Why do we have so many meetings?(nber.org)
68 points by ilamont | 172 comments
NBER working paper by David Deming and coauthors presenting large-scale economic evidence on workplace meetings from a survey of over 9,000 workers.
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Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from Norway, 2021–2025(nber.org)
44 points by PLenz | 15 comments
NBER working paper by Marius A. K. Ring examining how higher wealth taxes on business owners in Norway from 2021 to 2025 affected business activity.
Crypto Capture of Foreign Aid(nber.org)
77 points by bko | 23 comments
NBER working paper examining whether foreign aid diversion shifted to cryptocurrency after the 2016 Panama Papers tightened offshore banking enforcement.
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Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks(nber.org)
327 points by littlexsparkee | 341 comments
NBER working paper by Kouchekinia, Neumark, and Bruckner examining whether employment slows cognitive decline using labor market shocks as evidence.
O-Ring Automation(nber.org)
23 points by jandrewrogers | 10 comments
Anatomy of US inequality(nber.org)
62 points by hhs | 22 comments
“Captain Gains” on Capitol Hill(nber.org)
779 points by mhb | 504 comments
NBER working paper finding that US lawmakers who ascend to congressional leadership outperform matched peers in stock trades by 47 percentage points annually.
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What Does Consulting Do?(nber.org)
58 points by surprisetalk | 45 comments
The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state(nber.org)
419 points by imakwana | 413 comments
NBER working paper by Allcott, Gentzkow and others studying how deactivating Facebook and Instagram affects users' emotional state.
How do you find a good manager?(nber.org)
60 points by samuel246 | 62 comments
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