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June 1, 2010

Minimum Wage Matters

Increasing the minimum wage may not help low-wage workers

May 1, 2010

Voters Love Winners (And So Do Endorsers)

How endorsers can gain the upper hand

Pupil receives A grade on paper
April 5, 2010

The Surprising Importance of Grades

Sending signals in the job market

March 1, 2010

And the Poor Get Poorer

The economics of higher global temperatures.

March 1, 2010

The Sounds of Silence

Consumers cue on corporations’ crisis communications

March 1, 2010

Timing Is Everything

The duration of climate agreements influences their success

February 1, 2010

To Settle or Not to Settle

Negotiations and attorney interests in medical malpractice cases

January 1, 2010

Membership Has Its Punishments

Loyalty programs dissuade firms from pricing products competitively

December 23, 2009

The Real Costs of Credit Access

Evidence from the payday lending market

December 1, 2009

Fetal Influence on Familiar Ailments

The effect of in-utero conditions on long term health

December 1, 2009

Rational Rationing

Allocating scarce resources in uncertain conditions

October 1, 2009

Tort Reform No Miracle Cure

Limiting liability has limited impact on healthcare costs

October 1, 2009

Reading the Org Chart

What a firm’s structure can tell us

September 1, 2009

There’s No Place Like Home

Investment bias toward domestic funds

August 1, 2009

Rational Retail Pricing

Demand-based pricing versus past-price dependence

August 1, 2009

Super-Premium Ice Cream

Merger effects on product variety

July 1, 2009

Walking Away

Moral, social, and financial factors influence mortgage default decisions

July 1, 2009

$1,000 Cash Back

Implications for customer and dealer negotiations

June 1, 2009

Picking Up Pennies for Profit

Predictable stock price patterns

June 1, 2009

Counterfeit Competition

Driving up price and quality

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