Finance & Accounting
Going Beyond “Buy Low, Sell High”
What is risky to short-horizon investors may not be risky to long-term investors.
Researchers: Avraham Kamara, Robert Korajczyk, Xiaoxia Lou and Ronnie Sadka
July 6, 2015
Data Analytics
Making Data Work Harder for You— Podcast Transcript
A strategic approach to data analytics starts with asking the right questions.
Researchers: Florian Zettelmeyer and Eric T. Anderson
July 6, 2015
Healthcare
Who Bears the Cost of the Uninsured? Nonprofit Hospitals.
When governments do not provide health insurance, hospitals must provide it instead.
Researchers: Craig Garthwaite, Tal Gross and Matthew J. Notowidigdo
June 22, 2015
Entrepreneurship
Overcoming the “Buzzsaw of Quiet” around Your Startup
Tips for how to optimize the product engine.
Researchers: Sean Johnson
June 15, 2015
The Risks of a Good Reputation
How reputation and trust function in commercial transactions and the sharing economy.
Researchers: Kent Grayson and Brayden King
June 2, 2015
Marketing
NASCAR Overhauls the Fan Experience
How the car-racing giant overcame flagging engagement.
Researchers: Eric T. Anderson
June 2, 2015
We Trust Reputation. Should We?
The power of reputation might expose us to greater risk.
Researchers: Gulnur Tumbat and Kent Grayson
June 2, 2015
Social Impact
How Do Activists Create Change?
Small reforms can lead to profound transformation.
Researchers: Mary Hunter-McDonnell, Brayden King and Sarah Soule
June 2, 2015
Can Wikipedia Be Trusted?
Crowdsourced Wikipedia entries are more biased than Encyclopaedia Britannica articles.
Researchers: Shane Greenstein and Feng Zhu
June 2, 2015
It Pays to Be Honest—Even When You’re Selling Junk
Disclosing flaws can drive auction bids up.
Researchers: Steven Tadelis and Florian Zettelmeyer
June 2, 2015
Marketing
The Risks of a Good Reputation— Podcast Transcript
How reputation and trust function in commercial transactions and the sharing economy. A transcript of this month’s Insight In Person podcast.
Researchers: Kent Grayson and Brayden King
June 2, 2015
Healthcare
Collaborating to Save Lives
For an integrated healthcare organization, culture is the key to operational efficiency.
Researchers: Leemore S. Dafny and William Ocasio
May 1, 2015
Data Analytics
Data Visualization: More Than Pretty Pictures
Data visualization techniques are integral to memorable and persuasive messaging.
Researchers: Steve Haroz, Robert Kosara and Steven Franconeri
May 1, 2015
The Ultimate Data Set
Computational social science aims to discover universal facts.
Researchers: Brian Uzzi
May 1, 2015
Entrepreneurship
The Business Before Your Business
Plan to aggregate customers from “day zero.”
Researchers: Andrew J. Razeghi
May 1, 2015
Data Analytics
A Leader's Guide to Data Analytics
A working knowledge of data science can help you lead with confidence.
Researchers: Florian Zettelmeyer
May 1, 2015
Careers
A Tilted Playing Field
New research finds bias in elite professional services hiring.
Researchers: Lauren Rivera
May 1, 2015
Marketing
The Superfluousness of Realtors
Homes sold through Realtors do not garner a price premium over ones sold by owners.
Researchers: Igal Hendel, Aviv Nevo and François Ortalo-Magné
April 6, 2015
Finance & Accounting
What Killed the Economy?
How deal complexity in commercial mortgage-backed securities contributed to the financial crisis.
Researchers: Craig Furfine
April 6, 2015
Finance & Accounting
Let the Buyer Be Aware
A common error naïve homebuyers make helps explain housing boom and bust cycles.
Researchers: Edward Glaeser and Charles Nathanson
April 6, 2015
