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Ridehailing Blamed for Rise in Traffic Congestion, Deaths

Blame Uber. While the era of app-based ridehailing services, such as Uber and Lyft, has been credited with everything from keeping impaired drivers off the road to increasing job opportunities to adding new levels of convenience, there is a downside. …

Stereotype of Salesperson as Liar Too Often Accepted as Sign of Competence

Everybody says they don’t like liars. But when it comes time to negotiating a big sale, it turns out people tolerate those who stretch the truth, and even expect it. New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of …

Victim Compensation for Emotional Suffering: How Much Is Right?

If a company sends one of its workers to a crime-ridden neighborhood to repair a leaking roof and the worker is held up by gunpoint, has his wallet stolen and is so terrified that he can’t return to work, how …

The Hidden Cost of Bundling Insurance Policies

Marketers love to bundle products and for good reason. Bundling encourages consumers to buy more. However, new research suggests that it’s not quite that simple. While bundling gets buyers to buy more, it can also make them less willing to …

Not All Entrepreneurs Are Corporate Rebels, U. of Chicago Study Finds

Considering leaving the 9-to-5 world of corporate life behind to strike out on your own? When we think of entrepreneurship, we typically imagine a life of untold riches and the satisfaction of being one’s own boss. And when we think …