Policy & the Economy
July 1, 2010
Money and Mores in the Mortgage Meltdown
When “illegal” and “immoral” failed to coincide
Paul Hirsch and Mary-Hunter Morris
June 1, 2010
Minimum Wage Matters
Increasing the minimum wage may not help low-wage workers
Ohad Kadan and Jeroen Swinkels
May 1, 2010
Rating the Raters of Corporate Governance
Independent examination reveals inconsistencies
Robert M. Daines, Ian Gow and David F. Larcker
May 1, 2010
Voters Love Winners (And So Do Endorsers)
How endorsers can gain the upper hand
Mehmet Ekmekci
April 5, 2010
Why Did They Stay?
Perspectives on Katrina survivors’ “choice” to stand their ground or evacuate
Nicole Stephens, MarYam Hamedani, Hazel Rose Markus, Hilary Bergsieker and Liyam Eloul
March 1, 2010
And the Poor Get Poorer
The economics of higher global temperatures.
Melissa Dell, Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken
March 1, 2010
Pensions in Peril
The funding status of state-sponsored pension plans
Robert Novy-Marx and Joshua Rauh
March 1, 2010
Timing Is Everything
The duration of climate agreements influences their success
Bård Harstad
February 1, 2010
Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America?
Restricting restaurant meals may not trim Americans’ expanding waistlines
Michael Anderson and David A. Matsa
December 1, 2009
Fetal Influence on Familiar Ailments
The effect of in-utero conditions on long term health
Craig Garthwaite
November 1, 2009
Beneficial or Detrimental Legislation?
The pros and cons of Sarbanes-Oxley
Daniel Cohen, Aiyesha Dey and Thomas Lys
October 1, 2009
Is Accounting that’s Good for General Motors Good for Detroit?
Business and government accounting practices diverge
Allan Drebin
October 1, 2009
Tort Reform No Miracle Cure
Limiting liability has limited impact on healthcare costs
Ronen Avraham, Leemore S. Dafny and Max M. Schanzenbach
October 1, 2009
Pyramidal Blind Spots
Perils of international joint ventures
Susan E. Perkins, Randall Morck and Bernard Yeung
August 1, 2009
Super-Premium Ice Cream
Merger effects on product variety
Michael J. Mazzeo, Michaela Draganska and Katja Seim
July 1, 2009
Walking Away
Moral, social, and financial factors influence mortgage default decisions
Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales
June 1, 2009
Driven Offshore
An unintended consequence of Sarbanes-Oxley
Peter Hostak, Emre Karaoglu, Thomas Lys and Yong Yang
May 1, 2009
Liquidity Rules
Manage innovation or risk repeating history
Ricardo J. Caballero and Arvind Krishnamurthy
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