Do financial concerns make workers less productive?

S Kaur, S Mullainathan, S Oh… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Workers who are worried about their personal finances may find it hard to focus at work. If
so, reducing financial concerns could increase productivity. We test this hypothesis in a …

The long-run effects of psychotherapy on depression, beliefs, and economic outcomes

B Bhat, J De Quidt, J Haushofer, VH Patel, G Rao… - 2022 - nber.org
We revisit two clinical trials that randomized depressed adults in India (n= 775) to a brief
course of psychotherapy or a control condition. Four to five years later, the treatment group …

Sleep factors in relation to metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in middle-aged and elderly Chinese

J Yang, S Luo, R Li, J Ju, Z Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Accumulating evidence implies that sleep disturbance is involved in metabolic
disorders. Objective We comprehensively evaluated the association between various …

Sleep Capital: Linking brain health to wellbeing and economic productivity across the lifespan

DA Golombek, H Eyre, I Spiousas, LP Casiraghi… - The American Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Introduction and framework Sleep capital contributes to individual and societal wellbeing,
productivity, and economic outcomes and involves a novel aspect of brain capital. It …

Chlorogenic acid improves the cognitive deficits of sleep-deprived mice via regulation of immunity function and intestinal flora

H Zhu, F Shen, X Wang, H Qian, Y Liu - Phytomedicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Sleep deprivation (SD) has become a global health concern with serious
consequences containing memory deficits and gastrointestinal dysfunctions. The gut-brain …

Outdoor Artificial Light at Night and Insomnia-Related Social Media Posts

J Duan, Q Li, Z Yin, S Zhen, W Cao, S Yan… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Understanding the outcomes of artificial light at night (ALAN) on insomnia is
crucial for public health, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions. However, evidence of the …

Links between household and family social dynamics with sleep profiles among BaYaka foragers of the Congo Basin

LT Gettler, DR Samson, E Kilius, MS Sarma… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the contributions of sleep to a range of health outcomes, there is substantial interest in
ecological and environmental factors, including psychosocial contexts, that shape variation …

Sleep: Educational Impact and Habit Formation

O Giuntella, S Saccardo, S Sadoff - 2024 - nber.org
There is growing evidence on the importance of sleep for productivity, but little is known
about the impact of interventions targeting sleep. In a field experiment among US university …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and racial/ethnic disparities in sleep duration and timing on weekdays and weekends across lifespan in the US population: Sex and racial/ethnic …

C Cao, L Yang - Sleep Epidemiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Sleep affects health. Sleep habits differ between population subgroups
and may also differ between weekdays and weekends; however, these patterns are rarely …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study of the effects of siestas on the nocturnal sleep quality and thermal comfort levels under thermoneutral environment in summer

H Yu, X Zhao, L Chen, X Tian, S Liang, S Hu - Energy and Built …, 2024 - Elsevier
It has been determined that siestas could potentially have both mental and physical
influences on the human body. However, the effects of siestas on the nocturnal sleep quality …