How to Optimize Your Apology (Audio) Freakonomics Radio, October 10, 2018 Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called “How to Optimize Your Apology.” (You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or elsewhere, get the RSS feed, or listen...
Anti-discrimination statements by employers may result in more discrimination The Economist, September 27, 2018 DOWNLOAD PDF Companies discriminate. They discriminate against black people, poor people, gay people and fat people—oh yes they do. Using callback...
A surprising way minorities are turned off by job postings Quartz, September 25, 2018 DOWNLOAD PDF The language is such a familiar part of job applications that for many of us, it almost goes unnoticed: “Company X is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified...
A study of Uber drivers found that workplace flexibility may not close the gender pay gap Washington Post, July 09, 2018 DOWNLOAD PDF Men who drive for Uber earn about 7 percent more than female drivers earn, according to a recent working paper by the National...
California Today: What to Watch For on Election Day New York Times, November 08, 2016 DOWNLOAD PDF Think you’re voting to make the world a better place? That may be so, but researchers have also found a less noble driver of voter participation. Shame, or...