Thought Leadership
How federal disaster money favors the rich
Dyson professor Catherine Kling offers insights into the benefit-cost analysis the Army Corps of Engineers does to decide which properties are worth saving after a natural disaster.
In entertainment and business, it’s a race to the top. But what happens once you get there?
What “Oscar Curse?” Heeyon Kim’s research focuses on the effects of positive social status shifts and proximity to high-status brands.
2018 Emerging Market Multinationals Report: Emerging Markets Reshaping Globalization
Emerging Markets Institute contributor Eudes Lopes summarizes the 2018 report, which reflects on the growing governance role of the E20.
Getting to green: What makes companies more likely to adopt environmentally friendly practices?
Glen Dowell, associate professor of management and organizations, focuses his research on corporate sustainability, with a particular interest in firms’ environmental performance.
Supply Chain Disruption: A Survival Guide
With everything from trade disputes to climate change ready to disrupt the flow of goods, companies need risk mitigation plans to cover a broad range of scenarios.
Building better customer satisfaction in a world of technology
Anderson and Martyn explore how customer contact employees can be trained in the “how” of service, especially when involved in service recovery.
For STAARS fellows and mentors, their Business is a Better World
Through STAARS, talented, young African economists continue their education with policy-oriented research on the structural transformation of rural Africa.
Research Recap: Wage transparency reduces gender pay gap by 7%
A new working paper from Margarita Tsoutsoura and co-authors shows that pay transparency has a positive impact on closing the wage gap.
Research: Gender pay gaps shrink when companies are required to disclose them
Margarita Tsoutsoura, associate professor of finance, co-authors research on the gender pay gap, featured in Harvard Business Review.