Amid the pandemic, price gouging and stiffing of suppliers and workers surged
Well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choices
Lenders and private-party sellers constrain a seeming windfall
A model separates potential profits or losses for hospital, doctors and other health care providers when insurer pays in lump sum
Other safety measures are easier to implement, but research suggests how female driver pool could be increased
Less diligent as shoppers, such buyers help drive up home prices
As alternative pricing schemes proliferate, researchers examine beliefs about their fairness
A look at the shape of five variables through the last seven downturns vs. today’s numbers
Matt Schmitt’s research shows hospital prices rise after acquisitions, even where local competition is unchanged
Small firms in Peru shop nationwide for cheap credit, but loyalty runs two ways
Do for-profit supermarket chains tolerate higher-priced co-ops?
Valentin Haddad’s research finds that insurers’ patient investing shields risky assets — and those who hold them — from steeper declines
Personal beliefs, especially among the less educated, often outweigh actual data
Magali Delmas proposes a “green bundle,” combining environmental good with product traits — quality, healthiness, performance, status — that have always sold
A mathematical model analyzes incentives underlying surge-pricing schemes
Sebastian Edwards finds Keynes’ public take-down of Roosevelt’s gold policies still relevant today