Well-to-do families doting on their sons at daughters’ expense?
Wage earners get larger (relative) share at smaller companies, not at giants like Apple, Alphabet and Amazon
Demolition of Chicago projects dispersed thousands to other areas
Study of a large corporation explores how salary comparisons affect employee behavior
A scan of a million brokerage accounts finds the wealthy trade ahead of market-moving news
A book examines labor’s alliance with other large shareholders to rein in corporate power
Expanding chains drive out independent grocers, reduce access to fresh produce
Large study sees increases in education, declines in public assistance
Can modern decision theory, paired with a half-century-old thought experiment, help make a more just society?
Socioeconomic factors magnify the boy-girl divide and can explain cross-race differences
New research suggests increased risk of illness and death in middle age, on top of longer-lasting income penalty
Labor’s losses to capital, much studied, aren’t quite as grim when stock and options are tabulated
Examining local-level plans and behavior to uncover drivers of failed compliance with expert advice
Analysis shows an increase in jobs for low-wage workers, but the buying power of their paycheck declines
States that raise rates curtail out-migration but do not attract more outsiders
Popular notion that the poor console themselves with fantasy is perhaps more a comfort to the rich