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A Harder Sign-Up Drew Fewer Carpoolers but More Carpool Trips
In a field experiment with 27 227 people, an effortful sign-up cut enrollment by a quarter yet led to 1.6 times more carpool trips per week. A small, meaningful upfront effort seems to build commitment.
Who Actually Benefits When Hospitals Merge?
A new study of hospital mergers in the Netherlands suggests that consolidation can increase physicians' earnings, but the benefits depend heavily on how they are employed.
The People Who Need Help Most May Not Benefit Most From It
New research reveals a fundamental problem with targeting assistance: those at greatest risk are not necessarily those who benefit most from the help available.
Ozempic and Wegovy May Help People Work More
Danish data suggest that after starting GLP-1 drugs, people with diabetes became more likely to work and weight-management patients worked more hours, gains that could partly pay back the drugs' cost through taxes.
Remote Work Didn't Bring the Hoped-For Baby Boom
A new NBER study finds that married college-educated women whose skills suited remote work had slightly fewer babies after 2020, not more, partly because they took on more paid work.
Personalized Prices Could Help 84% of Shoppers but Still Backfire
Economists modeled what would happen if grocery stores used your loyalty-card history to set your own prices. Most shoppers would pay less, yet consumers overall would end up worse off.
Norway's Wealth Tax Hike Drove Out Far Fewer Owners Than Feared
A study of Norway's 2021–2024 tax reforms finds a small, concentrated exodus among the very richest, and no sign that their companies invested less.
