We study the trade-offs faced by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that serve as platforms through which consumers access both television and internet services. As online streaming video improves, these providers may respond by attempting to steer consumers away from streaming video toward their own TV services, or by attempting to capture surplus from this improved internet content. We augment the standard mixed bundling model to demonstrate the trade-offs the ISP faces when dealing with streaming video, and we show how these trade-offs change with the pricing options available to the ISP. Next, we use unique household-level panel data and the introduction of usage-based pricing (UBP) in a subset of markets to measure consumers' responses and to evaluate quantitatively the ISP's trade-offs. We find that the introduction of UBP led consumers to upgrade their internet service plans and lower overall internet usage. Our findings suggest that while steering consumers towards TV services is possible, it is likely costly for the ISP and therefore unlikely to be profitable. This is especially true if the ISP can offer rich pricing menus that allow it to capture some of the surplus generated by a better internet service. The results suggest that policies like UBP can increase ISPs' incentive to maintain open access to new internet content.

How should the design of incentives vary with agent time preferences? We develop two predictions. First, “bundling” the payment function over time – specifically by making the payment for future effort increase in current effort – is more effective if individuals are impatient over effort. Second, increasing the frequency of payment is more effective if individuals are impatient over payment. We test the efficacy of time-bundling and payment frequency, and their interactions with impatience, using a randomized evaluation of an incentive program for exercise among diabetics in India. Consistent with our theoretical predictions, bundling payments over time meaningfully increases effort among the impatient relative to the patient. In contrast, increasing payment frequency has limited efficacy, suggesting limited impatience over payments. On average, incentives increase daily steps by 1,266 (13 minutes of brisk walking) and improve health.

Officers killed three civilians in three separate incidents within hours of each other.

The U.S. unemployment rate suffered its worst monthly loss on record, hitting a startling 14.7% in April as the coronavirus pandemic and the drastic efforts to contain it forced employers to slash more than 20 million jobs.

Rona Phillips, the principal of KAPPA V High School in Brownsville, is in intensive care with pneumonia, officials said. “Our thoughts are with Principal Phillips and her family for a speedy recovery, and we’ll support the school community in every way we can,” said Education Department spokeswoman Miranda Barbot.

While the COVID-19 pandemic keeps New Yorkers separated by face masks and social distancing and self-quarantine, a growing number of city residents are connecting through local mutual aid groups now sprouting across the shuttered boroughs.

The hefty payout comes after the federal Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the city Education Department in 2016 for allowing a “pattern and practice of discrimination” to flourish at Pan American High School during the 2012-13 school year.

The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, which represents principals and assistant principals, won a 7.5% raise over four years, paid parental leave, and a commitment to hire more assistant principals, officials said Thursday.

Jason Epting, 43, the principal of Harlem Hebrew Language Academy, left the boy gushing blood from his forehead and concussed during a January encounter Epting first tried to brush off as an accident, the boy’s horrified mother told the Daily News.

UFT head Michael Mulgrew pointed out that many city private and charter schools have already shut their doors plus multiple other states.

But the centers, slated to open Monday, are currently limited to children of healthcare and transit workers and first-responders - and advocates worry homeless students will be left behind.

A Brooklyn principal has died of complications from the coronavirus, the principals union announced Monday.

Rona Phillips, the principal of KAPPA V High School in Brownsville, is in intensive care with pneumonia, officials said. “Our thoughts are with Principal Phillips and her family for a speedy recovery, and we’ll support the school community in every way we can,” said Education Department spokeswoman Miranda Barbot.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the US government brought about a collection of fiscal stimulus measures: the 2020 CARES Act. Among other provisions, this Act directed cash payments to households. We analyze households’ spending responses using high-frequency transaction data. We also explore heterogeneity by income levels, recent income declines, and liquidity. We find that households respond rapidly to receipt of stimulus payments, with spending increasing by $0.25-$0.35 per dollar of stimulus during the first 10 days. Households with lower incomes, greater income drops, and lower levels of liquidity display stronger responses. Liquidity plays the most important role, with no observed spending response for households with high levels of bank account balances. Relative to the effects of previous economic stimulus programs in 2001 and 2008, we see much smaller increases in durables spending and larger increases in spending on food, likely reflecting the impact of shelter-in-place orders and supply disruptions. We hope that our results inform the current debate about appropriate policy measures.

Not long after William the Conqueror named Remigius de Fécamp bishop of what was then the largest diocese in the country, he decided to move the seat of the diocese to a more central location. For the next 20 years, Remigius oversaw construction of a magnificent new cathedral in Lincoln, only to die days before its consecration. Today, its architecture is considered to be priceless. When Queen Eleanor died nearby in 1290, which parts of her body were buried at the cathedral? Discuss

It's St Patrick's Day 2013. The pubs are open, you can shake all the hands in the world, and Ireland Women are on the cusp of a historic Grand Slam. Join us here for a trip down memory lane.

That spells trouble for the entire planet.

A new analysis predicts that 3,196 animals will join the 5,579 already snared in the global wildlife market.

Leonardo da Vinci dissected some 30 cadavers in his lifetime, leaving behind a trove of beautiful—and accurate—anatomical drawings.

A giant tortoise, a seabird, and a gecko all went undetected by scientists for more than a century.

Public health experts are urging people to stay home to avoid spreading coronavirus. But that means some people could end up losing their homes.

With 40 million kids home from school, what's being done to make sure students are learning?

As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, only a few areas are breaking down the numbers of infections and deaths by racial and ethnic groups.

En medio del brote de coronavirus, la NBA no ha decidido cuándo podría reiniciar la temporada, o si el draft y la agencia libre se llevarán a cabo según lo programado

Your Cinco de Mayo celebration this year might have a different tone from years past, but it can still have great food, music and culture.

USC coach Andy Enfield says the Trojans were good enough to make a run in the NCAA tournament. But because of the coronavirus, he'll never know.

Trump cedes power to the states when it suits him, and claims it for the federal government when it suits.

The Angels failed to land a standout starter, or even Ross Stripling, during the offseason, but manager Joe Maddon expressed confidence in second-year starters.

C’mon folks. You’re getting to your destinations faster than ever with less than half the traffic on the road so why speed? Yet many of you (not my readers, of course, so pass this onto your friends and acquaintances) are doing so putting all of us at risk.

Robert Soto, 33, showed up drunk to his ex-lover’s Morrisania apartment some time before midnight Thursday and got into an argument with the woman. As she tried to escort him out, Soto bashed her head into a metal door, cops said.

Jose Rivera, 23, is facing attempted criminally negligent homicide, gun possession and reckless endangerment for the Thursday afternoon shooting that landed him in the hospital with a head injury after a bunch of witnesses attacked him.

Nearly all of the assaults occurred on Thursday along the border of South Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant between 9:55 and 11:15 a.m., cops said.

In partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Kings hope"Blood and Pucks" initiative will increase blood donations amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The book that Duchess Meghan read to her son in Wednesday’s viral video was a gift from the media maven, who attended the Sussexes’ wedding back in 2018.

Officers killed three civilians in three separate incidents within hours of each other.

The U.S. unemployment rate suffered its worst monthly loss on record, hitting a startling 14.7% in April as the coronavirus pandemic and the drastic efforts to contain it forced employers to slash more than 20 million jobs.

Cool webcams, like the one showing Old Faithful eruptions in Yellowstone, let you visit national parks from home.

Japreece Dean finishes with 16 points and eight assists and Michaela Onyenwere added 15 points and 11 rebounds in UCLA's 77-54 win over Utah.

UCLA's Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were involved in a shoplifting incident in China in 2017 that created international headlines. Three years later, they've found redemption.

Miles de profesionales médicos extranjeros en un limbo inmigratorio

The Fred Segal Flea Market's eclectic mix of goods, including a $43,000 brown crocodile Hermès Birkin bag, is now being sold online.

University of California regents will not vote on a tuition increase as scheduled this week because the coronavirus crisis has created too much uncertainty, officials said Wednesday.

The survey, conducted by college affordability group Rise, found that 75% of students who responded were more anxious, depressed or stressed amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Hand sanitizer is not the only coronavirus necessity. Students stuck at home in close and noisy quarters could use headphones to keep out distractions and allow them to focus on their studies.

Among the elite private schools that have received federal loans amid COVID-19 is the Brentwood School in West L.A., which Mnuchin's children attend.

In these troubled times, experience rather than populist appeal is what voters will want when they choose a president in November.

Fauci and Birx could storm out and publicly speak their minds, but then they'd lose any influence they have on President Trump.

Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, 'LA Originals.'

Increases in the Brigade’s fire safety work has helped blazes in the capital hit their lowest level since records began according to new figures released today.