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Line of Inquiry: Nicholas Epley on the importance of being social
Overcoming the barriers to social interaction could make you a significantly happier, and healthier, person.
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Investors' currency preferences skew their portfolios.
Capitalisn’t: All roads lead to Rome
On this episode of the Capitalisn’t podcast, hosts Luigi Zingales and Kate Waldock look at the recent formation of Italy’s populist government and analyze the odds of a similar left-right coalition forming in the United States.
Why corporate social responsibility can backfire
Doing good can be good business, but research finds it can also trigger bad behavior.
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