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EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

• New Research Finds 12% Increase in Revenue When Gig Economy Workers Work Together (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• Increasing Airline Revenue by Incorporating Quality Differences into Airfare Price Paths (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• New Research Finds Detailing Wait Times at Urgent Care Centers Weeds Out Less Severe Patients, Cuts Down on Congestion (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• Researchers Identify New Policy to Reward Early Shoppers, Reduce Carbon Footprint (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)

BALTIMORE, MD, February 21, 2023 – Is speaking up at work worth it? New research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science finds that new ideas can be heard and implemented in the office, but it depends on who employees talk to.

BALTIMORE, MD, February 21, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Hamsa Bastani. She is an Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions and an Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Bastani continues our series this month on trafficking. She focuses on human trafficking and forced labor. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on February 15, 2023.