Summer 2017 | Chicago Booth Review

Summer 2017

Have central bankers lost their power?

Evidence is revealing the power, limits, and confounding effects of monetary policy.
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.
Why stock returns under Trump might disappoint investors

Market performance under Republican presidents may be in part due to timing.

Economics and the human instinct for storytelling

Why understanding dramatic economic events requires searching for the narratives that underlie them.
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.
When making a profit was immoral

What the story of a 17th-century tradesman tells us about capitalism’s evolution.

Economics

When making a profit was immoral

When making a profit was immoral — By John Paul Rollert| May 04, 2017

What the story of a 17th-century tradesman tells us about capitalism’s evolution.

Behavioral Science

How to profit from magical thinking

How to profit from magical thinking — By Chana R. Schoenberger| May 15, 2017

Superstition pervades finance, real estate, and corporate settings. Managers and marketers can use it to their advantage.

Strategy

Identify and rise above load-bearing assumptions

Identify and rise above load-bearing assumptions — By Linda E. Ginzel| May 30, 2017

Economics

Veronica Guerrieri on the American dream

Veronica Guerrieri on the American dream — May 22, 2017

To keep the American dream alive, policy makers need to give poor kids the opportunity to get a good education.

Accounting

Do companies ‘mind the GAAP’ when they aren’t required to?

Just over a third of medium-to-large private companies produce audited GAAP statements.

By Emily Lambert| Apr 04, 2017