Economics

New research shows that retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be designed to protect user privacy, one of the biggest concerns surrounding the future of digital money. Professor Iwa Salami of the University of […]

In February 2023, a little more than a year after the launch of ChatGPT, Vanderbilt University sent an email to its student body in the wake of a fatal campus shooting at Michigan State.This post […]

People working in tourism and hospitality develop more than 100 transferable skills—from empathy and resilience to problem-solving and communication—that are in demand across every sector of the economy, according to research from the University of […]

A study published in Contemporary Economic Policy investigated the extent to which a company’s political investments influence their success in the competition for federal contracts.This post was originally published on this website.

Highly successful women and racial minorities help to challenge stereotypes and serve as role models for members of their social groups, but seeing them in prominent roles can also create the illusion that organizations are […]

The internet has become a battleground, writes the author of a new article in the Journal of Anthropological Research, and particularly so in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has been called the first […]

In an era of nonstop headlines and growing political division, many workplaces still follow a familiar rule of thumb: Don’t talk politics at work. New research from Washington State University suggests the issue is more […]

Could the rules of the options market be quietly costing you ten times more than your stock trades? A recent study in The Review of Financial Studies uncovers how current market rules protect high profits […]

Social Security’s trust funds are projected to run out by 2035, but that doesn’t mean retirees will be left with nothing. New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business reveals that most Americans […]

Jack Welch, the legendary General Electric CEO, was infamous for firing the bottom 10% of his workforce every year, without exception. The company’s market cap rose substantially during Welch’s tenure, but his “rank and yank” […]