Economics
Humanizing the U.S.–China Relationship
Escalating tensions between U.S. and Chinese governments make preserving in-person interactions between ordinary Chinese and Americans even more important.
Researchers: Nancy Qian
April 12, 2024
Leadership
Podcast: AI Is a Tool. How Do We Want to Use It?
Generative AI is like “a hammer looking for a nail.” On this episode of The Insightful Leader: we have to decide what the nail should be.
Researchers: Hatim Rahman
April 3, 2024
Policy
AI Has Entered the Court. Is This Changing Umpires’ Calls?
The Hawk-Eye review system in professional tennis has made umpires more accurate in many cases—but not all.
Researchers: David Almog, Romain Gauriot, Lionel Page and Daniel Martin
April 1, 2024
Organizations
Why Artists Are Punished More Harshly Than Scientists for the Same Misconduct
It’s tough to separate the artist from the art, a new study finds—but easier to separate the scientist from the science.
Researchers: Joseph J. Sieve and Jacob D. Teeny
April 1, 2024
Finance & Accounting
Do Green Bonds Actually Lead to Rosy Returns?
And are the companies that issue them truly addressing climate issues? New research investigates.
Researchers: Aaron Yoon and Sanjai Bhagat
April 1, 2024
Finance & Accounting
The Hedge Fund in Your Pantry
Many households utilize excess cash to support shopping habits that generate high financial returns.
Researchers: Scott R. Baker, Stephanie Johnson and Lorenz Kueng
April 1, 2024
Policy
The Truth about U.S. Immigration
It is possible both to maximize the benefits of immigration and still maintain border security and support workers in sectors that immigrants may enter.
Researchers: Nancy Qian
March 26, 2024
Strategy
What Game Theory Can Teach Us about RICO Prosecutions
“If you’re on trial with 17 other people, the fear that somebody else will confess becomes much more realistic.”
Researchers: Ehud Kalai
March 19, 2024
Leadership
Podcast: Need to Make a Point? Tell a Good Story.
Plus: more leadership advice in this episode of The Insightful Leader’s “Ask Insight” series.
Researchers: Harry M. Kraemer
March 18, 2024
Finance & Accounting
What Would a Capital One–Discover Deal Really Mean?
A financial expert considers the acquisition’s potential impact on credit-card networks, merchants, and consumers.
Researchers: Lulu Wang
March 11, 2024
Marketing
When Persuading a Group, Beware the Allure of Consensus
We tend to favor strategies that win broad-but-weak support over narrow-but-strong support—and this preference can lead us astray.
Researchers: Derek D. Rucker, Jesse D'Agostino, Mark Dyer and Zakary L. Tormala
March 8, 2024
Marketing
How to Grow in a Multichannel World
As e-commerce continues to expand, companies need to adapt their channel strategies to stay relevant. A marketing expert offers guidance for reaching customers.
Researchers: Jim Lecinski
March 7, 2024
Marketing
Podcast: Need Product Inspiration? Meet Your Customer in the Wild.
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: a consumer anthropologist takes us behind the scenes as she interviews a “pet parent.”
Researchers: Gina Fong
March 5, 2024
Economics
When New Technology Arrives, Who Wins and Who Loses?
For tools that assist but don’t replace workers, novices benefit, while experienced employees take a hit.
Researchers: Leonid Kogan, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Lawrence Schmidt and Bryan Seegmiller
March 5, 2024
Politics & Elections
How Trolls Poison Political Discussions for Everyone Else
Online political debate isn’t inherently toxic, a new study of Reddit commenters finds. Instead, it becomes toxic because of the kind of commenters who opt in.
Researchers: Michalis Mamakos and Eli J. Finkel
March 1, 2024
Economics
How to Award Contracts When You’re Concerned about Quality
You want a good price, but you don’t want lousy workmanship. What’s a buyer to do?
Researchers: Giuseppe Lopomo, Nicola Persico and Alessandro T. Villa
March 1, 2024
Finance & Accounting
The Dos and Don’ts of Regulating AI
How can governments capitalize on AI’s benefits while minimizing its dangers? New research examines several policies—and identifies a promising approach.
Researchers: João Guerreiro, Sergio Rebelo and Pedro Teles
February 23, 2024
Policy
What’s at Stake in the UFC Antitrust Case?
The outcome of the mixed-martial-arts saga could have wide-ranging implications for the future of global sports entertainment.
Researchers: R. Mark McCareins
February 23, 2024
Data Analytics
Podcast: Can Complexity Science Help Us Understand Organizations?
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: From climate change to neuroscience, this new approach is reshaping how we study complicated systems.
Researchers: Benjamin F. Jones, Brian Uzzi and Dashun Wang
February 20, 2024
Organizations
Organizations Are Complex. Complexity Science Can Help Us Understand Them.
You can’t study the behavior of a flock by looking at individual birds. It’s time to bring that holistic approach to the social sciences, too.
Researchers: Benjamin F. Jones, Brian Uzzi and Dashun Wang
February 12, 2024
