Wars and pandemics change the world and shift the course of history. The Black Death killed half the population of Europe in the 14th century. But the plague eventually marked the end of Feudalism.

Consumers are attracted to crowds in stores, but they are not likely to buy something from a crowded location, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Sam K. Hui (New ...

In the summer of 2012, I had just learned of a new service where a driver would pick you up in their own car, not a taxi or licensed town car. You’d be able to ...

A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, so goes the economic theory of fungibility. But do people really act that way? In a new working paper, Brown University economist Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro ...

You have so much new ground to till as a business owner that sometimes, you may feel like you'll never find a shovel big enough. Then comes the day when a member of your marketing team says that he ...

Banks, once viewed solely as custodians of money and facilitators of transactions, are now reimagining themselves as active participants in the e-commerce ecosystem. This transformation is being ...