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
Policy
China Is Caught in a COVID-19 Trap of Its Own Making
Why moderating its “zero-COVID” strategy is proving difficult.
Researchers: Nancy Qian
April 26, 2022
Strategy
Be a Better Negotiator by Having a “BATNA”
Understand where you’re going when you can’t get to yes.
Researchers: Leigh Thompson
April 20, 2022
Leadership
Take 5: How to Be a Better Mentor
Be sure your mentee “owns” the relationship—and don’t shy away from tough conversations.
Researchers: Bernard Banks, Diane Brink, Carter Cast and Brian Uzzi
April 14, 2022
Social Impact
Podcast: What Should DEI Work Actually Look Like?
On this episode of The Insightful Leader’s “Ask Insight”—where our listeners ask questions of our faculty experts respond—we learn that changing the status quo will take self-reflection and time.
Researchers: Nicholas Pearce
April 12, 2022
Economics
How Does Economic Uncertainty Play Out at the Local Level?
Indexing policy uncertainty by state provides new insights—and offers local governments a cautionary tale.
Researchers: Scott R. Baker, Steve Davis and Jeffrey Levy
April 8, 2022
Economics
3 Economic Implications of Russia’s War on Ukraine
“We are seeing a world that’s going to be less than the sum of its parts.”
Researchers: Sergio Rebelo
April 6, 2022
