Economics
June 1, 2026
The Enduring Cost of Gun Violence at School
Shootings have adverse consequences not just on students’ health and education but on their long-term career prospects as well.
Marika Cabral , Bokyung Kim, Maya Rossin-Slater, Molly Schnell and Hannes Schwandt
March 27, 2026
Why We Should Worry About Stagflation
Oil price shock? Rising inflation? Slowing economy? It’s a mix that economists dread, and it’s bad news for businesses and households.
Phillip Braun
March 24, 2026
Take 5: Is Your Price Right?
Pricing plays a big part in a product’s success or failure. Kellogg faculty research helps demystify the process.
Eric T. Anderson, Derek D. Rucker, Anna Tuchman, Suraj Malladi, Robert L. Bray and Galen Bodenhausen
March 3, 2026
4 Ways Government Subsidies Can Curdle
The return of full-fat dairy to school menus illustrates how government protection of struggling industries can backfire for companies and consumers.
Matthew Roling
March 1, 2026
The Slow Drip of Price Increases
An economic model helps explain why starting low and slowly increasing prices often leads to the highest profits over time.
Suraj Malladi
February 24, 2026
The New Global Order
As the post–Cold War era recedes, new spheres of influence are emerging.
Nancy Qian
February 23, 2026
Podcast: The Global Trends Shaping the Way We Do Business
Uncertainty is everywhere. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we examine the effect of geopolitics on everything from Barbies to Sharpies.
Nancy Qian
February 1, 2026
Is AI Turning Back the Clock on the Job Market?
Historically, new technologies have replaced jobs requiring more manual tasks. But AI is doing the opposite, with big implications for workers.
Huben Liu, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Lawrence Schmidt and Bryan Seegmiller
February 1, 2026
4 Trends to Watch in China’s Economy
The challenges go beyond tariffs and trade wars. A Kellogg expert discusses real-estate anxieties, youth unemployment, and other factors clouding the nation’s outlook.
Nancy Qian
December 11, 2025
Can America Win the New Race for Scientific Leadership?
If the U.S. has truly entered a second Cold War, it should repeat the strategy that helped it win the first one: expanding the scientific frontier at home.
Nancy Qian
November 20, 2025
The Economic Price We Pay for War
A study of armed conflict in the post–World War II era finds that no matter the outcome on the battlefield, economies suffer on all sides.
Efraim Benmelech and Joao Monteiro
September 17, 2025
Take 5: Personal Finance Isn’t Just Personal
Research and insights from Kellogg faculty show that our financial decisions can have ripple effects.
Lulu Wang, Sean Higgins, Sergio Rebelo, Benjamin Harris and Eli J. Finkel
August 12, 2025
The Crisis of the Chinese Family
Declining fertility rates in China might prove particularly destabilizing—and difficult to reverse.
Nancy Qian
August 1, 2025
Is It a Coin Flip or Is It Justice? It Could Be Both.
Game theory shows that it often makes sense for judges to rule at random.
Alvaro Sandroni and Leo Katz
August 1, 2025
When Banks Get Picky about Lending, the Economy May Suffer
Being too restrictive about who can borrow has ripple effects that can prolong economic downturns.
Michael J. Fishman, Jonathan A. Parker and Ludwig Straub
August 1, 2025
Surge Pricing in Aisle Five?
Despite concern, the use of digital price tags in grocery stores hasn’t moved the needle on costs for consumers.
Ioannis Stamatopoulos, Robert Sanders and Robert L. Bray
July 1, 2025
When Memory Leads to Wrong Moves
In new situations, we tend to rely on past strategies to guide our decisions—even when a fresh approach may be better.
Yuval Salant, Jörg L. Spenkuch and David Almog
July 1, 2025
Fixing a Market Mismatch
Nurturing markets in areas where products or services are needed but conspicuously absent is about more than supply and demand.
Andrew Dillon and Nicoló Tomaselli
April 23, 2025
What Trump Wants From Tariffs … and What the U.S. Might Get Instead
The administration hopes to bring back manufacturing and reduce trade deficits. But renegotiating trade may damage global trust in the U.S.
Nancy Qian
April 1, 2025
How America’s News Diet Went from Local to National
While many view the internet as the death knell of local print journalism, the unraveling started decades earlier—with the rise of television.
Charles Angelucci, Julia Cagé and Michael Sinkinson
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