Accountable care organizations can levy penalties against specialists for poor patient outcomes
A mathematical model analyzes incentives underlying surge-pricing schemes
Higher prices for the first few procedures, followed by a volume discount, may help balance risks and rewards
Research seeks to predict how time-based price discrimination might spread
Matt Schmitt’s research shows hospital prices rise after acquisitions, even where local competition is unchanged
This model could enable power companies to lower the cost of peak electricity
Well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choices
A model estimates the impact of economic variables on the pricing of prepayment risk
Studying 1 million Alibaba users, Hengchen Dai mostly confirms the transactional nature of internet retailing
Sebastian Edwards finds Keynes’ public take-down of Roosevelt’s gold policies still relevant today
Valentin Haddad’s research finds that insurers’ patient investing shields risky assets — and those who hold them — from steeper declines
The Fed’s gambit didn’t trigger a home-price recovery, but research shows it reduced subprime foreclosure risk
Magali Delmas proposes a “green bundle,” combining environmental good with product traits — quality, healthiness, performance, status — that have always sold
In certain competitive situations, cost transparency can provide an edge
Other safety measures are easier to implement, but research suggests how female driver pool could be increased
As alternative pricing schemes proliferate, researchers examine beliefs about their fairness