Extending membership-based free shipping programs to third-party sellers can strengthen online marketplaces rather than cannibalize them, according to a new study published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research. The findings suggest that programs like Amazon’s “Buy with Prime” can boost marketplace commission revenue and reduce shipping burdens, even when logistics services themselves are not directly profitable.

The Ocean Equity Index is a scorecard that anyone can use to assess the extent to which ocean projects and policies recognize relevant stakeholders, include them in decision-making and otherwise treat them fairly.

Interlocking directorates — the practice of the same director sitting on the boards of competing companies — have long been identified with backroom deals and corporate collusion. 

Starting in 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission staged renewed crackdowns, leading to at least 21 board resignations.

But new research from Texas McCombs suggests efforts to reduce collusion and protect consumers may come with unintended consequences: worse corporate governance through loss of industry experience.

One in four U.S. adolescents is exposed to violence in their neighborhood, and those teens are more than twice as likely to use cigarettes, alcohol or drugs to cope, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Arlington.

New research reveals that by 10 months old, infants are already beginning to understand verbs, before they even say their first words.The study, from the University of East Anglia and Cardiff University, is the first to test infants' understanding of verbs using brain imaging technology. The team measured brain rhythms to visualise babies’ understanding of these word classes. And they found that by 10 months, babies could detect inconsistencies between actions and the verbs describing them.