Cost-Sharing Agreements

A tax-saving device for multi-nationals

Policy

Concrete Threats

Inferring market power under the threat of entry

Leadership

Ingratiating Behavior Provides Alternative Path to the Boardroom

Talent and credentials are not all that matters

Policy

A Borderline Question

The economics of immigration

Policy

Averting a Recession

Does a tax rebate work?

Organizations

Coupling within the Firm

Links between governance channels affect strategy

Finance & Accounting

Exercising Options

Should you accelerate income tax payment on share-based compensation?

Innovation

Running Neck and Neck

Research and development races

Strategy

Playing Well Together

The ability to share information about economic opportunities motivates firms to expand their boundaries

Marketing

Predicting Customer Lifetime Value

When is it sensible to give perks to customers?

Finance & Accounting

When Should a Firm Decentralize?

Corporate features can determine your organization’s design

Finance & Accounting

(When and How) Do Markets Learn?

The surprising market reactions to ambiguous corporate policies

Economics

Big Fish, Little Fish—Choose Your Pond

Company size, organizational design, and market structure correlate with executive salaries

Policy

Games Hospitals Play

How hospitals cope with competition

Letting Go of Voting Rights May Be a Good Investment Strategy

When looking at dual-class firms, dividends are more informative of performance than earnings

Marketing

Healthy Choices

Do people prefer the carrot or the stick?

Operations

Are Reservations Recommended?

Offering reservations is costly to restaurants, but they can be beneficial in some cases

Policy

Treasury Debt and Corporate Bond Rates

The bond yield spread reflects a Treasury debt convenience yield for investors

Marketing

Discriminating Prices for the Discriminating Consumer

Maximize profitability with different package sizes

Economics

Nobel Designs

Understanding mechanism design