1 of 5
1997 cuts to Medicare hit academic medical centers hard, threatening research funding. A study of research activities at those teaching hospitals from 1992 to 2007 found on average it:
Fell 27%
Fell 42%
Rose 10%
2 of 5
A study involving 22,557 French parliamentary and local elections found a small but often decisive group of voters, following the first round (similar to a U.S. primary) of ballots:
Vote for No. 2 vote-getter to keep things close
Vote for the top vote-getter to be associated with a winner
Write in the name of a candidate who didn’t make the second round
3 of 5
At a Chinese garment factory where the workday begins with a 20-minute lecture from a manager, some workers’ shifts instead began with employees discussing workflow and other issues. The groups encouraged to speak up:
Fell behind their former pace by 20%
Fell behind their former pace by 12%
Increased production by 10%
4 of 5
When a Swiss study failed to replicate findings in the U.S. on how to nudge physicians to curtail ill-advised prescribing of antibiotics, it meant:
The U.S. study was somehow flawed
The Swiss failed to include an element of peer pressure
Physicians will not be nudged
5 of 5
With the Federal Reserve holding down interest rates since the 2008 financial crisis, rates on most kinds of loans have fallen, with one notable exception:
Credit card loans
Student loans
Home mortgages