Finance

Jumps in the Market Make for Jumpy Investors

Short-lived market events can have long-term effects on the appetite for risk

Finance

Today’s Rising One-percenters

The growing gap between the very rich and everyone

Marketing

One, Two, Three Stats and More at the Old Ballgame

Identifying baseball’s best players and most reliable statistics

Policy

An Unhealthy Market for Competition

Health insurance companies in the U.S., not consumers, control the market

Developing Stock Exchanges In Developing Countries

The impetus for a new stock exchange can determine its fate

A Trusted Name

Why we trust people we do not know.

Policy

Abundant Resources, Yet Little Freedom

Why dictators of resource-rich countries muzzle the press

Strategy

Remaining the Market Leader

The role of learning-by-doing and organizational forgetting

Innovation

Age and Great Invention

Scientists who make breakthroughs are older than ever

Social Impact

Driving Biofuel Adoption

Brazil’s consumers offer a peek at attitudes towards alt-fuels

Strategy

Firming Up the Foundations of Game Theory

Elucidating the role of information in strategic interactions

Sifting through Stock-Based Compensation

Managers and analysts use the expense for different purposes

Strategy

Consumers, Cars, and Common Sense

The role of gas prices in American automobile purchases

Policy

Ballooning Budgets

Why federal budgets grow, but rarely shrink

Finance

Debt Markets During the Crisis

Failure to see the big picture led to a breakdown

Marketing

When Uncertainty Is a Sure Thing

Points and prizes can make for successful product promotion

Policy

A Potentially Fatal Illness, An Unpredictable Vaccine

Yearly flu vaccine notable for uncertainty in both supply and demand

Marketing

A Widespread Stigma

Why are people with mental illness judged unfairly?

Finance

Synchronicity Pays

Instant messaging helps traders buy and sell at the right time

Entrepreneurship

Not All VCs Are Created Equally

High-quality venture capitalists can improve financial management and reporting

Marketing

Talk to Your Doctor About…

How consumer drug ads affect prescribing practices

Policy

Buy Coal?

Purchasing the dirty fossil fuel could help fight climate change

Economics

What has the Internet Done for the Economy?

The puzzling spread of the commercial Internet could explain wage inequalities

Teamwork

When to Come Out Swinging

Devise the right strategy for negotiations or online auctions

Cooking the Books

Why do firms issue financial misstatements?

Finance

Shareholders vs. Management: Split Decision

Shareholders should usually—but not always—control decisions

Finance

Missing in Aisle 5

When grocery stores borrow, consumer experience drops

Economics

Expert or Charlatan?

A test to tell the difference between authentic experts and flimflam artists

Policy

Do Anti-drinking Ads Work?

Guilt-inducing public service announcements can backfire

Economics

Increasing Revenue from Online Auctions

Buyer-seller interactions affect customer value in two-sided markets

The Fall of German Biotech

How the anti-biotech movement tripped up once-pioneering firms

Policy

Preventing Crime Waves

Why harsh punishments for all offenses may exacerbate crime

Finance

Dividends Driving Volatility

Erratic stock prices due to concerns over short-term dividend payments

Strategy

Is Democracy Good for Peace?

Limited democracies and weak dictators may escalate conflicts

Operations

From Web Visits to Firm Orders

Analyzing web visitor click data to streamline sales efforts

Economics

Matriculation Matters

Refining the college admissions guessing game

Social Impact

Principal Performance

What if school principals’ pay were tied to job performance? Turns out, it already is

Policy

On the Origin of Schools

The diversity of Arizona’s charter schools

Economics

Balancing Medical Risks with Financial Needs

Controversial prescription drug Vioxx may have kept people in the workforce

Policy

Government or God?

In times of uncertainty, people seek stability

Economics

Reward Now, Punish Later

Punishment alone may not change social norms

Policy

All Politics Is Cultural

Cultural not economic vocabularies separate liberals and conservatives

Marketing

Real Men Don’t Eat Very Berry Cheesecake

Manly preferences take their toll

Politics & Elections

A Populist Paradox

Populist policies may harm voters but reward leaders

Marketing

Generous Paupers and Stingy Princes?

Power and consumer spending

Politics & Elections

First Among Equals?

Prime ballot position improves a candidate’s chances of winning office.

Better Decisions Through Diversity

Heterogeneity can boost group performance.

Policy

Big Tax Breaks Beget Small Investments

Why the American Jobs Creation Act lowered taxes but failed to spur domestic investment

Policy

Valuing the Government Guarantee

Determining the U.S. government’s liability for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Policy

Engineered Electioneering

The “when” and “what” of candidates’ messages.

Leadership

Successful Mediators Wanted: No Robe Required

Skill should trump judicial experience when choosing a mediator?

Economics

Why Broadband Prices Haven’t Decreased

Creating the first broadband consumer price index

Leadership

Corporate Sweet Talk

How flattery can earn seats in the boardroom

Social Impact

Sustainability Is a Team Effort

Corporate sustainability works best when employees are stakeholders

Marketing

Writing the Books on Sales Forces

Looking back on the career of Andris Zoltners

Marketing

Reframing the Poverty Problem

Marketing can help address social ills

Economics

Pick a Rule, Any Rule

The evolution of choice

Marketing

The Downside of Deliberating

Why you may not want to think it over

Finance

Valuing Possibilities

Investment behavior and stock returns may measure growth opportunities

Policy

Spent

What happened to the 2008 stimulus checks

Accounting

When Security Analysts Talk, Who Really Listens?

Large and small investors find different results when following analyst recommendations

Policy

Recession-Fighting Serendipity

Well-timed government spending can blunt economic contractions

Strategy

Going, Going, Wrong

Competition and collusion among auction bidders

Policy

Money and Mores in the Mortgage Meltdown

When “illegal” and “immoral” failed to coincide

A Rating System That Forgets

Dropping some reputation ratings may help both buyers and sellers

Organizations

Paying Sales Professionals

Why compensation plans for sales people vary

Economics

Let Your Competitor Feast on Leftovers

Creating shortages can be a strategic advantage

Sizing Up the Nightlife

A study of status distinction

Marketing

Corralling Consumer Choice

Optimizing assortment size based on perceived attractiveness

Policy

Minimum Wage Matters

Increasing the minimum wage may not help low-wage workers

Careers

How to Prosper as a Product Manager

Redefining and Strengthening the Product Manager’s Role

Finance

Bonuses Despite Billion Dollar Bailouts

Managerial incentives, capital reallocation, and the business cycle

Careers

Learning to Use Regret

Studies in the negative emotions and how to use them

Rating the Raters of Corporate Governance

Independent examination reveals inconsistencies

Policy

Voters Love Winners (And So Do Endorsers)

How endorsers can gain the upper hand

Leadership

Get Over Yourself

Why we think we’re forces to be reckoned with

Finance

Hedging Your Bets Is Still a Gamble

Hedge funds and other alternative assets can underestimate risk, overestimate returns

Marketing

Desire to Acquire

Powerlessness and compensatory consumption

Social Impact

Why Did They Stay?

Perspectives on Katrina survivors’ “choice” to stand their ground or evacuate

Economics

The Surprising Importance of Grades

Sending signals in the job market

Marketing

Surveying Sensitive Topics

New tools help correct for survey bias

Social Impact

And the Poor Get Poorer

The economics of higher global temperatures.

The Sounds of Silence

Consumers cue on corporations’ crisis communications

Policy

Pensions in Peril

The funding status of state-sponsored pension plans

Policy

Timing Is Everything

The duration of climate agreements influences their success

Accounting

Corner Office Compensation

Post-employment benefits explain CEO compensation

Trusting the Stock Market

Impressions influence investors decisions

Policy

Congenital Defect

Systemic hospital cost inflation

Finance

The Financial Hazards of Aging

Why older adults choose riskier investments

Marketing

The Devil Is in the Detailing

Modeling physician choice of prescription drugs

Policy

Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America?

Restricting restaurant meals may not trim Americans’ expanding waistlines

Strategy

To Settle or Not to Settle

Negotiations and attorney interests in medical malpractice cases

Teamwork

Consistent Contributors

Putting the team first helps solve the “cooperation problem”

Strategy

Membership Has Its Punishments

Loyalty programs dissuade firms from pricing products competitively

Data Analytics

Really, I Can Return It? Sold!

Optimizing your returns policy

Operations

We Will Be Right with You

Managing customers with vague promises

Finance

The Real Costs of Credit Access

Evidence from the payday lending market

Policy

Fetal Influence on Familiar Ailments

The effect of in-utero conditions on long term health

Explaining Stock Price Drift

Trading costs lead the way

Marketing

Balance in Advertising

Tailored marketing messages can counter consumers’ negative emotions