Fiscal news becomes inflationary only under one condition, study finds
A survey experiment with 7,000 German firms shows that pessimistic news about French, Italian, and Spanish debt raises inflation expectations, ...
Why some managers treat employees as instruments, according to a new study
Why do some bosses treat employees like tools? A two-study investigation offers evidence that a supervisor's self-image shapes their tendency ...
Costly content, cheap imitation, and the incentive problem for AI platforms
A Harvard economist models what happens when AI chatbots answer questions instead of sending readers to the sources that produced ...
When a “good economy” feels worse: How economic optimism can deepen a sense of powerlessness
A study of American and Canadian workers finds that for people struggling with money, believing the economy is thriving is ...
When kids pick between gambles, what looks like risk aversion is often something else entirely
A study of 2,204 Chinese fifth graders finds that IQ and personality traits shape economic choices mainly by affecting deliberation ...
When Bitcoin miners race and lose: the hidden energy cost of near-simultaneous wins
Researchers at University College London built a model of how Bitcoin's mining collisions arise, linking network delays and power concentration ...
Early career stability is linked to savings and homeownership, even after accounting for income
A UK study finds that a steady start in the labor market is linked to owning a home and building ...
Optimism about student loan forgiveness led to real spending shifts, new research finds
A new NBER working paper finds student loan borrowers who believed forgiveness was coming paid less on their loans and ...
Adding a human to oversee AI doesn’t automatically build trust, study finds
A study of AI-generated investment reports finds that labeling content as "human-supervised" can lower trust. What builds credibility is a ...
The networking blind spot that could be holding back your next big product
A study of Dutch firms finds that a moderately connected business network is linked to the best odds of launching ...