Payment apps asking for specific tips before service annoy the heck out of users – but still generate bigger gratuities

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Asking customers to leave specific tip amounts before food is delivered or...

Cheaper food comes with other costs – why cutting GST isn’t the answer

As New Zealand considers the removal of the goods and services tax (GST) from food to reduce costs for low income households, advocates need to consider...

Digital banking is the in-thing – but it excludes many users in Tanzania and Senegal

Across countries in Africa, only 33% of adults have an account at a bank or another financial institution. Among the women, this rate is only 27%....

Technically our unemployment rate now begins with a ‘3’. How do we keep it there?

The official employment figures say the unemployment rate for March was 4.0%, exactly the same as a month earlier. But if you’re prepared to download the...

Why Canada shuttered some mackerel and spring herring fisheries in Québec and Atlantic Canada

The announcement by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to suspend fishing for Atlantic mackerel and spring herring in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence made...

Elon Musk’s bid spotlights Twitter’s unique role in public discourse – and what changes might be in store

Twitter has been in the news a lot lately, albeit for the wrong reasons. Its stock growth has languished and the platform itself has largely remained...

Networking online: how to make professional connections remotely and why it matters

On paper, networking is a relatively simple task. Mingle with like-minded professionals while sipping wine and you greatly increase your chances of landing a coveted role,...

Elon Musk argues Twitter would be better off in private rather than public hands – corporate governance scholars would disagree

Billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to take Twitter private by buying 100% of its publicly held shares in a deal worth US$43 billion. In a...

Can we ever fully separate our work and home lives? Philosophy suggests we should stop trying

Store credit cards generate corporate profits and disgruntled workers

Clothing retailers sell their shoppers more than jeans and sweaters. Major apparel companies also sell credit, often with very high fees, like The Gap’s 21.7% starting...