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Who is paying for the trade war?
So far, US firms have absorbed much of the cost. More pain for consumers may be coming.
What does business owe society?
Experts from across the globe consider the Friedman doctrine and the social responsibilities of contemporary companies.
Capitalisn’t: The right and wrong of Modern Monetary Theory
With help from John H. Cochrane, Capitalisn’t hosts Bethany McLean and Luigi Zingales look at what MMT gets right, what it gets wrong, and how it should change our thinking.
CARES unemployment payments replaced lost wages, and then some
Three-quarters of US workers received more from unemployment insurance under CARES than they did from wages alone when they were working.
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You should run more experiments
Testing assumptions in the field can avoid costly errors in decision-making.
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More people will buy insurance if you reframe the odds
Viewing the cumulative probability of an event over a longer time span can motivate people to take action.
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How South Korea limited COVID-19 deaths and economic damage
Research analyzes the policy trade-off between public health, economic well-being, and privacy.
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Anuj K. Shah says we’re criminalizing the effects of poverty
The mental strain of poverty increases the risk of making costly mistakes.
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Do both brands benefit from co-branding?
The effects of co-branding are unevenly distributed and difficult to predict.
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Fox News causes viewers to disregard social distancing
Research examines the role of the media in determining how much credence people give to expert advice.