Line of Inquiry: Elisabeth Kempf on the costs of meritless lawsuits
How big a problem is meritless litigation for US companies? It depends on how innovative they are.
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Inside information from the Fed? Follow that cab
Analysis of taxi activity around Fed blackout periods suggests possible meetings between Fed employees and commercial bankers.
Want a more comfortable retirement? Put it off
Delaying retirement by as little as three months can have a significant effect on retirement living standards.
Evolution of a crisis
Are profits passé?
Demand for corporate social responsibility is forcing companies to value more than money.
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Are profits passé?
Demand for corporate social responsibility is forcing companies to value more than money.
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Should public companies do more than maximize profits?
BlackRock cofounder Sue Wagner joins Chicago Booth’s Marianne Bertrand, Robert H. Gertner, and Luigi Zingales to discuss the business of business.
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How should we balance efficiency and equality?
Chicago Booth’s Marianne Bertrand, Nicholas Epley, and Erik Hurst discuss whether and how policy makers should take into account the distributional effects of economic policy.
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When it makes sense to pollute—and how to change the equation
A trove of documents reveals the corporate decision-making that led to an environmental disaster, and could lead to other bad behavior
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Words to live by: Flops, nudges, and sludge
A Nobel laureate offers advice on trying new things and creating long-term value.
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Trump’s trade policy is an exercise in futility
The president is unlikely to achieve any of his objectives.