Month: June 2026

Public debt is higher today and growing at a faster rate than before the pandemic in 80% of the world’s economies. According to the latest fiscal report from the International Monetary Fund, global public debt […]

It’s no secret that U.S. housing has gotten less affordable. From 2019 to 2025, average home prices rose 60%, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.This post was originally published on this site

Many people worry that responding too quickly to a prospective employer could make them seem too available or even desperate. New research published in Management Science suggests they may be worrying about the wrong thing.This […]

When people think of workplace segregation, they usually think of race or gender. Yet Americans are also sorted at work by something employers rarely measure: how they vote.This post was originally published on this site

Pothole season, summer construction season or maybe bad weather. No matter the time of year, it’s no surprise commuters who drive to work may start their day already feeling a bit on edge.This post was […]

As part of their marketing strategy, many companies send public relations packages full of curated products to social media influencers, who film themselves opening the gifts on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.This post was originally […]

In group decision-making, it is critical for each member to engage in discussions with a broader perspective and without fixating on personal values and knowledge. While self-distancing, or stepping back and viewing oneself from a […]

Ambitious public education policies have the capacity to cushion the role of the “genetic lottery” in people’s life chances. This is one of the main conclusions of a scientific study by Universidad Carlos III de […]

A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now sheds light, for the first time, on the carbon intensity of household consumption across much of the world—and thus on the distributional impact […]