Money and Computing
FTC and the Clean Credit Report Repair Court Order
They told consumers they would help remove all the negative remarks from their credit reports, as well as current debt. Clean Credit often debited $400 from consumers’ bank accounts before receiving a signed contract, and then did little, if anything, to fulfill its promises more »
Problems with State-Local Final Pay Plans; Options for Reform
Final pay plans suffer from serious shortcomings: they (1) severely “backload” benefits; (2) treat very differently workers on different career trajectories; and (3) invite mischief in terms of sudden late-career promotions. They are also riskier for workers than they appear. more »
Socially Networked? Older users flocking to Facebook, Twitter
Internet users ages 50-64 who said they use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn grew 88% and those ages 65 and older grew 100% in their adoption of the sites, compared with a growth rate of 13% for those ages 18-29. more »
Time to Reconsider Texting? Using Daily Text-Message Reminders to Improve Adherence With Oral Contraceptives
OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether women receiving daily text-message reminders have increased oral contraceptive pill adherence compared with women not receiving reminders. more »