Author: kmenke
What Makes a True Financial Crisis?
Data back to 1870 show similarities in the worst banking system shocks — focusing on loose lending before a meltdown
What Makes a Good Front-Line Manager — in Business and in War?
Civil War officers with working-class backgrounds held units together best
What Limited Attention Does to Efficient Market Theory
Stocks don’t react to news immediately because, well, we’re human
What Happens to Pesos When Dollars Go Digital?
As major central banks adopt digital currency, emerging countries will feel mixed effects
What Happens at Hotels When Laws Restrict Airbnbs?
In New York, small and budget hotels — competitors to short-term rentals — raised prices
What Drives LBO Fever? More Than Just Cheap Loans
Private equity investors weigh the total cost of capital — not just debt, but equity as well — when pursuing buyouts
What Drives Engagement in $116 Billion Mobile Gaming Industry
Novelty and social connection boost time spent playing
What Do You Know About Happiness?
And, for that matter, emergency room doctors, recession birthrates and job markets in which employers don’t compete much
What Delivers a 20-to-1 ROI in the Energy Business?
Highly technical probabilistic risk assessments at nuclear plants improve safety and pay for themselves many times over
We Hate Crowds, But Fail to Strategize on Avoiding Them
When might most other people choose to visit the bank?
Was Research — on Physicians and Noncompete Agreements — Before Its Time?
Years after a paper goes unpublished, it’s fodder for a major Federal Trade Commission proposal
Warmth vs. Competence: a Way to Organize Study of Job, Gender and Racial Stereotypes?
Nurses (and women) rate highly for warmth; lawyers, not so much
Want To Elicit User-Generated Content? Try User-Generated Rewards
Recognition by peers leads to longer, more thoughtful online reviews and discussion threads
Want More Charging Stations? Spur Purchases of More EVs
Governments needn’t subsidize charging networks
Wage Transparency Might Make Income Inequality Even Worse
Unintended consequences in trying to apply market solutions