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January 5, 2021
Employment Plunged to Great Depression Levels in 2020. What’s Ahead in 2021?
Even with vaccine rollouts and a new stimulus bill, the U.S. economy faces a daunting challenge.
Phillip Braun
December 4, 2020
How an Advice Hotline Is Making Farmers in India More Productive
Previous efforts to provide farmers with guidance fell short. But this venture went further.
Apoorv Gupta, Jacopo Ponticelli and Andrea Tesei
December 1, 2020
Should Local Governments Be Offering Tax Credits to Angel Investors?
New research casts doubt on whether these incentives actually spur innovation and economic growth.
Matthew Dennes, Sabrina Howell, Filippo Mezzanotti, XinXin Wang and Ting Xu
October 30, 2020
Airlines and COVID-19: The Turbulence Ahead
With demand still down and debts mounting, the industry looks ahead.
Efraim Benmelech
October 5, 2020
What’s Next for Real Estate Markets?
As the pandemic continues to upend how we live, work, and play, the future of residential and commercial markets remains very much in flux.
Charles Nathanson
October 2, 2020
Tesla’s Stock Offering: Not Their First nor Their Last
Here’s why they’re at it again.
Efraim Benmelech
September 2, 2020
How Credit Ratings Are Shaping Governments’ Responses to Covid-19
To fund pandemic-related spending, governments around the world will need to take on more debt. If they can.
Efraim Benmelech
July 20, 2020
Black-Owned Businesses Often Struggle to Access Capital. Here’s How Financial Institutions Can Change That.
Banks and investors need to redefine creditworthiness, diversify their boards, and think more about social returns.
William Towns
June 24, 2020
How to Secure Credit During a Financial Crisis
The key? Don’t tap your best collateral in good times.
Efraim Benmelech
May 5, 2020
Taking on Debt Can Help a Company Grow—Until a Crisis Hits
A new study shows how highly leveraged companies have less flexibility to innovate in a downturn.
Benjamin Friedrich and Michał Zator
May 5, 2020
Here’s How Americans Are Spending Their Stimulus Checks
Real-time data pinpoints what we’re buying, and who’s spending the fastest.
Scott R. Baker, R Farrokhnia, Steffen Meyer, Michaela Pagel and Constantine Yannelis
April 30, 2020
What Happens When Private-Equity Firms Start Making Deals Again?
There will be more buyout opportunities, but fewer on-site visits will make due diligence more difficult.
Alex Schneider
April 23, 2020
What the Current Crisis Means for Private Equity
Access to capital will likely buoy some PE firms and the companies they back. Others will be less lucky.
Filippo Mezzanotti
April 17, 2020
The COVID-19 Crisis Reveals How Short-Term, Shareholder-First Thinking Still Rules the Day
From questionable buybacks to overly restrictive M&A clauses, a recent pledge to consider other stakeholders is ringing hollow.
José Maria Liberti
April 1, 2020
The Unprecedented Stock-Market Reaction to COVID-19
A new analysis explains why this pandemic really is different.
Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Kyle Kost, Marco Sammon and Tasaneeya Viratyosin
March 18, 2020
Many Funds Have Committed to Socially Responsible Investing—But Few Are Following Through
As money flows into ESG funds, new evidence shows that most asset managers aren’t actually changing their investment behaviors.
Soohun Kim and Aaron Yoon
March 2, 2020
Yes, Investors Care About Gender Diversity
By recruiting more women, tech and finance companies stand to add millions to their stock value.
David Daniels, Jennifer Dannals, Thomas Lys and Margaret A. Neale
March 2, 2020
Why Financial-Market Pioneer Richard Sandor Is Building “the Most Boring Benchmark in America”
A conversation with the creator of AMERIBOR about interest-rate benchmarks in a post-LIBOR world.
Richard Sandor and Robert McDonald
March 2, 2020
How to Pick a Loser
A hedge-fund manager explains what most traders get wrong about short selling and when to go long on a diamond in the rough.
Scott Fearon and Robert Korajczyk
February 3, 2020
Why Companies Shouldn’t Necessarily Fear Higher Employee Turnover
In private equity, team stability has long been prized. But new research shows that higher turnover leads to better performance.
Francesca Cornelli, Elena Simintzi and Vikrant Vig
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