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Young couple playing in swimming pool Research Brief / Management

A Bonus of Added Vacation Time Feels Better Than a Monetary Bonus

Time off as a reward makes people feel more human

Illustration of an overbearing boss in color in the center with his office staff in black and white, three on each side of him Research Brief / Behavioral Decision Making

Is Telling the World of Your Success Worth Five Times Your Private Knowledge of It?

The difficulties of study design in a braggy culture where few readily admit to bragging

Aisle with merchandise at a hardware store. Research Brief / Retail

Website Search Data Suggests Profitably Reconfiguring In-Store Product Placement

Lots of web searches for laminate flooring? Move it closer to the storefront

Quiz

Getting Paid Immediately — How Does That Change Worker Behavior?

Also: humans are overconfident, winners and losers in airline deregulation, and comparing legal to illegal products

Group of people standing in queue to board airplane. Research Brief / Competition

Airline Shareholders Were the Big Losers from Deregulation

Consumers, on the other hand, gained in good times and bad

Smartphone security concept and how to keep your data safe from hackers. The blue man is using a smartphone and he is being watched by many eyes. Research Brief / Investing

Companies at Risk of an Earnings Miss Allow More Third-Party Trackers on Their Websites

Managing earnings at the cost of privacy

A man and woman play chess while a crowd watches Feature / Bias

Unflattering Facts Don’t Dent Positive Self-Assessments 

People rate selves better than average, even faced with objective data to the contrary

A pop-up that allows a user to turn off tracking on an app. Research Brief / Advertising

Barred From Stalking Us Across the Internet, Returns for Some Advertisers Plummet

Small businesses hit particularly hard when Apple made it easy to opt out of app tracking

Students walking on campus Research Brief / Education

Quirk of the ACT Test — Rounding to a Whole Number — Offers Rare Isolated Glimpse of the Value of Scores

Tracking the impact of a small test-score difference on college attendance and later life

A screenshot of Nike's Refurbished page and a three-panel explanation of how it works. Research Brief / Manufacturing

Amid Supply Chain Uncertainty, Should Manufacturers Crank Up Reusability?

Obstacles and incentives to refurbishing and re-selling goods

You Have Received Payment to bank account wording on list of incoming sms notifications on smartphone screen, money deposit message, close-up Feature / Behavioral Economics

Workers Increasingly Can Tap Earnings Throughout the Week, No Waiting for Payday

Programs make it easier to hire and retain workers; the convenience is typically not free

Quiz

Remote Work: What’s It Worth to You?

Also: AI job displacement, shoe size preferences and use of human stereotypes in advertising

Illustration of an artificial Intelligence robot replacing the work of a man who is walking away from his desk caring a box of his belongings.. Research Brief / AI

Your Remote Job May Help AI Replace You

Firms that embraced remote work early are adopting AI faster and relying on new remote hires less than peers that didn’t

A red door slightly open on the left and a blue door slightly open on the right. Research Brief / Stereotypes

Political Polarization Creates Minefield for Marketing Strategy

Liberals and conservatives respond differently to ads that reinforce or challenge stereotypes

Calm blue ocean water with a sliver of horizon above it. Research Brief / Bond Market

How Quantitative Easing Changed the Bond Market

Investors’ future expectations about QE policy lowered long-term yields, made investors feel safer holding the bonds

Painting of dogs playing poker. Research Brief / Investing

Why the Stock Market Needs Gamblers

They counteract the impulses of two other market personality types

 
 
 
 
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