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After an experiment at a Swedish nursing home, some people are saying that “less is more.” Where are we going? To the work/life balance. The Swedish […]

January 5, 2017

Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap

Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 5, 2017

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New Insight on the Gender Pay Gap

For some surprising reasons that contribute to the gender wage gap, there are relatively few women who are top earners in the U.S.

January 4, 2017

weekly roundup and working at home camel in the tent

Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 4, 2017

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Where Home and Work Should Intersect

While working at home has become the focus of a new French law, the bigger issue could be how much new technology enables the firm to monitor our lives.

January 2, 2017

Weekly economic news roundup and the potato cartel

Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 2, 2017

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The Accuracy of the Mashed Potato Index

Mashed Potatoes could be a good way to decide the direction of consumer spending. Where are we going? To consumer spending indices. The Mashed Potato Index (MPI) […]

November 17, 2016

weekly roundup and Incentives Wells Fargo stagecoach

Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 17, 2016

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Incentives That Have Unexpected Results

From the Wells Fargo scandal to the British National Health Service and Chilean bus drivers, sometimes incentives can have unintended consequences.

December 29, 2015

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 29, 2015

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How a Soap Opera Affected Brazil’s Fertility Rate

During the past 40 years, Brazil's fertility rates declined. One cause was the new values that soap operas conveyed to an uneducated rural population.

December 13, 2015

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 13, 2015

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What We Are Willing to Do For Money

Monetary incentives can influence a decision and distort the information we access for our cost and benefit research.

December 9, 2015

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 9, 2015

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Four Charts That Show Why We Should Go to College

With higher college tuition and less wage growth for college grads, still, the college wage premium and its opportunity cost make college worth it.

December 8, 2015

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 8, 2015

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Where Toilets “Take a Village”

Shown by a project in rural India, building a sanitation network that includes toilets can eliminate open defecation and the disease it creates.

December 7, 2015

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 7, 2015

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Debating the Size of the Social Safety Net

If Finland replaces benefits with a monthly check, the tradeoffs for its safety net programs will be domestic and international.