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People in more ‘relationally mobile’ societies are happier than those in cultures with more fixed relationships, research suggests. ms.spr.ly/6016sBpzi
Are employers playing a game of monopsony? Labor’s share of national income has fallen, and competition for workers may have something to do with it. ms.spr.ly/6012s6el4
The US murder rate is around 5 per 100,000 people, lower than a recent COVID spike, but much higher than most developed countries. Many Americans have concluded that they need a gun to protect themselves, or that the problem is too big to address. ms.spr.ly/6010s6eQu
An increasing number of Americans are questioning the wisdom of unregulated markets and envisioning a more active role for the state. #Capitalisnt ms.spr.ly/6013sBrdD
Should we pay coal miners to go to college? Chicago Booth's Anders Humlum talks about his research on retraining injured workers. ms.spr.ly/6019sBpMc
NEW podcast 👇 How can investors get a better sense of how big their returns will be, and when they will see them? @ChicagoBooth's Steve Kaplan helps decode the signals in #PrivateEquity reports. ms.spr.ly/6013s1Eif
“Ignoring public perceptions of economic conditions and tradeoffs is a recipe for designing policies that may well succeed in theoretical models and perhaps even in practice, but yet may still fail in the polls and ultimately find themselves replaced by populist alternatives,”…
The researchers find that antidepressant use among women who became pregnant dropped by nearly half and psychotherapy visits also fell during the span of their pregnancy. ms.spr.ly/6016sBpew

The ratio of job openings to job seekers surged to a record high after the pandemic. But research finds that consumer prices rose faster than projected, too, pushing wages below trend—an outcome inconsistent with a truly tight labor market. #inflation ms.spr.ly/6013s6eIU


A stealthy approach to consolidating market power may be driving up prices, according to research. ms.spr.ly/6010sBT4M
How are M&A deals avoiding #antitrust scrutiny? About 260 more deals per year would have been reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission if intangibles had been included in calculating the target firms’ asset size. ms.spr.ly/6017sBTFP

NEW podcast 👇 How can investors get a better sense of how big their returns will be, and when they will see them? Chicago Booth's Steve Kaplan helps decode the signals in #PrivateEquity reports. ms.spr.ly/6013sEAcb
Research examines whether ignoring test scores can help colleges make better choices. ms.spr.ly/6016s6xwY
Across 34 societies, research finds that people in cultures with higher relational mobility—the freedom to form and leave relationships—tended to report higher satisfaction with their lives. ms.spr.ly/6015sBTvN

Why are thousands of M&A deals avoiding antitrust scrutiny? ms.spr.ly/6013s6xZN
Facebook cofounder @chrishughes discusses the government’s historical role in marketcrafting with #Capitalisnt hosts @zingales and @bethanymac12. ms.spr.ly/6011sBrbP
Productivity in the US restaurant industry dropped sharply at the start of the COVID pandemic but quickly rebounded, surging to as much as 25% above pre-pandemic levels. It has since remained high, the research finds. ms.spr.ly/6011s6efZ

How are M&A deals avoiding #antitrust scrutiny? About 260 more deals per year would have been reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission if intangibles had been included in calculating the target firms’ asset size. ms.spr.ly/6017sBT29

Pregnant women may not be getting the depression care they need, suggests research by @mcgillu’s Claire Boone, @Stanford PhD student @ccolina_pe & @ChicagoBooth’s @Devin_G_Pope. ms.spr.ly/6019s6eev
Shrinkflation appears to be an increasing irritant. But the phenomenon is not new, according to research, which finds that manufacturers and retailers are just as likely to embrace #shrinkflation to boost profit margins. ms.spr.ly/6011sBpWF