Rankings are prevalent information and incentive tools in labor markets with strong competition for talent. In a dynamic model of multi-tasking and an accompanying experiment with financial professionals, we identify hidden ranking costs when performance in one task is incentivized and ranked...

Rankings are prevalent information and incentive tools in labor markets with strong competition for talent. In a dynamic model of multi-tasking and an accompanying experiment with financial professionals, we identify hidden ranking costs when performance in one task is incentivized and ranked...

The Fed has responded to sharp drops in stock prices for two decades by pumping massive amounts of liquidity into the economy—creating a not-so-unreasonable expectation that future declines may elicit a similar response. Field and experimental evidence supports the price-raising effect of...