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How can you divide something that doesn’t exist?
Founders’ equity isn’t about rewarding the past.
Good start-ups have great networks
Research into Chinese entrepreneurs is revealing some global truths about business success.
A global measure of uncertain economic times
Chicago Booth’s Steven J. Davis has constructed an index that combines data from 18 countries to provide a global measurement of uncertainty from 1997 to present.
Credit shocks boost economies, but beware the fall
One of the last major efforts to deregulate banking proved quite successful for some states in the short run, but these same states were later hurt by the effects of the regulatory easing.
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Have central bankers lost their power?
Evidence is revealing the power, limits, and confounding effects of monetary policy.
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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.
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Why stock returns under Trump might disappoint investors
Market performance under Republican presidents may be in part due to timing.
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Economics and the human instinct for storytelling
Why understanding dramatic economic events requires searching for the narratives that underlie them.
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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.
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Sell! Buy! Markets hate complex headlines
Investors pay less attention to long and complex headlines, and that has an effect on markets.