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Mobile Banking, a Boon to Many, Disadvantages Those Who Bank at Branches
Banks close neighborhood outlets and raise prices for branch-delivered services
What Investors Infer From External News And Management Silence
Uncertainty about outside news alters company disclosures and how markets interpret them, study finds
Why We Think Differently About Money Than About Probabilities
Learning gradually versus all at once and how we estimate value
The Behavior of Companies Straining to Meet Earnings Forecasts
Plus: home buyers after they collect big equity gains, math and gender, and who votes
A Renter and Property Owner Meet on Airbnb: Will They Ditch the Site?
The risk for matching platforms is affected by levels of fees and what’s disclosed about buyer and seller
How to Reduce Food-Delivery Collisions
Fining drivers hasn’t worked. A model suggests penalizing the delivery app companies
Overcoming Obstacles to Taking Better Care of Your Future Self
Hal Hershfield’s book offers research-backed methods to build a healthier, happier, more financially secure life
Kids Who Moved from Public Housing More Likely to Vote as Adults
Demolition of Chicago projects dispersed thousands to other areas
An Enemy’s Economic Success Sparked U.S. Congressional Cooperation
Bipartisan action rose amid reports of surprising Soviet Cold War economic growth
Unearthing the Negative Consequences of Managing to Quarterly Earnings
A 2017 study on workplace injuries spurs more research on perils of corporate short-termism
Looming Risk to Financial System: $1 Trillion in Commercial Loan Pools
Known as collateralized loan obligations, their aim is actually to reduce risk
Another Political Trick? Inducing Forgetting By Mentioning Irrelevant Information
Positive views on, say, a social policy are more easily suppressed than negative ones
Why So Few Women in STEM Fields: The Role of Middle-School Peer Influence
Notion that boys are innately better at math undermines girls’ self-belief
Amazon (and Other Platforms) vs. Third-Party Sellers: Complicated Debate
Some data shows competing against the platform can help sellers, if not consumers