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Line of Inquiry: Christian Leuz on pump-and-dump schemes
Not everyone who invests in pump-and-dumps is duped into doing it.
The benefits, and limits, of financial-reporting regulation
There may be good reasons to require financial reporting and auditing, but it’s not clear market efficiency is one of them.
Capitalisn’t: Worse than Brexit
Italy’s recent election results are stoking fears that the once staunch supporter of the EU may be the next country to exit. Hosts Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales dicuss how we got here and why it matters.
Viewing FICO scores spurs better financial habits
A simple email may prove an effective mechanism for helping consumers up their financial game.
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Are you ready for personalized pricing?
Companies are figuring out what individual customers will pay—and charging accordingly.
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How poverty changes your mind-set
Understanding psychology may be key to addressing the problem
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Why hasn’t technology sped up productivity?
Slow productivity growth is costly. There’s cause for hope.
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Not all ‘pump and dump’ investors are gullible
Research explores who actually invests in pump-and-dump schemes
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Why it’s so hard to simplify the tax code
How complicated tax laws undermine efforts to create a fair, growing economy
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Are Google and Facebook monopolies?
Chicago Booth’s Luigi Zingales and George Mason University’s Tyler Cowen discuss the market power wielded by digital platforms, and how to promote competition