Summer 2014

People prefer to group others in categories that specify fewer distinct features over those with more defining features, a bias known as narrow latent scope.

In the model, the mismatch between assets (loans) and liabilities (deposits) is simply a liquidity issue, which deposit insurance can help address.

While overt racism may be on the wane in the US, research suggests it remains just below the surface.

If race is still an issue in arenas such as sports, the justice system, and hiring, how does it play out in our social lives?

Researchers present a dynamic model of the caller-patience-and-decision process.

The housing bubble temporarily masked a long, steady decline in manufacturing jobs and it diverted young workers away from the path to long-term employment.

There is no shortage of money managers who claim they can beat market benchmarks, some with impressive track records.

The US Federal Reserve's attempts to boost economic growth through market intervention in recent years have prompted heated debate among economists and lawmakers.

Regulatory capture exists when a regulatory agency, created to act in the public interest, ends up advancing interests of the industry it is charged with regulating.