Robinhood trading app appear to beat the market
Quantifying Team Leadership Approaches: To Do, or to Direct Others?
In a field often ruled by personality, a rational model is proposed
Consumers Habitually Seek the Middle Ground
Unpublished research shows avoiding the extremes is a common approach marketers need to address
Quantitative Easing Kept the Foreclosure Crisis from Being Even Worse
The Fed’s gambit didn’t trigger a home-price recovery, but research shows it reduced subprime foreclosure risk
People Don’t Mind Government Nudges, but Prefer Them Free of Politics
When an unloved cause or political adversary is attached to a nudge, the method itself becomes suspect
Sensitivity to Debt Type Predicts Financial Health
Research reveals that those wary of payday loans tend to manage their finances better