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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.
Pivoting in a time of crisis
Why now is the right time for small companies to take a hard look at their business models
What the crisis means for the European Union
The COVID-19 crisis could nudge the EU toward fiscal union, or further fragmentation.
Why Asia acted faster than the rest of the world
In COVID-19 policy readiness, experience has made all the difference, Chicago Booth’s Randall S. Kroszner explains.
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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.