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What Work Experience Makes a Successful Entrepreneur?
Mariko Sakakibara studied how founders’ employment history shapes their ventures
Mortgage Prepayments: Factors beyond Interest Rate Movements
Mikhail Chernov and Francis Longstaff developed a model for estimating the impact of economic variables on the pricing of prepayment risk
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Single-Family Rentals: What Drives Investor Return?
Andrea Eisfeldt’s unique data set provides fresh insights for the growing institutional investor market
Behavioral Economics: Are Nudges Cost-Effective?
Shlomo Benartzi and a team of experts make the financial case that governments should spend more on nudging
Sizing Up the Measurable Good of Affirmative Action
An economic model by Bernard Herskovic sets aside who loses and focuses on efficiency and overall growth
Crop Choices: How Price Supports Can Contribute to Healthier Diets
Christopher Tang’s model suggests well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choices
Financial Constraints on Intermediaries Cause Asset Mispricing
Using real-world bond data, Francis Longstaff and colleagues examine how the capital positions and liquidity of middlemen affect prices of securities they broker
In Adversity, Some High Performers Give Up Rather than Dig In
Hengchen Dai, studying the world of tennis, unearths a potential downside to office ranking systems
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- Household Energy Conservation: Appeal to Cost Savings or Environmental and Health Impacts?
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- Examining the Difference Between Quality and Taste in Consumer Preferences
- Clues to the Market When Mortgage Originators Delay Securitization
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Campaign Contributions Swayed by Neighbors’ Politics
Ricardo Perez-Truglia shares donation data and observes peer pressure
BRCA Mutation: New Model Quantifies How Surgeries Reduce Cancer Risk
Elisa Long, informed by personal experience, parses data to help those mulling mastectomy and gynecological surgeries
Why Corporate Leasing Practices Deserve More Respect
Judson Caskey finds most companies use asset leasing for business reasons, not accounting window dressing
A History of Plough-Based Farming Leads to Fewer Girls
Paola Giuliano explores the link between modern-day gender ratios and countries' agricultural roots
How Tech's Disruption Alters Investors' Appetite for Risk
Stavros Panageas suggests that new technology's upending of the old creates demand for alternative assets to offset risk
Are Interest Rates Really So Low?
Ivo Welch, adjusting for inflation — and, crucially, taxes — finds bond investors fare better than they might think
Thinking Small Could Deliver Bigger Retirement Success for Gig Workers
Research by Hal Hershfield and Shlomo Benartzi offers daily, weekly and monthly contribution schemes to gauge behavior