Work & Economy

Study says tighter land-use controls have hurt productivity and innovation among builders, fueling housing crisis

Economists say there could be unintended consequences, including higher prices, supply chain disruptions, and possibly opening door to improving Beijing’s ties to American allies

Conservative economist says singular focus on deregulation, unfettered trade failed to deliver for American households

Safra Center for Ethics debate weighs extreme wealth, philanthropy, income inequality, and redistribution

Business School report finds rigid hiring policies, work rules, scheduling hurt employees but also productivity, retention, bottom line

In podcast episode, an economist, an educator, and a philosopher make the case it’s as essential as ever in today’s job market

Study finds nearly 40 percent of Americans have used technology for tasks at work and at home

Jason Furman looks at decision, considers what it means to economy, both Wall Street and Main Street

New study scrutinizes what did, did not work as disputed 2017 law becomes partisan football in election year

Study pinpoints two measures that predict effective managers

New study of economic toll yields projections ‘six times larger than previous estimates’

New research by Claudia Goldin takes look at World War II-era Lanham Act

Opportunity Insights also finds gap widening between whites at top, bottom

Study examines benefits for working women who help produce Rwandan specialty coffee 

Recommendations from three Harvard economists, including Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin

Your preferences aren’t as original as you may think, says behavior scientist 

Kenneth Rogoff sees tough road for some banks as surge of real estate loans come due by 2025, but doesn’t expect wider meltdown

No traction for more positive economic developments, research says

New study finds places with more college graduates tend to develop better lifestyle habits overall

Economist gathers group of Boston area academics to assess costs of creating tax incentives for developers to ease housing crunch

Student’s analysis of global attitudes called key contribution to research linking higher cost of borrowing to persistent consumer gloom

Researcher details findings on policy that failed to boost U.S. employment even as it scored political points

Economist Jeffrey Frankel says the central bank held off on easing interest rates, but signs point to soft landing

Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin recounts pioneering career spent tracing major part of U.S. workforce, economy hidden in plain sight

Customer relations expert says technologies, COVID changed behaviors across the U.S.

Economists explain why Americans feel inflation, economy are much, much worse than they actually are

New report examines myths hampering advancement of women in workplace, actual barriers, and possible solutions

The celebrity entrepreneur explained what it takes for a founder to develop a product or service, raise capital from investors, and grow from a small business into a larger enterprise.

In “Career and Family” Claudia Goldin tracks evolution through 20th-century gains to era of earning inequality that forces harsh life choices.

Copyright expert Rebecca Tushnet discusses the growing battle between book authors and tech companies who use their books to improve generative AI products like ChatGPT without their consent or compensation.