Author: canderson
Single-Family Rentals: What Drives Investor Return?
A unique data set provides fresh insights for the growing institutional investor market
Shining a Light on the Development Supply Chain
Field researchers constructed a model to subsidize essential goods for low-income communities in crisis, and profit in recovery
Sensitivity to Debt Type Predicts Financial Health
Research reveals that those wary of payday loans tend to manage their finances better
Save, Save, Save, but Then What? Financial Structure and Spending in Retirement
Innumerable nudges help savings accumulation; now researchers turn to decumulation
Quantifying Team Leadership Approaches: To Do, or to Direct Others?
In a field often ruled by personality, a rational model is proposed
Our Flawed Pursuit of Happiness — and How to Get It Right
New approaches to spending and time-management examine how our actions do or don't influence our level of satisfaction
Once Begun, Corporate Carbon Reduction Efforts Gather Momentum
Companies are surprised: Opportunities to reduce CO2 are more plentiful than expected
Noncompete Agreements Reduce Worker Pay — and Overall Economic Activity
Researchers refute earlier claims
Mortgage Prepayments: Factors beyond Interest Rate Movements
A model estimates the impact of economic variables on the pricing of prepayment risk
Low-Quality Earnings: The Uncoupling of Stock Price from Fundamentals
Studying Chinese A and B shares reveals investor uncertainty
Local-Level Mortgage Lending: How Competition Pushes Rates Higher, Not Lower
A study finds unexpected impact when a disruptive player enters market
Lending to Startups: Not as Risky as You’d Think
Entrepreneurs borrow between equity funding rounds with a strong record of repaying debts
Largest Firms’ Stock Gains Skew Big Picture on Worker-Owner Income Division
Wage earners get larger (relative) share at smaller companies, not at giants like Apple, Alphabet and Amazon
Is Anyone Happy about the College Textbook Market?
Buyers find the tomes heavy, costly and too frequently revised, while sellers might like to kill the used book market entirely
Instilling Ownership Feelings Leads to Greater Care of Common Resources
Research could assist stewardship of public lands
In Adversity, Some High Performers Give Up Rather than Dig In
The world of tennis sheds light on a potential downside to office ranking systems