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What green investing means for companies, shareholders, and society
Chicago Booth’s Lubos Pastor explains the implications of investors’ appetite for green assets.
Who were the corporate winners and losers from COVID-19?
Risk exposures described in annual regulatory filings from before the pandemic helped predict how companies were affected by coronavirus news.
Retail traders still learn by watching the ‘smart money’
Researchers have created a model that explains facets of market behavior amid the complexities of contemporary trading.
How rational bank behavior can lead to risky lending
Banks have an incentive to issue risky loans, even amid signs of economic trouble.
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How the 1 percent’s savings buried the middle class in debt
Research suggests that when the rich bank, the rest borrow.
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Is the Friedman doctrine still relevant in the 21st century?
A year of crises has heightened the debate about what corporations owe society.
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Online shoppers care where sellers are based—even for diapers
Location-branding effects can influence trade even within countries and for the sale of everyday items, research suggests.
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Can A.I. marketing help both customers and companies?
A panel of experts from academia and industry discusses how marketers can use A.I. responsibly.
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A big risk for companies: Low public support
Businesses must convince Americans they’re playing a positive societal role in order for voters to support business-friendly policies.
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Stricter mask-wearing rules are good business
Research suggests that consumers and business managers have tended to underestimate other people’s desire for stricter public-health measures.