![Illustration of a head with blinders](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-rational-inattention-hero-760x570.jpg)
How People Gather Information — or Don’t — to Make Decisions
Personal beliefs, especially among the less educated, often outweigh actual data
![Illustration of office buildings with a silhouette of a figure holding their arms out](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AR-tax-misperception-hero-760x570.jpg)
Businesses Vastly Overestimate the Likelihood of Being Audited
Should tax-collecting agencies keep audit activity secret to discourage cheating?
![Illustration of people surrounding a magnifying glass with varying dollar amounts above their heads](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-salary-taboo-hero-760x570.jpg)
Pay Transparency: Will It Help or Hurt Workers?
Many assume salary transparency will benefit employees, but research suggests downsides, too
![A classroom with students](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-math-gender-hero-760x570.jpg)
Parents Who Favor Boys Raise Girls Who Score Lower in Math
A clue that parents prefer a son: They have more kids when their firstborn is a girl
![People in line outside the Bank of China](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-cultural-saving-hero-760x570.jpg)
Culture Affects How People Save Money
Immigrants show saving tendencies that carry through several generations
![Illustration of a brain and a hand holding up a coin](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-charity-smarts-hero-760x570.jpg)
Do People Donate Money to Signal Their Intelligence?
Research suggests such a connection when donations are publicized
![Laptop with a calendar](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-time-mgmt-hero-760x570.jpg)
You’ll Be Interrupted — Why Not Plan for It?
A team of researchers weighs contingent planning against traditional time management
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It’s OK if the Boss Earns More, but a Problem When Co-Workers Do
Study of a large corporation explores how salary comparisons affect employee behavior
![Collage of women forming a larger image of a woman](https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AR-history-database-hero-760x570.jpg)
Using Ancestral Characteristics to Study Modern Economics
A database of pre-industrial sampling supports historical and ethnographic research