Economics
What Gas Stations Tell Us about the Ups and Downs of Consumer Demand
How do industries react to demand shocks?
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Strategy
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Collaboration
Is Wikipedia Biased?
Verifying the “neutral point of view”
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Economics
All in the Family
Grantmaking of family and non-family foundations differ in predictable ways
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Policy
Which Government Is Best?
Democracies may not outlast dictatorships, but they adapt better.
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Economics
Decisions, Decisions
Why humans can’t seem to make the “right” choices
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Healthcare
Rebooting Employer-Sponsored Healthcare
Would employees be happier with more health plan choices?
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Policy
Will Doctors Work Less Under “Obamacare”?
The effect of lower reimbursements on the medical workforce
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Healthcare
How Poverty Damages Health
Anti-poverty programs boost recipients’ well-being
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Economics
Which Plane Lands Last?
The tricky science of weather delays and airport landing slots
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Policy
A Strategy for Peace
How world leaders should react to provocateurs
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Strategy
Shipping’s Bottom Line
How shipping charges influence online auction revenue
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Economics
Why Markets Tip to One Platform (or Not)
Uncovering the secrets of market tipping
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Policy
The Theory of Planning a Successful Economic Recovery
Understanding coordination games is key
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Policy
Paying a Premium on Your Premium
Effects of consolidation in the health insurance industry
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Economics
Should I Bring an Umbrella?
Rating forecasters is difficult, but not impossible
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Strategy
Concrete Collusion
Economic data reveals little competition in Brazil’s cement industry
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Marketing
When Memory Serves
Customers better remember low prices
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Strategy
Commissions, Kickbacks, and Consumers
Brokers responding to financial incentives can benefit consumers
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Economics
Adding Friction to the Market
In employment, making hiring and firing easier is not always the way to go
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Economics
Performing Best When It Matters Most
Critical ability is a key to success
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