How The World Works
Beyond GDP, Consider the Entire Nation’s Well-Being
Featuring: Dan Benjamin, Professor of Behavioral Economics and Genoeconomics
Professor of Behavioral Economics and Genomics Dan Benjamin has devised an index, scoring each U.S. locale
AI, Fed a Diet of AI Content: Intellectual Malnutrition
Featuring: Francisco Castro , Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Francisco Castro looked into the pratfalls of generative AI creating content from its content
What Happens When Dollar Stores Come to Town
Featuring: Brett Hollenbeck, Associate Professor of Marketing
Brett Hollenbeck’s study uncovers the deleterious effects on public health over a ten-year period
Research Shows Female Political Candidates Are Judged More Harshly by Voters
Featuring: Clemence Tricaud, Assistant Professor of Economics
Clemence Tricaud looked at comparable municipal elections and pandemic policies to reveal a tidy social experiment hiding beneath
One of the Most Important Findings in Cancer Research
Featuring: Jennifer Kao, Assistant Professor of Strategy
Jennifer Kao shows that a high percentage of cancer studies don’t publicly share trial results, despite the federal disclosure requirements
Going Big, Differently: Amazon Versus Google
Featuring: Marvin Lieberman, Professor of Strategy; Harry and Elsa Kunin Chair in Business and Society, Strategy Area Chair
As Marvin Lieberman shows, these leviathans have distinct strategies and methods for growth
In One Major Respect, Big Tech Is Allied with the GOP
Featuring: Gonzalo Freixes, Adjunct Professor of Accounting; Associate Dean, Fully Employed MBA Program and Executive MBA Programs
As Gonzalo Freixes explains, lobbyists from the largest U.S. companies have prevented lawmakers from fixing our corporate tax shelter problem
Social Impact Work in the U.S. Has Been Held Back by a Major Recruiting Issue
Featuring: Scott Rodilitz, Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Scott Rodilitz dove deep into the No. 1 platform to engage volunteers and devised a way to better distribute the work
How Markets Keep Getting Social Posts and Silence Wrong
Featuring: Beatrice Michaeli, Associate Professor of Accounting
Beatrice Michaeli uncovers the cost of investors’ knee-jerk reactions, under-reactions and mis-reads
How Short-Termism Can Be Dangerous
Featuring: Judson Caskey, Professor of Accounting, Undergraduate Accounting Minor Director
Judson Caskey examines how the push for quarterly returns often leads to injuries and a false representation
The AI Revolution Is Making Waves, but Is It Making Money?
Featuring: Gregor Schubert, Assistant Professor of Finance
Gregor Schubert shows how new the generative AI tools are a boon to the major companies that use them
Our Research Puts You in Touch With Your Future Self
Featuring: Hal Hershfield, Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making, Marketing Area Chair
Professor Hal Hershfield knows how the "today you" can make the "tomorrow you" happy
The Fed Bought Up Corporate Bonds in the Last Recession. A Brazen Precedent?
Featuring: Tyler Muir, Associate Professor of Finance
Tyler Muir explains how the Fed created an expectation
You May Be Experiencing Time Poverty, A Root Cause of Unhappiness
Featuring: Cassie Mogilner Holmes, Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making at the UCLA Anderson School of Management
Cassie Holmes’ research and book reveal the methods to control your happiness
Workers Vs. Algorithms
Featuring: Felipe Caro, Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
It doesn't have to be this way, Felipe Caro explains. Both just need to be understood