Economics
How Auctions Help Solve Some of the World’s Most Complicated Problems
Whenever you turn your lights on, query Google, or stream a video on your phone, it’s likely an auction happened in the background. Our faculty discuss the decades of research that helped make auctions so ubiquitous.
Researchers: Robert Weber, Jeroen Swinkels, Sandeep Baliga, James Schummer and Joshua Mollner
November 11, 2020
Leadership
5 Tips to Become a More Effective Manager
Leaders matter. But so do managers.
Researchers: Carter Cast
November 10, 2020
Organizations
One Way to Create Better Workplace Incentives and Protocols: Codesign Them with Your Employees
New practices are more likely to be embraced if they aren’t dictated from the top.
Researchers: Jillian Chown
November 9, 2020
Marketing
Feeling Down? Simply Daydreaming about Something Fun Won’t Help.
But taking action could lift your spirits.
Researchers: Hao Shen, Aparna Labroo and Robert Wyer
November 4, 2020
Policy
One Key Trait That Predicts How Much People Will Socially Distance
This new research could help policymakers deliver more effective COVID-safety messaging.
Researchers: John Barrios, Efraim Benmelech, Yael V Hochberg, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales
November 4, 2020
Data Analytics
Video: How Bias Creeps into AI when Businesses Aren’t Looking
A quick explainer on what happens if you aren’t thoughtful about the data you use.
Researchers: Adam Pah
November 4, 2020
Economics
Meet the (Surprisingly Rational) COVID Consumer
Research on initial consumer spending shows that those at higher risk were making safer choices.
Researchers: Sergio Rebelo, Martin Eichenbaum, Mathias Trabandt, Francisco Lima and Miguel Godinho de Matos
November 2, 2020
Marketing
How the Specter of Contagious Disease Changes What We Want to Eat
Consumers turn to old standbys like Campbell’s Soup and Oreos. Here’s why.
Researchers: Chelsea Galoni, Gregory Carpenter and Hayagreeva Rao
November 2, 2020
Finance & Accounting
Airlines and COVID-19: The Turbulence Ahead
With demand still down and debts mounting, the industry looks ahead.
Researchers: Efraim Benmelech
Oktober 30, 2020
Leadership
How to Develop a Leadership Mindset for Uncertain Times
For one, take a page from the hero’s journey to find transformation in adversity.
Researchers: Michelle L. Buck
Oktober 30, 2020
Politics & Elections
The Political Divide in America Goes Beyond Polarization and Tribalism
These days, political identity functions a lot like religious identity.
Researchers: Eli J. Finkel and Cynthia S. Wang
Oktober 29, 2020
Economics
What Is “Auction Theory,” and What Kinds of Questions Can It Answer?
The recent Nobel put the field of auction theory in the spotlight. An economist explains how it works, using his own research as a guide.
Researchers: Paul Milgrom and Joshua Mollner
Oktober 29, 2020
Healthcare
Choosing the Right Health-Insurance Plan Could Add Years to Your Life
New evidence suggests that certain Medicare Advantage plans increase life spans more than others. Here’s what the best plans have in common.
Researchers: Jason Abaluck, Mauricio Cáceres Bravo, Peter Hull and Amanda Starc
Oktober 28, 2020
Policy
Unpacking the Federal Reserve’s Aggressive Response to COVID-19
A Kellogg professor spent the past year at the Fed. He explains the bank’s “guns-blazing” response—and the limits to these interventions.
Researchers: Nicolas Crouzet
Oktober 19, 2020
Organizations
What Companies Can Do to Encourage Compliance with COVID Safety Measures
Tips for thinking through “friction points” and making new habits stick.
Researchers: Loran Nordgren
Oktober 12, 2020
Finance & Accounting
What’s Next for Real Estate Markets?
As the pandemic continues to upend how we live, work, and play, the future of residential and commercial markets remains very much in flux.
Researchers: Charles Nathanson
Oktober 5, 2020
Organizations
How Family Business Owners Can Step Up During a Crisis
In uncertain times, businesses need to adapt. Their owners may have to as well.
Researchers: Jennifer Pendergast
Oktober 5, 2020
Entrepreneurship
Immigrants to the U.S. Create More Jobs than They Take
A new study finds that immigrants are far more likely to found companies—both large and small—than native-born Americans.
Researchers: Pierre Azoulay, Benjamin F. Jones, J. Daniel Kim and Javier Miranda
Oktober 5, 2020
Politics & Elections
When Executives Donate to Politicians, How Much Are They Keeping Their Companies’ Interests in Mind?
A new study looks at the motivation behind these donations, which make up nearly a fifth of all political giving.
Researchers: Edoardo Teso
Oktober 5, 2020
Finance & Accounting
Tesla’s Stock Offering: Not Their First nor Their Last
Here’s why they’re at it again.
Researchers: Efraim Benmelech
Oktober 2, 2020
