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A study of South Korean consumers shows spending increases as air pollution levels rise. The correlation is predominant among hedonic and pleasure-seeking categories as they help reduce negative emotions associated with poor air quality—like discomfort […]

A team of business analysts from the Yale School of Management, Rice University and the University of Toronto has found that switching how ratings are made for labor work done in people’s homes can drastically […]

Psychologists have discovered a strategy that could help eBay sellers make better deals: Don’t delay when responding to buyer offers.This post was originally published on this site

Gun violence takes many forms—whether it’s a mass shooting at a school, the assassination of a public figure, or the everyday reality of gang-related crime and armed robbery. Beyond the tragic loss of life, the […]

A group of psychologists and economists at Jaume I University, in Spain, has found evidence that women are more generous than men. In their study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, Iván Barreda-Tarrazona, Ainhoa […]

A small team of neuroscientists, psychologists and musicologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports that music created specifically to enhance work performance does just that. In their study, published in the open-access journal […]

Research from the University of Sydney has found people tend to discriminate in favor of individuals who show a similarity to them, even when the similarity arises from a random event like the flip of […]

A new study shows that fully protecting the world’s most popular scuba diving sites could not only help marine life bounce back, but also generate an extra US $2 billion for coastal economies.This post was […]

Two of the most commonly accepted theories for the origin of money are the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both have drawbacks, but in recent years, the chartalist theory has gained much traction.This post […]

Leveraging national surveys, big-data advances and machine learning, Cornell researchers have piloted a new approach to mapping poverty that could help policymakers identify the neediest people in poor countries and target resources more effectively.This post […]