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Why the crisis could prompt more women to join the labor market
Chicago Booth’s Veronica Guerrieri explains how remote working may benefit women in particular.
Global investment statistics hide potential risks
The prevalence of offshore financing could make it hard to size up the risks of a corporate debt crisis or to design policies in response to one.
Could COVID-19 spark a sovereign-debt crisis?
Investors’ search for safe havens could force some countries into a choice between protecting their citizens and servicing their debt.
What the crisis means for the European Union
The COVID-19 crisis could nudge the EU toward fiscal union, or further fragmentation.
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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.
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The populism puzzle
What caused the uprising that has transformed global politics?
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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.
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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.
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Retailers underestimate the power of a penny in pricing
Many companies don’t recognize the potency of customers’ “left-digit bias.”
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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.