Why winning makes some gamblers bet bigger: the psychological traits behind the “house money” effect
A study linking Finnish betting records to decades-old personality and IQ tests finds that winners tend to bet bigger next...
Read moreDetailsWhy people think bankers are greedier than students (and why they may be wrong)
A large online experiment pitted finance professionals against students in a game where one person could take money from 16...
Read moreDetailsDoes a rising tide lift all boats? Only with the right institutions, study finds
A study of 43 countries finds that GDP growth tends to widen inequality, but stronger job protections and equal access...
Read moreDetailsClass isn’t dead: Your job title still predicts your wealth in Europe, a five-country study finds
A five-country European study finds that broad occupational classes still track closely with wealth and income, though the link is...
Read moreDetailsPacking products tightly on shelves makes shoppers grab more flavors
Four experiments find shoppers pick a wider mix of products when items sit close together on display. The pattern traces...
Read moreDetailsWhen your job feels scriptable: How routine work and AI anxiety drain employee energy
New research on 550 frontline workers finds that highly scripted jobs drain vigor and learning, and AI-related job anxiety disrupts...
Read moreDetailsChildhood obesity and the American Dream: New research links early weight to lower lifetime mobility
A new study links childhood obesity to sharply lower adult income mobility, using genetic data to separate the effects of...
Read moreDetailsThe brain chemical behind your money moves: How dopamine shapes financial choices
A new review pulls together decades of research on how dopamine shapes financial decisions, from risk-taking to fairness to learning...
Read moreDetailsCan AI read the room? How news sentiment signals which stocks will bounce back after a crash
A new study of 2.7 million news articles finds that AI-generated sentiment scores can help distinguish temporary stock crashes from...
Read moreDetailsNew study finds private financial firms disproportionately promote upper-class white men
New research on 806 Wall Street executives finds that hedge funds and private equity firms, often built as informal partnerships,...
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