Finance
Take 5: What’s in Your Investment Portfolio?
Here’s what our faculty have to say about assessing new stocks, investing in green companies—and the benefits of benign neglect.
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Finance
Why the Panic of 1907 Led to a Recession
Understanding this history sheds light on the 2008 financial crisis.
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Finance
Take 5: How Do Households Manage Fluctuating Finances?
Plus, how policymakers can help them manage better.
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Strategy
New Cryptocurrencies, Same Old Problems
Why we won’t see a Bitcoin takeover any time soon.
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Finance
Private Equity Helped Firms Weather the Great Recession
A new study shows that debt isn’t always a liability during a financial crisis.
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Finance
How Blockchain Could Radically Alter Global Finance
The technology underlying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is already starting to make its mark.
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Policy
Measuring the Impact of Dodd–Frank on Household Leverage
The regulation’s attempt to prevent people from taking on mortgages they can’t repay may not work as intended.
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Economics
How Do People Respond to Sales Tax Increases?
New research shows we aren’t as blasé as economists thought.
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Finance
“One of the Investment Greats” Explains His Portfolio Strategy
A Q&A with renowned investor Lou Simpson.
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Finance
Investors’ Fear of Missing Out on Disruptive Technology Leads to Overvalued Stocks
“Think of it like health insurance” for your portfolio.
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Finance
Why Has CEO Pay Grown So Much Faster Than the Average Worker’s?
A key component in growing pay disparity is how well executives harness new technologies.
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Finance
What Makes Oil Prices So Volatile?
There’s more to the story than OPEC. Plus, how fracking stands to change the market.
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Finance
Why Do Companies Turn Down Profitable Investments?
Limited organizational bandwidth can restrict managers’ options.
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Finance
The Puzzling Case of Why Syndicated Loans Are Cheaper in June than January
Research shows that interest rates are lower for borrowers who can plan ahead.
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Finance
Alaskans Get an Annual Check from the State. How Do They Spend It?
The answer depends on a family’s income, but not in the way many economists expected.
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Finance
How the 2013 Government Shutdown Affected Workers’ Household Spending
Even temporary income dips lead to a surprising degree of belt-tightening.
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Finance
How Risk Aversion Motivates Executives
Incentivizing leaders with too much stock promotes caution—and encourages underperformance.
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Finance
Why Are We So Quick to Borrow When the Value of Our Home Rises?
The reason isn’t as simple as just feeling wealthier.
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Accounting
When Companies Tweet, Investors Listen
Posting negative news on corporate social media might make investors uneasy and lead to bad press.
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Policy
How Drinking Beer Is Saving Russian Lives
Decades later, a Soviet public health initiative is still increasing male life expectancy.
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