Nudging Teachers, in a Large Field Study, Marginally Boosted Student Math Performance
Fifteen nudges tried out across 140,000 teachers and some 3 million students
Why Rising Stocks Sometimes Reverse, Then Rally
Cultural differences and investor behavior can drive reversals and momentum
The New Math for Reservoir Management Amid Climate Change
Sacramento River Basin serves as a test case for conserving water over unpredictable weather cycles
Rise of Nonbank Lenders Undermines Community Reinvestment Act Effectiveness
Traditional banks pull out of lower- and median-income neighborhoods the federal program aims to help
Being Passionate About Your Job Works … If You’re a Man
When being evaluated for ‘high potential’ programs, men are rewarded for showing emotion — women are penalized
Wealth Building Behavioral Trait Holds Up in Large-Scale Study
Feeling connected to — not estranged from — our older self is associated with savings and other helpful present-day behaviors
Big Families — and Overall Population Growth — Lead People to Emigrate
Europe’s Great Migration to North America, 1850-1920, offers lessons for today’s immigration patterns
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
Locally, the Extent of British Rule in India Still Holds Back Economic Opportunity
Areas under direct rule lost the components of human capital
The Mechanics of How Social Media Turbocharges Asset Bubbles
Establishment media coalesces around a lone narrative, but online chatter hops between storylines, sometimes shocking traders
When Exchange Rates Move, U.S. Companies Feel It — Even More Than Previously Thought
Firm-specific export data enables researchers to potentially solve a puzzle in economics
People Pay for the Right to Bid — and Then Overbid
Bidders sacrifice a better price to avoid ending up with nothing
LA Residents Exposed to Wildfire Smoke Face Heightened Health and Financial Risk
Far from burn zones, especially for renters and those with iffy credit, money troubles follow fires
A Quiet Expansion of Deposit Insurance Could Disrupt U.S. Banking
Seen as a backstop to small- and midsized banks, the program, allowing insurance in multiples of $250,000, alters banking’s risk calculus
Chinese Citizens, Given Voice in Local Budgeting, Are More Satisfied With Country’s Regime — and Want More From It
Taste of democracy engenders the opposite of cynicism
One Way the Stock Market Sends Signals to Bond Traders
Thin stock trading, amid both price volatility and a period of potential economic change, leads bond investors to seek a higher yield