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College faculty publish fundamental and applied research in a wide range of peer reviewed publications, extension bulletins and policy briefs. Here, you’ll find Cornell Business News articles featuring some of that research.
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Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change?
As the planet warms, wine-growing regions face an uncertain future. Should they double-down on what they grow or do something entirely different?
Why Americans think they won’t benefit from Social Security
Researchers found that sharing graphs of income and costs instead of just the trust fund balance dramatically reduced misunderstanding.
Using machine learning to predict and prevent child malnutrition
A new system could forecast malnutrition hotspots before they occur and help humanitarian organizations target preventative aid.
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Five questions for Chris Anderson
In a recent article, “The Perils of Algorithmic Pricing,” Christopher Anderson of the Nolan School discusses why pricing algorithms matter for a variety of industries.
Prescription drug lawsuit ads can pose public health risks
Drug-injury ads are a way for law firms to obtain clients, resulting in serious negative consequences when people who need these drugs see the ads.
Complex incentives shape worker effort, for better or worse
Johnson School professors used data to examine how workers respond to complex pay structures.
AI chatbots can effectively sway voters – in either direction
A short interaction with a chatbot can meaningfully shift a voter’s opinion about a presidential candidate or proposed policy in either direction, new Cornell research finds.
Video-call glitches can have serious consequences
Video call glitches — even without disrupting conversation — can break the illusion of being face-to-face and feel uncanny, Cornell-led research finds.
Warming climate, not herd size, is biggest threat to rangelands
Researchers found that while larger herds can slightly reduce rangeland productivity in Mongolia from year to year, weather and climate have a much bigger effect.
For platforms relying on gig workers, bonuses can be a double-edged sword
Cornell researchers find that in the gig economy, bonus effectiveness depends on labor availability.
As farm jobs decline, food industry work holds steady
Study finds farm jobs shrink as nations grow wealthier, but food industry work holds steady — with better pay and wider gender gaps.
Nobel laureate Richard Thaler delights in the human side of economics
Richard Thaler, a Nobel laureate who was a professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management from 1978 to 1995, spoke Oct. 17.
Right or left, low-quality news links popular on social media
Dubious headlines spread across social media — not just on the right, new Cornell research finds.