Finance & Accounting

Bear or Bull Market Indicators?

The impact of short selling

When Executives Sell

The influence of wealth diversification on contracting schemes

Finance & Accounting

The Promise, Perils, and Performance of Private Equity

The returns that institutional investors realize from private equity differ dramatically across institutions

Marketing

How Many Reasons Do You Need to Like BMWs?

The role of content vs. retrieval ease

Policy

Lobbyists Speak in Numbers

Evaluating the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002

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