Fall 2020 | Chicago Booth Review

Fall 2020

The ‘Made-in-USA’ label boosts prices, but just a little

Consumers will pay more for American-made products—but probably not enough to justify relocating production.
A searchable database of ratings for 3,700+ US hospitals
How leaders can rise to the challenge of COVID-19

Crisis-management essentials for coping with emergencies

Ever closer to an optimally cost-efficient assembly-line operation

Researchers create a computationally efficient model for assemble-to-order operations.
COVID-19 is changing key business relationships

That makes this crisis different from past ones.
COVID-19 will end some jobs, and transform others

The jobs that come back after the pandemic won’t necessarily be the same as those that have been lost.

How South Korea limited COVID-19 deaths and economic damage

Research analyzes the policy trade-off between public health, economic well-being, and privacy.

By Brian Wallheimer| Jun 12, 2020

Entrepreneurship

COVID-19 is changing key business relationships

COVID-19 is changing key business relationships — By Waverly Deutsch| Aug 27, 2020

That makes this crisis different from past ones.

Marketing

Fox News causes viewers to disregard social distancing

Fox News causes viewers to disregard social distancing — By Rebecca Stropoli| Jun 16, 2020

Research examines the role of the media in determining how much credence people give to expert advice.

Finance

A credit warning can spook employees

At companies for which a rating downgrade is likely, employees increase their contacts on LinkedIn.

By Martin Daks| Feb 25, 2020

Economics

US small businesses have little cushion against prolonged disruptions

By Michael Maiello| Jun 15, 2020