Topic: Ethics
Addressing Its Lack of an ID System, India Registers 1.2 Billion in a Decade
Digital identity used in nearly every realm of life
Advancing the Study of Using Future-Self Images to Alter Behavior
Successful projects suggest a more thorough cataloging of how “vividness” nudges can help us delay gratification
Alcohol Use and Violent Crime: a 36% Shorter Sentence
Intoxication seems to work as an unofficial mitigating factor
An Aerial, as Opposed to Ground-Level, View of Time
A novel framework proposes to reduce angst over schedules and lives
Bribery and the Motivation of Bidders on Foreign Contracts
Do bigger companies win even when they lose out on corrupt deals?
Bystanders Are Tougher than Victims in Punishing Office Misbehavior
Research looks beyond management to measure how co-workers police each other
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”
Do Body Cams Give Police an Unintended Break?
Video from officer-worn cameras is judged less negatively than footage captured on dashboard cameras
Do Fair Disclosure Rules Lead to More or Less Information?
Managers, forced to inform a broader audience, choose not to gather information even for themselves
Do People Donate Money to Signal Their Intelligence?
Research suggests such a connection when donations are publicized
Embryo Selection, Polygenic Scoring and Unrealistic Expectations
False hope for instilling disease resistance and desirable traits?
How Nursing Homes Selectively Admit Patients for Optimal Profits
When beds are limited, turning away the sickest and poorest boosts margins
How to Encourage the Discriminated-Against to Band Together
Membership in a stigmatized group doesn’t predispose acceptance of other stigmatized groups
In a Global Church, Even a Widely Publicized Scandal’s Impact is Decidedly Local
Revisiting research on Catholic clergy sex abuse: Pennsylvania can expect fewer churchgoers and a painful decline in charitable contributions
Is a Bad Deed That Goes Unpunished Less Bad?
In experiments, immorality and harm are deemed more extreme merely because an act was punished
Largest Firms’ Stock Gains Skew Big Picture on Worker-Owner Income Division
Wage earners get larger (relative) share at smaller companies, not at giants like Apple, Alphabet and Amazon