Financial rewards may be more motivating for people living in Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) countries, than for people from non-WEIRD countries, reports a study published in Nature Human ...
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2024
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What if you received a new mattress in exchange for planting diverse crops? It may sound unusual, but tangible non-monetary incentives—anything from fertilizer to furniture—may hold significant potential in encouraging ...
Environment
Nov 16, 2020
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People are accustomed to getting cash in the mail from an aunt or grandparent. But what about from complete strangers?
Economics & Business
Aug 13, 2020
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Trying to stay sober does not change the earnings of some workers—but it does increase the amount of money they save, according to an MIT economist's field experiment about low-income workers in India.
Economics & Business
Jun 21, 2019
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Even as warnings of climate catastrophe and calls for greener economies grow ever louder, the world is still spending hundreds of billions of dollars every year to subsidise the fossil fuels that are causing the planet to ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 17, 2019
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People don't like waiting in line.
Economics & Business
Jan 11, 2018
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A new study by the University of Leicester has revealed that men are more receptive to goals in the workplace than women.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2015
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New research from North Carolina State University and Bucknell University finds that strong, reliable anti-retaliation policies can encourage employees to notify internal authorities of possible wrongdoing, but that offering ...
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2015
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How can you get low-income teenagers to spend more time on school work? "Pay them," according to a recent study released by MDRC and coauthored by NYU Steinhardt researchers J. Lawrence Aber and Pamela Morris.
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2012
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Online consumers thought to be motivated primarily by savings are, in fact, often willing to pay a premium for purchases from online vendors with clear, protective privacy policies, according to a new study in the current ...
Internet
Jul 11, 2011
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