Leadership
Podcast: What People Get Wrong about Setting Goals
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we hear how leaders can help their teams—and themselves—turn ambitious goals into reality.
Researchers: Craig Wortmann
五月 2, 2022
Policy
Tackling Global Poverty Takes More Than Cash
New research points to the power of including psychosocial interventions—such as group problem-solving—alongside economic ones.
Researchers: Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and and coauthors
五月 1, 2022
Economics
Why Are U.S. Companies Hoarding So Much Cash?
More than anything else, it comes down to taxes.
Researchers: Michael Faulkender, Kristine W. Hankins and Mitchell A. Petersen
四月 29, 2022
Policy
Why Sanctions Against Russia Are Falling Short
Game theory offers an explanation.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga
四月 29, 2022
Policy
China Is Caught in a COVID-19 Trap of Its Own Making
Why moderating its “zero-COVID” strategy is proving difficult.
Researchers: Nancy Qian
四月 26, 2022
Strategy
Be a Better Negotiator by Having a “BATNA”
Understand where you’re going when you can’t get to yes.
Researchers: Leigh Thompson
四月 20, 2022
Leadership
Take 5: How to Be a Better Mentor
Be sure your mentee “owns” the relationship—and don’t shy away from tough conversations.
Researchers: Bernard Banks, Diane Brink, Carter Cast and Brian Uzzi
四月 14, 2022
Social Impact
Podcast: What Should DEI Work Actually Look Like?
On this episode of The Insightful Leader’s “Ask Insight”—where our listeners ask questions of our faculty experts respond—we learn that changing the status quo will take self-reflection and time.
Researchers: Nicholas Pearce
四月 12, 2022
Economics
How Does Economic Uncertainty Play Out at the Local Level?
Indexing policy uncertainty by state provides new insights—and offers local governments a cautionary tale.
Researchers: Scott R. Baker, Steve Davis and Jeffrey Levy
四月 8, 2022
Economics
3 Economic Implications of Russia’s War on Ukraine
“We are seeing a world that’s going to be less than the sum of its parts.”
Researchers: Sergio Rebelo
四月 6, 2022
Healthcare
We Hear a Lot about New Drugs. But What Spurs Innovation in Medical Procedures?
There’s been little research on what brings about new procedures, despite how life-changing they can be.
Researchers: David Dranove, Craig Garthwaite, Christopher Heard and Bingxiao Wu
四月 5, 2022
Economics
When Interest Rates Climb, Some Workers Are Left Behind
When the Fed moves to cool the economy, it can disproportionately hurt female, Black, and less-educated workers in slack labor markets.
Researchers: Nittai K. Bergman, David A. Matsa and Michael Weber
四月 4, 2022
Marketing
To Boost Engagement, News Orgs Need to Reconsider the Click
Not all pageviews are equal. Indeed, some clicks actually spur people to unsubscribe from a site.
Researchers: Yayu Zhou, Bobby J. Calder, Edward Malthouse and Yasaman Kamyab Hessary
四月 1, 2022
Healthcare
How Social Stigma Can Dissuade Us from Taking Care of Our Health
A new study explores the decisions that go into seeking preventative care.
Researchers: Chethana Achar, Lea Dunn and Nidhi Agrawal
四月 1, 2022
Organizations
Is a Four-Day Workweek Right for Your Company?
There’s a reason more and more organizations are considering this option.
Researchers: Benjamin Friedrich
三月 24, 2022
Strategy
Podcast: How to Design Incentives That Motivate Employees
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we learn why it’s not always as simple as handing out a performance bonus.
Researchers: George Georgiadis
三月 21, 2022
Economics
Will Putin's War Slow China's Growth?
The additional spike in food and energy prices caused by the Russia–Ukraine conflict could be devastating for China. But the country’s neutral political stance toward the war may also yield economic gains.
Researchers: Nancy Qian
三月 17, 2022
Finance & Accounting
What Can We Learn from Amazon’s Stock Split?
We may have to wait and see what this move signals for the tech sector.
Researchers: Efraim Benmelech
三月 17, 2022
Policy
5 Things You May Not Know about Tax Policy
How do income taxes impact people’s career choices? And do soda taxes actually work?
Researchers: Charles Nathanson, Anna Tuchman, Filippo Mezzanotti, Therese McGuire and Sergio Rebelo
三月 14, 2022
Policy
How Climate Disasters Ripple Through the Labor Market
Environmental crises are increasingly leading workers to migrate. What happens next?
Researchers: Albert Christoph, Paula Bustos and Jacopo Ponticelli
三月 11, 2022
