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Paid family leave may actually widen the gender pay gap
Research suggests California’s 2004 mandate for partially paid leave failed to narrow the gender pay gap and, in fact, cost the women who used it.
How charities can get an edge
The number of American households donating is falling. Behavioral science offers insights as to how charities can stand out.
Market forces can help fill food banks
Use them to allocate almost anything more effectively.
Line of Inquiry: Hans B. Christensen on standardizing CSR reporting
Mandated CSR reporting would be difficult to implement, but could have benefits for investors, companies, and society.
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The downfall (and possible salvation) of expertise
Can experts win back the public’s trust?
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Would you trust a machine to pick a vaccine?
Machine learning is being tasked with an increasing number of important decisions. But the answers it generates involve a degree of uncertainty.
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In corporate responses to Black Lives Matter, commitment speaks volumes
In the midst of a social movement, it takes more than words to win public opinion.
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Debt still matters
When the government borrows, someone—eventually—will have to pay it back.
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A daily measure of people’s potential exposure to COVID-19
A pair of indexes provide a daily look at Americans’ movement patterns amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s spread.
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Could easier credit speed the adoption of energy efficiency?
For some, increased adoption of beneficial technologies is less about persuasion than access.