Finance
Alaskans Get an Annual Check from the State. How Do They Spend It?
The answer depends on a family’s income, but not in the way many economists expected.
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Economics
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Economics
School Shootings Rise and Fall with the Unemployment Rate
Researchers set out to quantify gun violence at U.S. schools and made a surprising discovery.
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Finance
Why Are We So Quick to Borrow When the Value of Our Home Rises?
The reason isn’t as simple as just feeling wealthier.
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Organizations
Businesses Born in a Recession Tend to Start Smaller and Stay Smaller
Yet there are ways business owners can counter these long-term effects.
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Finance
What Good Is a Financial Advisor?
They may have your best interests in mind, but that doesn’t mean their advice is sound.
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Policy
Higher Taxes Can Make Altruistic Jobs More Attractive
But subsidizing these careers may ultimately do more good.
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Strategy
Finding the Right Performance Incentives to Motivate Employees
Some incentive schemes encourage hard work—others reward those who game the system.
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Strategy
A Clever Strategy to Combat Free Riding
In any collaboration, the temptation to slack off is strong.
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Strategy
Why Income Inequality among White Collar Workers Is Growing
Top earners benefit most from “knowledge hierarchies” in organizations.
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Finance
Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 11: Which Bankruptcy System Is Better?
In certain markets, forcing companies to liquidate could cause offices and factories to sit empty.
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Economics
Podcast: What Happens When Employees Are Poached?
How poaching benefits companies and industries, and how you can make yourself more poachable.
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Healthcare
Why Healthcare Spending Has Slowed
Is the Affordable Care Act getting too much credit?
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Policy
Does Democracy Curb Corruption?
A clever study investigates the link between where roads are built and who is in power.
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Leadership
Podcast: Get the Most from Your Newest Team Members
Onboarding advice for organizations big and small.
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Leadership
Podcast: The Power of Persuasive Storytelling
Stories hook your business audience and get them to take action.
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Collaboration
Can Wikipedia Be Trusted?
Crowdsourced Wikipedia entries are more biased than Encyclopaedia Britannica articles.
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Trust
It Pays to Be Honest—Even When You’re Selling Junk
Disclosing flaws can drive auction bids up.
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Marketing
The Superfluousness of Realtors
Homes sold through Realtors do not garner a price premium over ones sold by owners.
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Finance
Maximize the Returns, Lower the Risk
Using the right tools to grow savings and improve investment outcomes.
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Economics
To Bluff or Not to Bluff
Game theory says it’s pure mathematics. But human psychology matters, too.
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