Summer 2019 | Chicago Booth Review

Summer 2019

A.I. is only human

Can we keep our flaws out of artificial intelligence and its decision-making?
Who’s at fault for student-loan defaults?

For-profit colleges enroll 10 percent of US students but account for 50 percent of student-loan defaults. And low-income students are hit the hardest.
How to fight corruption—and why we should

Petty corruption was long thought to grease the wheels of business. But economists are learning how much it can hold back some companies and local economies.

Are investors chronically pessimistic?

Investors’ prediction bias doesn't appear to be systematically pessimistic or optimistic, but it may be procyclical.
Tackle gender inequality at home and at work

Flexible but lower-paying jobs lead to an earnings gap.
The right questions to ask for startup success

How venture capitalists evaluate entrepreneurs

Accounting

Why some companies might not want to outsource tax planning

Why some companies might not want to outsource tax planning — By Ed Finkel| Apr 05, 2019

Companies would be better off investing in tax-related human capital.

Behavioral Science

Want to be happier? Give more to others

Giving to others might make you happier in the long run and has staying power, whereas the joy of receiving fades quickly.

By Alice G. Walton| Apr 17, 2019

Finance

Money managers: Good at buying, not so good at selling

An alternative explanation for why active management tends not to beat the market.

Apr 18, 2019

Finance

A better way to analyze which factors drive stock returns

Research suggests expanding on an earlier approach of describing returns across stocks.

By Michael Maiello| Mar 13, 2019

Economics

Young businesses are more vulnerable to housing market shocks

Drops in housing prices affect both consumers and young companies in need of credit.

By Rebecca Stropoli| Apr 04, 2019