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October 3, 2016
Beefing Up Collateral Laws Could Encourage Banks to Lend
In many emerging economies, businesses without real estate struggle to access credit.
Charles W. Calomiris, Mauricio Larrain, José Maria Liberti and Jason Sturgess
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September 7, 2016
Six Tools for Communicating Complex Ideas
Business leaders need to know how to make their information stick.
Mitchell A. Petersen
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July 5, 2016
Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 11: Which Bankruptcy System Is Better?
In certain markets, forcing companies to liquidate could cause offices and factories to sit empty.
Shai Bernstein, Emanuele Colonnelli and Benjamin Iverson
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June 6, 2016
Your Investment Tool Is Failing You
A new tool offers smart investors an improvement over the CAPM.
Matthew R. Lyle, Charles C. Y. Wang and Akash Chattopadhyay
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May 9, 2016
Keeping the Angels at Bay
Startups should be wary of accepting too much money from angel investors.
Scott R. Baker
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April 4, 2016
Why Did Car Sales Drop So Dramatically During the Financial Crisis?
Even willing buyers were affected by a credit freeze.
Efraim Benmelech, Ralf R. Meisenzahl and Rodney Ramcharan
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March 17, 2016
Video: How to Play the Lottery Without Losing
Can we fight the poverty trap with new savings accounts that offer raffle tickets instead of interest?
Shawn Cole, Benjamin Iverson and Peter Tufano
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November 2, 2015
Do High-Frequency Traders Deserve Their Bad Rap?
Though suspicions abound, HFTs generally help markets function and grow.
Robert Korajczyk and Dermot Murphy
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September 8, 2015
Credit Where Credit Is Due
New ways of assessing credit worthiness could open up access to the global banking system.
Paul Christensen
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August 3, 2015
Did Irrational Exuberance Cause Vegas’ Housing Bubble?
Why a city surrounded by open land saw prices spike.
Charles Nathanson and Eric Zwick
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August 3, 2015
What Went Wrong at AIG?
Unpacking the insurance giant’s collapse during the 2008 financial crisis.
Robert McDonald and Anna Paulson
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July 6, 2015
Going Beyond “Buy Low, Sell High”
What is risky to short-horizon investors may not be risky to long-term investors.
Avraham Kamara, Robert Korajczyk, Xiaoxia Lou and Ronnie Sadka
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April 6, 2015
What Killed the Economy?
How deal complexity in commercial mortgage-backed securities contributed to the financial crisis.
Craig Furfine
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April 6, 2015
Let the Buyer Be Aware
A common error naïve homebuyers make helps explain housing boom and bust cycles.
Edward Glaeser and Charles Nathanson
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March 2, 2015
Using the Lure of a Lottery to Spur Savings
Now legal in the US, prize-linked savings accounts use the excitement of a jackpot drawing to encourage people to grow savings.
Shawn Cole, Benjamin Iverson and Peter Tufano
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January 30, 2015
When Uncertainty Lingers, Growth Lags
Companies’ reluctance to act in the wake of a country’s economic shock can inhibit growth as much as the original shock itself.
Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom and Steven J. Davis
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January 5, 2015
What Will It Take to Regulate the Stock Markets?
Better data and better cooperation are needed.
Torben Andersen
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December 1, 2014
Understanding How Stock Traders Forage for Profit
Day traders behave like bees when deciding what to buy and sell.
Serguei Saavedra, R. Dean Malmgren, Nicholas Switanek and Brian Uzzi
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December 1, 2014
Is Your Household Liquid Enough?
Ample cash reserves aid households when faced with the unexpected.
Scott R. Baker
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