The latest
How will Germany’s refugees affect its economy?
Chicago Booth’s Initiative on Global Markets asked its panel of European economic experts to consider whether Germany’s refugee influx will benefit the German economy over the course of a decade.
What would happen if the Fed raised its inflation target?
Would raising the target from 2 percent to 4 percent change the costs of inflation for households over the long run?
The best salespeople don’t make the best managers
Data from sales organizations support the fundamental idea behind the Peter Principle.
Want to know the Fed’s next move? Check its leaders’ biographies
FOMC members’ voting behavior, federal-funds-rate decisions, and inflation forecasts are substantially influenced by the members’ personal experiences with inflation.
Latest from the Magazine
-
Have central bankers lost their power?
Evidence is revealing the power, limits, and confounding effects of monetary policy.
-
How to listen for the hidden data in earnings calls
Research is uncovering the messages that managers may not be intending to send—and that investors should learn to listen for.
-
Why stock returns under Trump might disappoint investors
Market performance under Republican presidents may be in part due to timing.
-
Economics and the human instinct for storytelling
Why understanding dramatic economic events requires searching for the narratives that underlie them.
-
What are venture capitalists looking for in start-ups?
Venture capitalists doling out millions to back big ideas may be less interested in the product than in the people developing the product, research suggests.
-
When making a profit was immoral
What the story of a 17th-century tradesman tells us about capitalism’s evolution.