Stressed about money? It can hurt workers' productivity. In a new QJE study, researchers found that paying low-income workers earlier boosted productivity by 7%. Lowering money stress ==> increases productivity for poor people.

"Time Theft" It’s a polite way of saying: “Stop wasting my time!” Classic cases of time theft include: ⏰ Pointless meetings 📧 Reply-all email chains 📑 Endless administrative burdens. Great paper by Dr. Laura Giurge & team: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/BVUYK2D… #TimeTheft

Gift cards or real gifts for Christmas? Many organizations give gift cards. However, some scientists say otherwise, a real gift can be welfare-enhancing, especially in the long term. 🎁✨ #christmas #gifts #economics

Mensen met een beperking hebben nog altijd minder kans om uitgenodigd te worden voor een sollicitatiegesprek. Dat komt de arbeidsmarkt niet ten goede, stellen Rosanna Nagtegaal en Lars Tummers. buff.ly/40hWIOd

Sollicitanten die in hun brief aanstippen dat ze een beperking hebben, zien hun kans om uitgenodigd te worden met 35 tot 41 procent slinken. Interview voor BNR Nieuwsradio vandaag o.b.v. ons NRC artikel. bnr.nl/podcast/werkve… #inclusie #beperking #discriminatie

We love to think empowering #leadership is a good thing. But sometimes, it’s not. 🤔 New study: ⚡In calm times, empowering leadership fuels energy. 🔥 But during a crisis, it drains employees. During an intense crisis, leaders need to step up, not step back.

💸 Paying people to #vaccinate sounds smart... but it didn’t work here. 🚫 No effect on vaccination rates. 🏠 Worse: people at the same address (who didn’t get paid) were less likely to get boosted. ⚠️ Incentives can backfire.

Giving employees autonomy can be great. But sometimes, it backfires. In a natural experiment, we found: 😎 In calm times, empowering leadership energizes employees. 🔥 During an intense crisis, empowering leadership drains them.

A dumber smartphone makes you smarter—and happier. Instead of browsing on their phone, people spent time socializing, exercising, and enjoying nature. They could also focus better. Not just correlational evidence. Causal evidence. Via Jonathan Haidt

PMRA is pleased to formally announce the election of new members to its Board of Directors. We extend our warmest congratulations to the newly elected board member, Lars Tummers, and express our appreciation for his willingness to serve.