Topic: Economics
How an Accounting Change Hit Store Prices
Consumer goods got costlier as manufacturers moved to avoid new revenue recognition rules
How Loyalty Programs Might Become More Profitable
Target customers with easy access to a competitor?
Household Energy Conservation: Appeal to Cost Savings or Environmental and Health Impacts?
Money-saving messages lose impact over time, while worry about dangerous pollution helps consumers show discipline
Heading for a Divorce? Might Want to Go Easy on Stock Picking
Active traders lose their edge as a marital breakup approaches
Head Start, the Public Preschool Program, More Than Pays for Itself
Large study sees increases in education, declines in public assistance
Has the Term ‘Competitive Advantage’ Outlived Its Usefulness?
Popular in business schools and executive suites, it’s no longer a meaningful way to compare companies
Grocery Delivery: Beyond a Gratuity, What Motivates a Gig Driver?
You as a customer can control two factors — time of day and whether you insist on personally accepting the goods — but not the third, route density
Google Says to Hire the Best, but Suppose You Can’t?
Top companies hog the best talent, adding to their competitive advantage
Go Ahead, You Decide How Much Wealth Should Be Redistributed
Can modern decision theory, paired with a half-century-old thought experiment, help make a more just society?
Gender Gaps in School Performance
Socioeconomic factors magnify the boy-girl divide and can explain cross-race differences
Free Birth Control, Fewer Births
Unintended pregnancies decline when copays and patient fees are eliminated
France, Forcing Municipal Mergers, Achieves Growth in Housing Units
Construction permitting power taken from cities that resisted development
Founding a Substantial Business Builds Wealth, But Those Who Aren’t Born Well-to-Do Seldom Attempt It
The few born into poor families who own an incorporated business see wealth gains similar to entrepreneurs from privileged backgrounds
Forecasting a Recession Using Easy-to-Grasp Images
A look at the shape of five variables through the last seven downturns vs. today’s numbers
Food Delivery Apps: Driver Experience Turns Out to Be Crucial
A model improves on-time performance and yields more repeat business
Fixing a Food Bank’s Pandemic Logistics Problem
Enormous growth and a redrawn supply chain required a new system