Perhaps. One recent study looked at the workers of a maker of paper cups in China. Hardly investment bankers or hedge-fund managers, these workers operate moulding and wrapping machines.
Perhaps. One recent study looked at the workers of a maker of paper cups in China. Hardly investment bankers or hedge-fund managers, these workers operate moulding and wrapping machines. “These findings suggest that workers’ attention is distracted [by] the stock market, resulting in lower productivity,” the paper says. The paper also indicates that the study’s results are consistent with the idea that people pay more attention to negative news than to positive news.