Management

The Economic Cost of Hangovers

Excessive boozing costs the economy about $1.37 for each drink in lost productivity. Happy holiday weekend.

  • Derek Thompson
Management

Why Is It So Hard to Hire Great People?

Inside the messy art (and questionable science) of predicting stars at Google, the NFL, and the NBA

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

How Did Work-Life Balance in the U.S. Get So Awful?

Among all advanced nations, we rank 28th -- barely better than Mexico.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

Analysis: The Biggest Myth About the Gender Wage Gap

The real gap isn't between men and women doing the same job. It's between the different jobs that men and women take.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

How Our Incredible Shrinking Government Raises Unemployment and Hurts the Recovery

With normal post-recession government employment expansion, unemployment might be as low as 6.3 percent.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Oversight

Analysis: The Shameful Sequester Vote

Wouldn't it be nice if Congress protected the poor as much as annoyed upper-middle-class flyers?

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Oversight

Get Ready for Smallest U.S. Investment in Budget in History

Infrastructure, education, research spending at all-time lows as share of GDP.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

The Obama Budget Simplified

Attempting to boil down the budget to just nine words.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

Sequester Real Talk: The 3 Dumbest Things About This Truly Dumb Law

Washington's addiction to manufactured crises is the result of one party's stubborn economic ignorance -- time for the press to call it out.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

Hire My Friend! The Easy Logic (and Hidden Dangers) of Employee Referrals

The downside of a very useful short-cut.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

Perceptions About Health Care Spending Are Wrong

The conventional wisdom about government health care spending misses the mark.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

Yes, Money Does Buy Happiness

6 Lessons from the Newest Research on Income and Well-Being

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

The Sneaky Idea That Could End the Fiscal Cliff Showdown

What if I told you we could raise taxes, cut entitlement spending, and break the cliff stalemate for good, by changing one obscure policy? Ladies and gentlemen: Meet chained CPI.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

Best Way to Deal With the Debt Ceiling? Kill It

The best solution would be to abolish the debt ceiling forever.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Oversight

Analysis: Geithner proposes the second-best debt ceiling solution

The best idea would be to abolish it forever.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Oversight

Fiscal cliff explainer: What it is, where it's from, who will pay and why it matters

Understanding the biggest story in Washington today.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Oversight

How your job (and your pay) predicts your vote

Public administration field leans Republican, largely due to military and national security workers.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
Management

The case for vacation: Why science says breaks are good for productivity

The first week of August is one of the most popular times for people to take off work. But it might just make us better at our job.

  • Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
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