Economics & Work

Lynda Gratton, a professor of management practice at the London Business School, explains how business leaders can navigate a future in constant flux.

The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.

Across a variety of industries, trust and “upside-down management” have paid dividends.

The Human Chronome Project finds that the average human sleeps for 9 hours but only works for 2.6 hours.

Admitting that we know little about our future selves can radically improve our decision-making.

Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.

A college education currently provides roughly a 10% rate of return, beating the long-term performance of equities.

In 1924, sociologist and social reformer Caroline Bartlett Crane designed an award-winning tiny home in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.

Defy conventional startup wisdom by charting a steady and impactful path to success.

Economics and religion help to explain the gap.

London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.

A new analysis suggests previous “total cost of ownership” studies overlooked key factors.

To see a true cross-section of American society, head to Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Chili’s, and Olive Garden.

The reported supremacy of generative AI over human brain-power in business ideation depends on how you define “better.”

China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.

In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.

We used to think, “That email isn’t going to write itself.” But now it can, thanks to AI. And there’s so much more, from coding to marketing.

A “stakehodler” has both a voice and a vote, an economic interest in how each network stewards important global resources.

Huge shifts in the workforce demand real-world changes in management practices; “command-and-control” no longer cuts it.

Did they spend the money on themselves or others?

Ideal models of family life have been broken by societal, technological, and cultural shifts — and we need to rethink our options.

Don’t buy a yellow car in Bibury.

It will be immensely difficult for the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains to protect their competitive edge if they do not pursue a radical change.

While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.

Forensic accountant Kelly Richmond Pope explains how fraud runs rampant — even when businesses don’t intend it.

Our state of extreme social interconnectedness has rapidly accelerated the rollercoaster pace at which societal confidence may collapse.

Crypto is a lot of things, but it isn’t a currency. “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary, a.k.a. “Mr. Wonderful,” breaks down what it would take to get there.

With U.S. infrastructure crumbling, an honor oath and iron ring remind engineers of their profession’s ethical weight.

Research suggests that employees with criminal records are far less likely to quit their jobs, perhaps due to a greater sense of loyalty.