Topic: Competition

Hand holding up a full house featuring three 7's and two kings. Research Brief / Investing

Why Would a Hedge Fund Manager Reveal Stock Positions?

A model suggests that the data might lead index funds to target those same stocks in oversight of corporate management

Woman working from home at standing desk Research Brief / Employment

Tech Workers Take Much Lower Pay to Ditch the Office

Offers of remote work far more valuable to job seekers than employers seem to understand

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 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

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

Mature businesswoman taking an interview of man over the wooden desk in office Research Brief / Negotiations

Most Job Seekers Skip Negotiation — and Pay a High Price

Even in lucrative fields, candidates leave money on the table by taking the first offer

Grogu and The Mandalorian in a still from the Disney+ show. Research Brief / Economics

Streaming Platforms’ Exclusive Grip on Shows Is One of Modern Life’s Great Annoyances, But Things Could Be Worse

Absent these deals, smaller studios and streamers would suffer, TV might be less entertaining — and costlier

A screenshot of a Meat Bag from Whole Foods for sale on the Good to Go app Research Brief / Pricing

How to Price Soon-to-Expire Food to Attract the Most Merchants and Consumers?

One platform dictates a price at 33% of retail — too steep a discount for many stores