Employers are increasingly offering cash and other incentives to motivate workers to lose weight, and a new study finds that the type and frequency of rewards are key factors to success.
Children from low-income families tend to do worse at school than their better-off peers. Their poor planning skills have been found to be a reason for the income-achievement gap, reports a new study.
Jordan Matsudaira, assistant professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has been appointed a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers.
