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Applied Economics and Management

Being Overweight and Male Poses an Advantage at Work, Cornell Study Says

By Cesar Cisneros | February 20, 2020

A research team, led by applied economics and management professors Kevin Kniffin, Vicki Bogan and David Just found that overweight men in the workplace are found more persuasive than their female counterparts.

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Study Finds People Are More Politically Engaged by Anecdotes, Percent-Based Evidence Than Hard Numbers

By Lucas Reyes | March 26, 2019

A new Cornell study found that citing percentage figures — such as the 79 percent of Americans who report dissatisfaction with healthcare costs — alongside sympathetic stories are more motivational than simply stating large numbers.