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How companies can use social media networks to set prices
Companies can capitalize on network effects with mathematical precision.
Capitalisn’t: Global inequality and convergence
Capitalisn’t hosts Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales talk about the upside of globalization: a decrease in income inequality between countries over the last few decades.
Why we underestimate the power of expressing gratitude
Expressing gratitude improves the well-being of both the giver and the receiver, but people often fail to share their gratefulness—in part because of a miscalculation about how the receiver will perceive it.
How the steam engine spurred modern cities
Steam locomotives and railways dramatically redefined cities by separating business and manufacturing districts from residential areas.
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Measuring uncertainty helps investors navigate risk
Researchers are developing new ways to gauge volatility far beyond financial markets.
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Blockchain’s weakest links
Billions of dollars are riding on a technology that could revolutionize how business is done—if glitches don’t break it.
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How to get more woman CEOs
A look at what’s holding women back from top-paying jobs
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Equity crowdfunding is inflating a bubble
Millions of small investors are likely to lose a lot of money.
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How to make cancer treatment more affordable
Research identifies a little-noticed winner from recent revolutionary advances in cancer treatments: the life-insurance industry.
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Class action lawsuits hit innovative companies the hardest
Why the US securities class action system may threaten economic growth and competitiveness.