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201205Which Plane Lands Last?SchummerJames May 2012 |
Which Plane Lands Last?201205SchummerJames Which Plane Lands Last?
Ever wonder how the FAA decides which planes can land when during a weather delay? James Schummer and Rakesh Vohra explored the algorithm behind landing slot reassignments and have some suggestions on how to improve it. |
SchummerJames 201205Which Plane Lands Last? James Schummer
Rakesh Vohra |
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201205The Impending Pension ProblemRauhJoshua May 2012 |
The Impending Pension Problem201205RauhJoshua The Impending Pension Problem
Pension funds were underfunded before the recession hit. Joshua Rauh sifted through the numbers and determined that the situation has only gotten worse since then. |
RauhJoshua201205The Impending Pension Problem Joshua Rauh
Robert Novy-Marx |
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201205What Constitutes Torture?NordgrenLoran May 2012 |
What Constitutes Torture?201205NordgrenLoran What Constitutes Torture?
When do interrogation techniques cross the line to torture? That question has plagued lawmakers and the public for years. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t clear-cut. Research by Loran Nordgren says everyone’s views are different and that personal experience plays a big role. |
NordgrenLoran201205What Constitutes Torture? Loran Nordgren
Mary-Hunter Morris George Loewenstein |
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201205Goes Together Like Guilt and PleasureGoldsmithKelly May 2012 |
Goes Together Like Guilt and Pleasure201205GoldsmithKelly Goes Together Like Guilt and Pleasure
We are all familiar with guilty pleasures, but research by Kelly Goldsmith shows that guilt may actually enhance the pleasure we experience from them. |
GoldsmithKelly 201205Goes Together Like Guilt and Pleasure Kelly Goldsmith
Eunice Kim Cho Ravi Dhar |
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201205A Strategy for PeaceBaligaSandeep May 2012 |
A Strategy for Peace201205BaligaSandeep A Strategy for Peace
Provocateurs often incite violence with a goal in mind—manipulating conflict. Research by Sandeep Baliga shows how leaders should react to extremists of both types—hawks and doves—to settle conflicts peacefully. |
BaligaSandeep201205A Strategy for Peace Sandeep Baliga
Tomas Sjöström |
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201204Networking to the TopKetsWillemien April 2012 |
Networking to the Top201204KetsWillemien Networking to the Top
There are many reasons for yawning gaps in wealth inequality throughout the world, but research by Willemien Kets suggests social networks and communication—or lack thereof—could play an important role. |
KetsWillemien 201204Networking to the Top Willemien Kets
Garud Iyengar Rajiv Sethi Sam Bowles |
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201204Buy Bigger, Feel More PowerfulDuboisDavid April 2012 |
Buy Bigger, Feel More Powerful201204DuboisDavid Buy Bigger, Feel More Powerful
Feeling down and out? Research by Derek Rucker and Adam Galinsky says you can make yourself feel more powerful by buying something big. |
DuboisDavid201204Buy Bigger, Feel More Powerful David Dubois
Derek D. Rucker Adam D. Galinsky |
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201204The Oprah EffectGarthwaiteCraig April 2012 |
The Oprah Effect201204GarthwaiteCraig The Oprah Effect
Politicians love to seek endorsements, but there has been a lot of doubt as to whether celebrity endorsements actually deliver votes. Craig Garthwaite studied how Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama helped the candidate win the presidency. |
GarthwaiteCraig201204The Oprah Effect Craig Garthwaite
Timothy Moore |
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201204The Trouble with VPINAndersenTorben April 2012 |
The Trouble with VPIN201204AndersenTorben The Trouble with VPIN
VPIN has been proposed as an economic indicator that could help regulators identify when another flash crash—like that which occurred on May 6, 2010—is imminent. But research by Torben Andersen suggests VPIN as it is currently constructed does not live up to the hype. |
AndersenTorben201204The Trouble with VPIN Torben Andersen
Oleg Bondarenko |
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201204Answering Unasked QuestionsGalDavid April 2012 |
Answering Unasked Questions201204GalDavid Answering Unasked Questions
Designing consumer surveys is harder than it seems. One common problem is response substitution, where participants write what they are really feeling rather than answering the question. David Gal and Derek Rucker offer a simple and cost-effective way to counter this. |
GalDavid 201204Answering Unasked Questions David Gal
Derek D. Rucker |
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201203Shipping's Bottom LineBrownJennifer March 2012 |
Shipping's Bottom Line201203BrownJennifer Shipping's Bottom Line
Shipping changes are a big part of selling goods online. But what amount to charge is difficult to discern, and when in the selling process to disclose those charges is even trickier. Research by Jennifer Brown gives merchants guidance on when to disclose and how much to charge for shipping. |
BrownJennifer 201203Shipping's Bottom Line Jennifer Brown
Tanjim Hossain John Morgan |
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201203Patients, Pricing, and Prescription DrugsKlibanoffPeter March 2012 |
Patients, Pricing, and Prescription Drugs201203KlibanoffPeter Patients, Pricing, and Prescription Drugs
Medicaid receives a discount on drugs from pharmaceutical companies, thanks to a 1990 law, but the way that discount is calculated allows firms to adjust prices in their own best interests. How does that affect the social benefit of the program? Peter Klibanoff investigates. |
KlibanoffPeter 201203Patients, Pricing, and Prescription Drugs Peter Klibanoff
Tapas Kundu |
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201203Steady As She GoesAndersonEric March 2012 |
Steady As She Goes201203AndersonEric Steady As She Goes
Managers often say they keep prices stable to keep their customers happy—or rather so their customers do not get upset. But their decisions were often based on instinct rather than data. Fortunately, research by Eric T. Anderson confirms managers’ suspicions. |
AndersonEric201203Steady As She Goes Eric T. Anderson
Duncan I. Simester |
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201203Making Up Our MindsWaytzAdam March 2012 |
Making Up Our Minds201203WaytzAdam Making Up Our Minds
When is a person an individual? And how many people does it take for them to be considered a group? These questions are trickier to answer than you might suspect. Research by Adam Waytz offers insights into when the individual stops and the group begins. |
WaytzAdam 201203Making Up Our Minds Adam Waytz
Liane Young |
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201203The Trick to Turn-and-EarnLuLauren Xiaoyuan March 2012 |
The Trick to Turn-and-Earn201203LuLauren Xiaoyuan The Trick to Turn-and-Earn
When demand for a new car outstrips an automaker’s production capacity, allocation is often instituted on a turn-and-earn basis—selling three cars in one period earns the right to sell three more in the next. There are other allocation schemes, but why do manufacturers continue to use turn-and-earn? Martin Lariviere may know the answer. |
LuLauren Xiaoyuan201203The Trick to Turn-and-Earn Lauren Xiaoyuan Lu
Martin Lariviere |
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201202Why Markets Tip to One Platform (or Not)MinorDylan February 2012 |
Why Markets Tip to One Platform (or Not)201202MinorDylan Why Markets Tip to One Platform (or Not)
It seems that some markets are predestined to tip to one platform or another. Windows won the desktop operating system wars of the 1990s. Google is currently dominating the market for search engines. But what makes those markets tip—and others not—had been a mystery until Dylan Minor pulled back the curtain. |
MinorDylan 201202Why Markets Tip to One Platform (or Not) Dylan Minor
Tanjim Hossain John Morgan |
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201202How Public Outrage Affects CEO PayKuhnenCamelia February 2012 |
How Public Outrage Affects CEO Pay201202KuhnenCamelia How Public Outrage Affects CEO Pay
The Occupy movement has brought lots of attention to bear on the issue of CEO compensation. But does public scrutiny actually affect executive compensation levels? Camelia M. Kuhnen sifted through thousands of news articles to find out. |
KuhnenCamelia201202How Public Outrage Affects CEO Pay Camelia Kuhnen
Alexandra Niessen |
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201202Predicting Investment Shock WavesPapanikolaouDimitris February 2012 |
Predicting Investment Shock Waves201202PapanikolaouDimitris Predicting Investment Shock Waves
Technological innovations can not only upend entire industries but also wreak havoc with risk premiums. Dimitris Papanikolaou developed a model to determine how such changes affect investment shocks. |
PapanikolaouDimitris 201202Predicting Investment Shock Waves Dimitris Papanikolaou
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201202The Biggest Regret of AllMorrisonMike February 2012 |
The Biggest Regret of All201202MorrisonMike The Biggest Regret of All
Regret features heavily when people reflect on their lives, but there is one thing we regret more than anything else. In previous studies, education was at the top, but those only surveyed a limited sample of the population. Neal Roese asked a representative sample of Americans what they most regretted. Read on to find out what it is. |
MorrisonMike 201202The Biggest Regret of All Mike Morrison
Neal J. Roese |
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201202The Theory of Planning a Successful Economic RecoverySákovicsJózsef February 2012 |
The Theory of Planning a Successful Economic Recovery201202SákovicsJózsef The Theory of Planning a Successful Economic Recovery
Allocating funds appropriately is important when planning a stimulus bill, but ensuring that the right people get the money is fraught with difficulty. Jakub Steiner’s models of coordination games provide a theoretical framework that policymakers or managers can use to guide their decisions. |
SákovicsJózsef 201202The Theory of Planning a Successful Economic Recovery József Sákovics
Jakub Steiner |
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