Spring 2020

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The populism puzzle

What caused the uprising that has transformed global politics?
Could anything unite the United States?

Cultural and political divisions have persisted for decades. Now there’s a growing gap in how Americans see each other.
How racial bias infected a major health-care algorithm

A design decision resulted in significant disparity in who was identified for enrollment in a care-management program.

Is there a culture problem among startups?

Chicago Booth’s Steve Kaplan and Starr Marcello are joined by New York Times reporter Mike Isaac to discuss the role of corporate governance in entrepreneurship.
Retailers underestimate the power of a penny in pricing

Many companies don’t recognize the potency of customers’ “left-digit bias.”
States are already paying for unfunded pensions

Large, unfunded state pension liabilities are a costly problem—and the cost is already reflected in current bond prices.

Economics

How income-based segregation stifles social mobility

CBR Archive
Strategy

Five skills of good managers

Avoid making specific statements, for starters.

By H. Edward Wrapp| Feb 13, 2020

Do lotteries do more harm than good?

Economists weigh in on whether state-run lotteries improve social welfare on balance.

Behavioral Science

Learn by failing? Not so easy

Failure may not always teach us as much as it could, often because ego gets in the way.

By Alice G. Walton| Dec 16, 2019

Accounting

Tax-code changes appear to have failed to curb short-termism

Research finds no evidence that companies affected by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed total compensation, compensation mix, or pay-performance sensitivity.

By Martin Daks| Dec 19, 2019