Policy

Big Tax Breaks Beget Small Investments

Why the American Jobs Creation Act lowered taxes but failed to spur domestic investment

Policy

Valuing the Government Guarantee

Determining the U.S. government’s liability for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Policy

Engineered Electioneering

The “when” and “what” of candidates’ messages.

Leadership

Successful Mediators Wanted: No Robe Required

Skill should trump judicial experience when choosing a mediator?

Economics

Why Broadband Prices Haven’t Decreased

Creating the first broadband consumer price index

Leadership

Corporate Sweet Talk

How flattery can earn seats in the boardroom

Social Impact

Sustainability Is a Team Effort

Corporate sustainability works best when employees are stakeholders

Marketing

Writing the Books on Sales Forces

Looking back on the career of Andris Zoltners

Marketing

Reframing the Poverty Problem

Marketing can help address social ills

Economics

Pick a Rule, Any Rule

The evolution of choice

Marketing

The Downside of Deliberating

Why you may not want to think it over

Finance & Accounting

Valuing Possibilities

Investment behavior and stock returns may measure growth opportunities

Policy

Spent

What happened to the 2008 stimulus checks

When Security Analysts Talk, Who Really Listens?

Large and small investors find different results when following analyst recommendations

Policy

Recession-Fighting Serendipity

Well-timed government spending can blunt economic contractions

Strategy

Going, Going, Wrong

Competition and collusion among auction bidders

Policy

Money and Mores in the Mortgage Meltdown

When “illegal” and “immoral” failed to coincide

A Rating System That Forgets

Dropping some reputation ratings may help both buyers and sellers

Organizations

Paying Sales Professionals

Why compensation plans for sales people vary

Economics

Let Your Competitor Feast on Leftovers

Creating shortages can be a strategic advantage