Professor Stefan Meier and colleagues find that, among low socio-economic groups, scarce resources indeed can affect one’s willingness todelay gratification … More
Category: Family
How do firms, managers and incentives match up?
This article combines unique administrative and survey data to study the match between firms and managers. The model illustrates how … More
How are information, communication and influence related?
Professor Andrea Prat and colleagues study the information flows that arise among a set of agents with local knowledge and … More
Is it lonely at the top?
Eight studies by Professor Adam Galinsky and colleagues find a robust negative relationship between the experience of power and the … More
Is your sense of self in your heart or your brain?
Eight studies, conducted by Professor Adam Galinsky and colleagues, explored the antecedents and consequences of whether people locate their sense … More
How does paid family leave impact father’s leaves and dual-earner households?
This paper provides evidence on the impact of paid leave legislation on fathers’ leave-taking, as well as on the division … More
What happens when spouses have different approaches to spending and saving?
Professor Michaela Pagel and colleague document how a spouse who spends more of his or her share of income increases … More
Grandma Knows Best
How does family interaction impact age of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis? This pilot study, conducted by Professor Nachum Sicherman and … More
Do CEO’s matter? How do family deaths impact them?
Using a unique dataset from Denmark, Professor Daniel Wolfenzon and colleagues find that CEO and family deaths are strongly correlated … More
How do equal opportunity and family-friendly policies impact women in the labor market?
Although the gender wage gap in the U.S. has narrowed, women’s career trajectories diverge from men’s after the birth of … More