Authors

David Austen-Smith

Jeanne M. Brett

Alexander Chernev

David Dranove
Andrea Eisfeldt

Timothy Feddersen
Karsten Hansen

Robert Korajczyk

Angela Y. Lee

Beverly Walther
Articles
August 3, 2012
More than Risk Management
Non-hedging derivatives broadly used, but also broaden risks
Hariom Manchiraju, Spencer Pierce and Swaminathan Sridharan
September 4, 2012
Braggarts Become Leaders
Women at a disadvantage when competing for leadership positions
Ernesto Reuben, Pedro Rey-Biel, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales
September 4, 2012
Leveling the Playing Field
Small tweaks help first-generation college students succeed
Nicole Stephens, Stephanie A. Fryberg, Hazel Rose Markus, Camille S. Johnson and Rebecca Covarrubias

September 4, 2012
Is There a Female Leadership Style?
Data suggests the answer is “Yes”
David A. Matsa and Amalia R. Miller

September 4, 2012
Are Numbers Gendered?
What they reveal about the human mind
James Wilkie and Galen Bodenhausen

September 4, 2012
Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
Women lend women a helping hand to obtain top positions
David A. Matsa and Amalia R. Miller
October 1, 2012
Balancing Results and Revenue
Tweaking keyword auctions to benefit search engines and Internet users
Song Yao and Carl F. Mela
October 1, 2012
How Much Is Your Customer's Time Worth?
If you are in fast food, a surprising amount
Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen and Margaret Pierson
October 1, 2012
Flattery's Dark Side
Why you may want to consider how much you compliment
Sun Hyun Park, James D. Westphal and Ithai Stern
October 1, 2012
The Risk of Risk Avoidance
Firms with high managerial ownership may invest too cautiously
Vasia Panousi and Dimitris Papanikolaou
November 1, 2012
Peeking Inside the Wallet
How much do consumers spend on their credit cards?
Yuxin Chen and Joel H. Steckel
November 1, 2012
Why Are Presidents Less Effective than Prime Ministers?
Using game theory to model political systems leads to surprising insights.
Daniel Diermeier, Pohan Fong and Razvan Vlaicu

November 1, 2012
Which Form of Government Is Best?
Democracies may not outlast dictatorships, but they adapt better.
Daron Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov and Konstantin Sonin
November 1, 2012
All in the Family
Grantmaking of family and non-family foundations differ in predictable ways
Razvan Lungeanu and John L. Ward
December 1, 2012
Outsourcing Contracts in Service Industries
A new model reveals a surprisingly simple pricing scheme for outsourced service contracts
Mustafa Akan, Baris Ata and Martin Lariviere
December 1, 2012
The Price of Pollution
How much does environmental activism affect a corporation’s bottom line?
Ion Bogdan Vasi and Brayden King
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