Healthcare
Where Is the U.S. Healthcare Industry Headed?
New business models abound, private equity is expanding, and healthcare workers are hard to find.
Researchers: David Dranove and Craig Garthwaite
June 21, 2022
Finance & Accounting
Real Estate Investors See Opportunity, Despite Inflation and Uncertainty
“The pace at which the world is changing in terms of how people use space is extremely exciting.”
Researchers: Kimberly Adams, Seth Singerman and Efraim Benmelech
June 14, 2022
Leadership
Podcast: What One School District’s Fiasco Says About the Strengths and Limits of AI
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: When Boston Public Schools looked to algorithms to solve equity issues and save money, it ran into a roadblock—the complicated lives of parents and students.
Researchers: Sébastien Martin
June 14, 2022
Social Impact
How to Measure Your Organization’s Social Impact
Smart people and good intentions don’t guarantee success. You need a thoughtful plan to measure what you are actually accomplishing.
Researchers: Andrew Dillon
June 10, 2022
Careers
How to Craft a Fulfilling Career
Practical tips for aligning your values with your work.
Researchers: Carter Cast
June 10, 2022
Politics & Elections
Take 5: Democracies and How They Thrive
A look at this form of government at a time when democracy is under stress around the world.
Researchers: Georgy Egorov, Ameet Morjaria, Sandeep Baliga, Nancy Qian and and coauthors
June 8, 2022
Economics
Did China’s One-Child Policy Prompt Households to Save More?
Researchers investigate whether the lack of a “family safety net” is responsible for China’s singularly high household savings rate.
Researchers: Scott R. Baker, Efraim Benmelech, Zhishu Yang and Qi Jacky Zhang
June 3, 2022
Economics
How Local Disruptions Can Affect the Global Supply Chain
A new study of the Kenyan flower industry can help buyers and suppliers prepare for uncertainty.
Researchers: Christopher Ksoll, Rocco Macchiavello and Ameet Morjaria
June 1, 2022
Economics
How One Tax Reform Led to More Women in the Workforce Decades Later
A study of a major fiscal change in Italy shows how much individual lives are affected when governments get more efficient.
Researchers: Nicola Bianchi, Michela Giorcelli and Enrica Maria Martino
June 1, 2022
Healthcare
Consumers Pay When Generic Drug Companies Collude. Here’s a Way to Stop Them.
Price-fixing by pharmaceutical cartels can cost billions, and the threat of lawsuits isn’t enough to deter it.
Researchers: Amanda Starc and Thomas G. Wollman
June 1, 2022
Leadership
Podcast: Executive Presence—Do You Have It?
This week, an episode from the archives: It’s not enough to be good at your job. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, learn how to develop the gravitas that commands attention and respect.
Researchers: Brooke Vuckovic
May 23, 2022
Finance & Accounting
Can Investors Create Profitable Trading Strategies Based on Academic Findings?
It hasn’t been clear if information from the ivory tower translates to the trading-room floor. A new study tackles the question by looking at research on earnings announcements.
Researchers: Matthew R. Lyle and Teri L. Yohn
May 6, 2022
Finance & Accounting
Apple’s Inflation Problem
The company faces a “double whammy” due to its cash hoarding.
Researchers: Efraim Benmelech
May 5, 2022
Marketing
For Brands, Perfection Is Out and Authenticity Is In
“It helps you seem more trustworthy and enjoyable, like a friend who is going to give you advice on what to buy.”
Researchers: Jacob D. Teeny
May 3, 2022
Marketing
The Psychological Factor That Helps Shape Our Moral Decision-Making
We all have a preferred motivation style. When that aligns with how we’re approaching a specific goal, it can impact how ethical we are in sticky situations.
Researchers: Chethana Achar and Angela Y. Lee
May 3, 2022
Policy
Larry Summers on Inflation and the Fed’s Attempts to Cool the Economy
In a recent Q&A with Kellogg’s Jan Eberly, Summers is skeptical that the economy can achieve a “soft landing.”
Researchers: Larry Summers and Janice C. Eberly
May 3, 2022
Leadership
Podcast: What People Get Wrong about Setting Goals
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we hear how leaders can help their teams—and themselves—turn ambitious goals into reality.
Researchers: Craig Wortmann
May 2, 2022
Policy
Tackling Global Poverty Takes More Than Cash
New research points to the power of including psychosocial interventions—such as group problem-solving—alongside economic ones.
Researchers: Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and and coauthors
May 1, 2022
Economics
Why Are U.S. Companies Hoarding So Much Cash?
More than anything else, it comes down to taxes.
Researchers: Michael Faulkender, Kristine W. Hankins and Mitchell A. Petersen
April 29, 2022
Policy
Why Sanctions Against Russia Are Falling Short
Game theory offers an explanation.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga
April 29, 2022
