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Yes, AI could boost productivity, but work is about more than maximizing output
Worries about the British economy have long been dominated by one persistent concern—weak productivity. Since the financial crisis of 2008, growth has stagnated, leaving the UK trailing well behind the US, France and Germany ...
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Why a canceled meeting feels so liberating
Unless your employer is Lumon Industries, where the "Severance" workday never ends, a canceled meeting can feel like a gift of limitless time. A Rutgers University study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer ...
Social Sciences
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In Hollywood, teams don't stick together long enough to learn from failure, data reveal
Hollywood loves a comeback story: a director who flopped and then returned with a masterpiece or the producer who went bust and bounced back with a winner. It's a narrative rooted in the business belief that failure is a ...
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Research suggests negative emotions at work can help, depending on leaders' empathy
During a widespread crisis, negative emotions don't simply go away once the workday begins. Organizational scholars who study how emotions affect employees tend to assume that negative emotions equal negative outcomes. That ...
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Adding 1,000 immigrants tied to 142 more health workers, fewer elderly deaths
New research finds the addition of a thousand new immigrants in a metropolitan area reduces elderly mortality by about 10 deaths than would be typical. Why? Because among the newcomers are foreign-born health care workers ...
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The 'private solution trap': Why richer countries may favor adaptation over public solutions, and who pays
A new study, led by the University of Nottingham and conducted by a team of 72 economists and psychologists across the world, has identified a potential "private solution trap" in problems requiring international cooperation ...
Economics & Business
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Online ad fraud is a feature, not a bug
Technological advancements and the dynamics of the platform economy make rooting out fraud more complicated than it may seem. With print media circulation and broadcast television viewership in free fall, a lot is riding ...
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20 hours ago
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Two-thirds of workers are burned out—here's what science says about how to tackle it
Burnout is at an all-time high, with some studies saying two-thirds of employees now cite job burnout as a major challenge. Overwork and chronic stress do not just drain energy, they can erode health, contributing to a wide ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2026
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Analysis of 1.4 million interactions shows how employees achieve sophisticated AI collaboration
A study of 1.4 million real workplace interactions with artificial intelligence reveals teachable differences between routine and sophisticated AI use that offer organizations a concrete road map for identifying and scaling ...
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2026
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New research explores the paradox of firms' unique technologies
A company's ability to be technologically unique is an asset, but it can also be a costly, isolating characteristic. A new study published in Strategic Management Journal provides empirical evidence of this paradox, offering ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2026
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Limited jobs block social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas, study shows
Social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas are constrained by the lack of jobs available, a new study shows. Those who stay in the seaside towns where they grew up find their opportunities and ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2026
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Musk's Twitter takeover highlights danger of owner-dominated social media platforms
A new study has suggested that the transformation of Twitter into X under Elon Musk marks the rise of a new, illiberal regime of governing social media platforms, which can be controlled by one person and used to push their ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2026
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Motivated employees get more out-of-role work, even when it costs bonuses
A decade ago, when working as a junior analyst in a Chicago marketing firm, Sangah Bae was winding down her workday, hoping to make a happy hour with her colleagues. At 4:30 p.m., her manager rushed to her desk with a request ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2026
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Expert opinion on AI, automation, and the future of work
What would happen if AI becomes capable of performing essentially all economically valuable work? In a wide-ranging Q&A, Yale economist Pascual Restrepo dives into how economists view the future of labor markets.
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2026
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Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers. Here's why it didn't work as intended
If you've ever ordered food through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Instacart, you may have realized the person who delivers it isn't a salaried employee. They're gig workers—independent contractors who pick up delivery tasks through ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2026
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The next mountain tourism boom? Via Ferrata's global rise prompts call for industry collaboration
As interest in structured mountain adventure continues to surge across Europe and North America, a new study led by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Lakehead University provides the first comprehensive ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2026
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Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities?
You check your credit score before applying for an apartment. Your fitness watch tells you whether you slept well enough. A workplace dashboard measures your productivity. Parents can buy devices that track their baby's breathing ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2026
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Why the gender wealth gap is still so stubborn, and what it means for women's well-being
Inequality in wealth between men and women has not always received the same attention as similar disparities in employment and earnings. This is perhaps because wealth—things like property, savings and investments—is ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2026
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Workplace nature breaks may cut stress, study finds
With 76% of adults now reporting stress levels that impede daily function, a new Cornell study points to a low-cost intervention hiding in plain sight: nature. The study, published in March 2026 in ScienceDirect, found that ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2026
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A new strategy for talent recruitment involves hiring from the 'tip of the funnel'
Sang Won Han, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sungkyunkwan University (co-first author), in collaboration with Shinjae Won, an Associate Professor of Management and Strategy at Ewha Womans University, has published ...
Economics & Business
Mar 19, 2026
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