http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php en a-harasti@kellogg.northwestern.edu Copyright 2009 2009-11-02T01:20:56+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/name-letter_branding/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/name-letter_branding/#When:00:20:56Z How your name can influence your choices: Most people would scoff at the idea that their names can influence their choices, especially when dealing with major decisions such as selecting a career, a home, or even a partner. However, Miguel Brendl finds that your liking for the letters of your name, which is really driven by your liking for yourself, might spill over to objects and influence your choices. Marketing 2009-11-02T00:20:56+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/the_effects_of_health_on_wealth/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/the_effects_of_health_on_wealth/#When:00:09:56Z Major illness leads to financial catastrophe for the uninsured: Americans without health insurance are one major illness away from financial catastrophe. David Dranove and his co-authors found uninsured middle aged people suffer lose nearly half their assets if they experience a major illness. Managerial Economics, Policy, Politics & Social Enterprise 2009-11-02T00:09:56+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/losing_touch/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/losing_touch/#When:00:03:08Z Power diminishes perception and perspective: Why are some managers seemingly incapable of understanding their subordinates’ points of view? Adam Galinsky finds that high-power individuals anchor too heavily on their own perspectives and demonstrate a diminished ability to correctly perceive the perspective of others. Leadership, Policy, Politics & Social Enterprise 2009-11-02T00:03:08+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/beneficial_or_detrimental_legislation/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/beneficial_or_detrimental_legislation/#When:23:57:21Z The pros and cons of Sarbanes-Oxley: Responding to reports of corrupt business behavior by Enron, Tyco, and other large corporations, the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002. Thomas Lys suggests that the legislation has fallen short of its goal of controlling illegal business practices. Accounting, Finance, Policy, Politics & Social Enterprise 2009-11-01T23:57:21+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/in_with_the_in_crowd/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/in_with_the_in_crowd/#When:23:49:09Z In venture capital, high school rules prevail: Like the cool kids in high school who discourage those who “don’t belong” from encroaching on their turf, Yael Hochberg notes that venture capitalists in tightly networked geographic markets deter new entrants using some of the same behaviors exhibited in high school hallways. Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance 2009-11-01T23:49:09+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/CodeRed/blog/ahip_and_cost-shifting_a_ready-made_smokescreen/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/CodeRed/blog/ahip_and_cost-shifting_a_ready-made_smokescreen/#When:15:52:06Z AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans) is lobbying hard in advance of tomorrow’s Senate vote on Senator Baucus’ health plan.  AHIP claims that proposed cuts in Medicare payments will add to private health insurance costs due to “cost shifting,” as hospitals raise their prices in order to make up for Medicare shortfalls. Economics of Healthcare 2009-10-14T15:52:06+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/fpi/blog/where_do_we_go_from_here/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/fpi/blog/where_do_we_go_from_here/#When:19:56:06Z Last week I had the opportunity to opine on this question at a lively conference on the financial crisis sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the World Bank.  Since I spoke about things I’ve been meaning to blog about for some time, I decided to post the transcript here. Finance and the Public Interest 2009-10-06T19:56:06+00:00 http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/finance/blog/bthe_return_of_cmbs_b/ http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/finance/blog/bthe_return_of_cmbs_b/#When:21:06:03Z The first new Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities in nearly two years were sold this week. According to press reports, the deal was heavily oversubscribed, and with the securities offering a weighted-average coupon rate less than 6%, hope for affordable commercial real estate finance is returning to the market. But does this deal really signal “normal” access to credit for commercial borrowers? Everything Finance 2009-11-19T21:06:03+00:00