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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
Beyond Uber: When Surge Pricing Makes Business Sense
Research seeks to predict how time-based price discrimination might spread
Beyond Angry Mobs: Intellectuals in the French Revolution
History’s Encyclopédie subscribers are matched to grievances against the monarchy
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
Being Biased against Friends to Appear Unbiased
If the boss is your friend, and compensation decisions are public, a bonus you’d get on merit might not be forthcoming
Behind the Annuity Conundrum: The Belief They’re Unfair
Researchers find little commonality among haters of the difficult-to-sell retirement products, except when discussing fairness
Behavioral Nudges Timed to Certain Days are Effective Motivator
Dates of milestones — major and minor — can spur us to action
Behavioral Economics: Are Nudges Cost-Effective?
A team of experts makes the financial case that governments should spend more on nudging
Behavioral Economics Could Increase Obamacare Enrollment and Stabilize Markets
Greater subsidies aren’t enough: Lowering the complexity of enrollment is needed to bring more and healthier people into the market
Banks, Freed to Operate Across State Lines, Helped Stabilize the Economy
Lenders financed expansion in some markets, offsetting problems in others
Banks Transmit Financial Shocks, Including from Natural Disasters
How a localized flood may result in fewer loans to a far-off community
Banks Rent Out Their Balance Sheets — So Derivatives Cost More
Even before Dodd-Frank rules, the costs were significant
Awards as Incentives: Sometimes They Backfire
Seeking to improve school attendance, researchers learn how some students think
Avoiding Direct Price Competition: Bundling and Unbundling
If one company bundles products, its competitors are always better off not bundling; the thing to avoid is a head-to-head competition wherein the only way to get an edge is by cutting prices
Attracting Early Adopters: Best Way to Overcome Consumer Resistance to Innovative Products
Chris Tang’s research suggests a two-step pricing strategy can maximize sales and profits
At Last, the Momentum Investing Puzzle Solved?
The simplest explanation — “I can’t believe you know something I don’t” — may trump all the rest