Dee Gill

Writer

About

Dee Gill specializes in translating scholarly and technical research into material aimed at broader audiences. Her articles have appeared in publications for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and other institutions. Formerly, she worked as a freelance writer for the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, The Economist and the New York Times, and as a foreign correspondent in London for AP/Dow Jones News. Gill works from St. Petersburg, Florida.

Anesthetist checking the ECG machine during an operation in a hospital Research Brief / Health Care

A Major Medical Center Gets a Cheaper, Fairer Way to Assign Doctors

Model tells schedulers which anesthesiologists should be on call or on-site at specific times

Young white man and woman, sitting on a couch facing each other Research Brief / Gender

Do Men Listen to Their Wives?

Study suggests husbands, unlike wives, don’t retain information spouses pass along

Close-up of Medicare Health Insurance Card Research Brief / Health Care

Medicare’s Money-Saving Treatment Caps Leave Some Patients Behind

Paperwork issues at physical therapy providers curtail care more often for minority and low-income patients

Woman working from home at standing desk Research Brief / Employment

Tech Workers Take Much Lower Pay to Ditch the Office

Offers of remote work far more valuable to job seekers than employers seem to understand

A full aisle in a supermarket. Research Brief / Pricing

How an Accounting Change Hit Store Prices

Consumer goods got costlier as manufacturers moved to avoid new revenue recognition rules

A glass jar filled with change and dollar bills with a white label that reads "tips." Research Brief / Consumer Behavior

As Tipping Booms Online, How Can Platforms Maximize Their Take?

A conundrum: When others’ tips are visible, users make larger tips to keep up. But they tip more often when tips aren’t displayed online

A young Caucasian male employee goofing off and being unproductive in his office when he should be working. He is in the process of trying to balance a pencil on his nose. Research Brief / 

Noncompetes Help Acquiring Companies Retain Workers, But Productivity Falls

Innovators held by contracts produce fewer patents for new owners, study suggests

Five negative COVId-19 tests and one positive test off to the side. Research Brief / COVID-19

Testing of Nursing Home Staff Was a Key COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy During the Pandemic. Was It Worth It?

Prior to vaccines, more staff tests per week could have prevented thousands of nursing home deaths, study suggests

Multicolored soap bubbles on a black background. Forecast / Investing

The Mechanics of How Social Media Turbocharges Asset Bubbles

Establishment media coalesces around a lone narrative, but online chatter hops between storylines, sometimes shocking traders

A square with AI in it touched by a human finger Research Question / Artificial Intelligence

As AI Supercharges Finance Research, Will We Believe the Results?

Building benchmarks to guide researchers and validate AI-enabled findings

AI operated robots working in warehouse moving customer packages for delivery. Research Brief / Automation

Think Your Job Is Safe From Robots?

Automation depresses career pay for many workers, notably including those in industries not automating

Retro engraving illustration of face with a terrified expression. Research Question / Economy

When the Economy Goes South, Political Opinions Veer Right

A survey of 77 papers seeks better understanding of how crises shape beliefs and preferences

Map of the London Tube system Research Brief / Real Estate

Startups and Gentrification Go Hand in Hand, But How Does That Happen?

Looking at London, by one measure the world’s second strongest entrepreneurial center

Avatar round icon set of 25 diverse people portraits. I Research Brief / Diversity

As Definition of Diversity Expands, Hiring of Racial Minorities Stalls

Law firms remain 81% white; Walmart’s evolving description of a diverse workforce