Jörg L. Spenkuch
Associate Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
Take 5: Yikes! When Unintended Consequences Strike
Good intentions don’t always mean good results. Here’s why humility, and a lot of monitoring, are so important when making big changes.
Researchers: Sunil Chopra, Jacopo Ponticelli, Anna Tuchman, Erika Deserranno and Jörg L. Spenkuch
May 16, 2023
How Experts Make Complex Decisions
By studying 200 million chess moves, researchers shed light on what gives players an advantage—and what trips them up.
Researchers: Yuval Salant and Jörg L. Spenkuch
November 1, 2022
Civil Servants Often Work for Administrations They Disagree with Politically. How Does This Affect Their Job Performance?
While the benefits of insulating career bureaucrats are clear, new research explores whether there are downsides, too.
Researchers: Jörg L. Spenkuch, Edoardo Teso and Guo Xu
June 1, 2021
Podcast: To Lead Through a Crisis, You Need the “Straight, Unvarnished Truth”
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: Carbon’s Ellen Kullman, former CEO of DuPont, on having the right people around to hold up a mirror.
Researchers: Ellen Kullman and Jörg L. Spenkuch
December 23, 2020
“Know What People Say About You in the Company.”
Former DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman shares her advice on establishing credibility—in a crisis, and throughout your career.
Researchers: Ellen Kullman and Jörg L. Spenkuch
December 23, 2020
How Did School Desegregation Shape the Political Ideology of White Students Later in Life?
A new study suggests that, more than four decades later, the impact of these policies on political leanings is apparent.
Researchers: Ethan Kaplan, Jörg L. Spenkuch and Cody Tuttle
September 1, 2020
Take 5: What You May Not Know about Advertising
Research reveals how ads can affect shopping behavior, elections, and even our health.
Researchers: Brett Gordon, Kent Grayson, Jörg L. Spenkuch and Amanda Starc
August 6, 2019
Politicians Vote Differently When Journalists Aren’t Watching
During natural disasters, the media spotlight shifts—and special interests benefit.
Researchers: Ethan Kaplan, Jörg L. Spenkuch and Haishan Yuan
January 3, 2019
Podcast: Two Surprising Ways to Predict How Supreme Court Justices Will Vote
Here’s what a half century of data can tell us.
Researchers: Jörg L. Spenkuch and Tonja Jacobi
December 10, 2018
Take 5: Election Rules and Campaign Tactics That Sway Voters
A look at whether celebrity endorsements matter, why the top spot on a ballot is coveted, and more election research from Kellogg faculty.
Researchers: Craig Garthwaite, Angela Y. Lee, Yuval Salant, Georgy Egorov and Jörg L. Spenkuch
October 30, 2018
Supreme Court Justices Become Less Impartial and More Ideological When Casting the Swing Vote
A new study suggests that justices may treat cases differently when given a chance to shape policy.
Researchers: Tom Clark, B. Pablo Montagnes and Jörg L. Spenkuch
September 13, 2018
Take 5: The Science of Back-to-School Season
Why sending your kid to the “best” school may backfire, and other education research from Kellogg faculty.
Researchers: Jörg L. Spenkuch, Michal Maimaran, Nicole Stephens and Nicola Bianchi
August 3, 2018
When Corporations Donate to Candidates, Are They Buying Influence?
The surprising result suggests the need to rethink the role of money in politics.
Researchers: Anthony Fowler, Haritz Garro and Jörg L. Spenkuch
September 5, 2017
Why Sending Your Kid to the Best Possible School May Backfire
Being surrounded by smarter peers can hurt test scores and incite disruptive behavior.
Researchers: Steve Cicala, Roland G. Fryer Jr. and Jörg L. Spenkuch
November 2, 2016
To Rally Your Base, Buy Air Time
How political advertising is a zero-sum game.
Researchers: Jörg L. Spenkuch and David Toniatti
January 4, 2016
Does Immigration Increase Crime?
Nationwide statistics suggest no impact on violent crime.
Researchers: Jörg L. Spenkuch
June 2, 2014
Statistics That Hurt
Racial discrimination still affects Black workers’ wages
Researchers: Roland G. Fryer Jr., Devah Pager and Jörg L. Spenkuch
January 8, 2014