Content Type: Research Brief
When Lenders Put a Muzzle on Borrowers
Companies hide from shareholders information about loans — more than likely to appease banks
When It Pays Not to Help Your Customers Comparison Shop
Rakesh Sarin creates a model that shows consumer “ambiguity” about product quality should drive marketing and brand management strategy
When Homeowners Confide in Google, Forecasters See Clues to Mortgage Defaults
Researchers developed an index that warns earlier than others about approaching home loan problems
When Financial Intermediaries Sneeze, These Assets Catch a Cold
Some investment vehicles are more reliant than others on the health of trading firms
When Exchange Rates Move, U.S. Companies Feel It — Even More Than Previously Thought
Firm-specific export data enables researchers to potentially solve a puzzle in economics
When Ebola Strikes, Where Should Help Go?
Improving epidemic forecasting helps response teams target aid more effectively
When a Stock Becomes Easier to Trade, So Do Its Rivals
A rising tide of liquidity for one company also lifts its peers, boosting their stock prices and lowering trading costs
What’s in Your Social Media Feed?
On anime sites, what one’s friends are watching is the most persuasive prompt to engage
What’s Behind the Consumer Preference for the Middle Ground
Capturing how decisions are driven by a habitual preference for moderation
What Work Experience Makes a Successful Entrepreneur?
How founders’ employment history shapes their ventures
What Sparks Tech Adoption? Learning Competitors Are Ahead
Firms start their own tech upgrades after learning peers had done their own, study finds
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