Policy & the Economy
August 1, 2016
How Much Do Brokerage Firms Benefit from Political Connections?
Politicians can’t trade on insider information—but the firms they talk to can.
Dane M. Christensen, Michael B. Mikhail, Beverly Walther and Laura A. Wellman
May 5, 2016
Is Reading Someone’s Emails Like Entering Their Home?
How conceptions of privacy change over time and how analogies pave the way.
Kartikeya Bajpai and Klaus Weber
May 5, 2016
Can Raising the Capital Gains Tax Rate Ever Attract Investors?
The traditional view that raising rates hurts firms deserves a closer look.
Luzi Hail, Stephanie Sikes and Clare Wang
April 4, 2016
How Much Will You Pay Today for a Better Tomorrow?
How we answer that question has the power to shape climate-change policy.
David Amdur, Donald Dale, Christopher Borick and Barry G. Rabe
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
February 1, 2016
There Is a Downside to Increased Enrollment in Higher Ed
How opening the floodgates can hurt the classroom experience.
Nicola Bianchi
February 1, 2016
Why Healthcare Spending Has Slowed
Is the Affordable Care Act getting too much credit?
David Dranove, Craig Garthwaite and Christopher Ody
February 1, 2016
Does Democracy Curb Corruption?
A clever study investigates the link between where roads are built and who is in power.
Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria and Gerard Padró i Miquel
January 4, 2016
Can the Private Sector Solve the U.S. Infrastructure Crisis?
Why it may take public-private partnerships to keep our bridges from crumbling.
David A. Besanko
January 4, 2016
How Hateful Rhetoric Can Create a Vicious Cycle of Dehumanization
The way we feel perceived can have dangerous consequences.
Nour Kteily, Gordon Hodson and Emile Bruneau
December 8, 2015
The Danger of Dehumanizing Others
People who think other groups are less evolved are more likely to support retaliation against them.
Nour Kteily, Emile Bruneau, Adam Waytz and Sarah Cotterill
November 2, 2015
Communities Are Partners, Not Beneficiaries
Advice for getting global health projects off the ground.
Juliet Sorensen
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
September 8, 2015
Why Power Companies Love Smart Meters
Smart meters provide richer data, enabling smarter pricing strategies and a smoother electricity supply chain.
Özge İşlegen, Baris Ata and Asligul Serasu Duran
July 6, 2015
The Economics of the Illegal Drug Market
An argument for sentencing dealers based on the purity of their product.
Manolis Galenianos, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Nicola Persico
June 22, 2015
Who Bears the Cost of the Uninsured? Nonprofit Hospitals.
When governments do not provide health insurance, hospitals must provide it instead.
Craig Garthwaite, Tal Gross and Matthew J. Notowidigdo
May 1, 2015
Collaborating to Save Lives
For an integrated healthcare organization, culture is the key to operational efficiency.
Leemore S. Dafny and William Ocasio
January 5, 2015
What Will It Take to Regulate the Stock Markets?
Better data and better cooperation are needed.
Torben Andersen
December 1, 2014
Is Your Household Liquid Enough?
Ample cash reserves aid households when faced with the unexpected.
Scott R. Baker
December 1, 2014
Fixing the Next Mortgage Crisis
What if mortgages could be refinanced automatically?
Janice C. Eberly and Arvind Krishnamurthy
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