Credit cards are affecting our brains – and our spending
It has long been known that credit cards encourage spending — but no one knows exactly why. New research from Sachin Banker, assistant professor of Marketing, helps shed some light. [...]
Passive prose is keeping research from reaching the masses
Ever struggled to understand a scholarly article, and ended up passing it over for citation? Turns out you are not alone. New research shows that abstract, technical, and passive prose [...]
Work-life balance sparks viral discussion following British man’s heart attack
A heart attack made Jonathan Frostick re-evaluate his life priorities, and while recovering, the British man wrote a now-viral post on LinkedIn where he vowed to find a better work-life [...]
The PPP program could be leaving women of color entrepreneurs behind
Women of color are driving small-business growth during the pandemic. But many are missing out on help such as the Payroll Protection Plan offered by the federal government, despite having [...]
Low-income Americans – especially minorities – are being cheated on property taxes
Members of marginalized communities tend to live in homes that command lower prices due to the accumulated effects of racism, yet their properties are often assessed at inflated values. That's [...]
Is passive investing degrading informational content of markets?
Passive investors are known for being steady. They don't follow every fluctuation in price, or listen to trading floor gossip. That passive approach may be messing up price signals and [...]
Utah home to hottest job market in the U.S., according to WSJ
The pandemic has been hard on the labor market, but Utah seems to be bucking that trend, according to new analysis from The Wall Street Journal. Utah had the lowest [...]
Adam Looney: The case for targeted student loan debt relief
Student debt relief has become a hot topic in the Biden administration, with many calling for across-the-board forgiveness. But Adam Looney, executive director of the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for [...]
How to ask deeply personal questions, with Eric VanEpps
Sex, money, politics ... we've been raised to avoid these topics in polite conversation. But one Eccles School professor, Eric VanEpps, has some new research that sheds light on what [...]
