Bourree Lam is an associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously the editor of Freakonomics.com.
It varies from family to family, but moms are 10 times more likely than dads to skip work to care for an ill child.
Business / Oct 28, 2014
No, says a new study of mutual-fund managers.
Business / Oct 27, 2014
A new report shows that an M.B.A. in corporate strategy brings in $64,000 more than one in human resources.
Business / Oct 25, 2014
A new report fills in the details on a now familiar story: Printed news just isn't the business it used to be.
Business / Oct 23, 2014
The National Retail Federation estimates that people will cough up $350 million just on Halloween costumes—for their pets.
Business / Oct 21, 2014
On the common practice of charging women more for haircuts and men more for admission to certain nightclubs
Business / Oct 18, 2014
From Berlin to Beijing, it seems just about anywhere is a bit like New York's hippest borough.
Business / Oct 10, 2014
Recessions are no fun, but, annoyingly, periods of growth aren't as fun as they should be.
Business / Oct 9, 2014
And less happy, too
Business / Oct 6, 2014
A very sticky situation
Business / Oct 2, 2014
The territory's residents are demanding democracy in intersections, not central squares.
Global / Sep 30, 2014
Only 36 percent of Americans feel corporations are a 'source of hope' for their economy, compared with 84 percent of people in China.
Business / Sep 25, 2014
Mortician and writer Caitlin Doughty discusses working with dead bodies, her dream funeral, and how cremation got so popular.
Business / Sep 22, 2014
Lego has two women on its senior leadership team; Mattel has one. Is this lack of diversity holding them back?
Business / Sep 19, 2014
America's racial divides are also economic ones.
Business / Sep 16, 2014
On a typical weeknight, a quarter of U.S. employees did some kind of work between 10 at night and six in the morning.
Business / Sep 14, 2014
Hand-carved rides aren't a thing of the past at two workshops in Ohio.
Business / Sep 12, 2014
Elite private universities aren't even close to the top in a study of whose alumni believe their jobs are making the world a better place.
Business / Sep 10, 2014
They used to, but not so much anymore.
Business / Sep 4, 2014
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