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02 Jun 2021
News

One Way Companies Are Concealing Higher Prices: Smaller Packages

June 2009
Article

How Concepts Affect Consumption

Duke behavioral economist Ariely and Harvard Business School professor Norton explore how our consumption of concepts influences physical consumption, both positively and negatively. View Details

Keywords: Spending; Marketing Communications; Consumer Behavior; Power and Influence

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26 Feb 2014
News

What Do People Have Against Retirement Income?

July 2007 (Revised October 2007)
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Cintas y Lazos, Inc.

By: David F. Hawkins

A recent Cuban immigrant establishes a new notions store. The initial 3-month, GAAP-based income statement differs from one prepared by an economist friend. The store owner wants to know why one shows a profit and the other a loss. View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Financial Statements; Management Practices and Processes; Standards; Retail Industry; Florida

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05 Mar 2012
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Apple's Job Creation Data Spurs an Economic Debate

31 Aug 2017
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The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return, by Mihir A. Desai

18 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language

arbitrary terms with no intrinsic meaning, a lesson that even economists have not learned. "On the General Relativity of Fiscal Language," a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research, provides a mathematical... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2020
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Rebates in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Evidence from Medicines Sold in Retail Pharmacies in the U.S.

Keywords: by Pragya Kakani, Michael Chernew, and Amitabh Chandra; Health; Pharmaceutical

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Some Potential Effects of a Scramble on a Job Market (with Alvin Roth, Muriel Niederle, and Yuan Chuan Lien)

This project is directly inspired by the recent addition of a scramble to the economists job market. We attempt to answer under what conditions and for whom adding a scramble is beneficial. View Details