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- Keith Chen - "The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior: Evidence from Savings Rates, Health Behaviors, and Retirement Assets"
- Olav Sorenson - "Geography, Joint Choices and the Reproduction of Gender Inequality"
- Gary Gorton and Andrew Metrick – "The Safe-Asset Share"
- James J. Choi and Cade Massey – "Small Cues Change Savings Choices"
- Frank Zhang – "High-Frequency Trading, Stock Volatility, and Price Discovery"
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This page highlights the latest faculty insights through a selection of their working papers and commentaries, interviews, and news. January 27, 2012The Yale marketing professor discusses her pathbreaking study showing that online conversations can lead to sales in the real world. January 20, 2012 Amy Wrzesniewski, associate professor of organizational behavior, introduces students to the forces and dynamics that shape careers over the long term. January 11, 2012 Two Yale marketing professors discuss an award-winning paper that investigates whether new or existing customers should be rewarded with discounts. January 10, 2012 Edward Kaplan has been appointed to a committee that will evaluate the effectiveness of the nation's system to detect and prevent a nuclear attack. December 6, 2011 Prof. Roger Ibbotson analyzes recent market swings and argues that volatility, while frightening for individuals, can play an important role in the economy. December 6, 2011 James Choi and co-authors have received the sixteenth annual TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award for their paper, "Why Does the Law of One Price Fail?" The paper finds that the average investor does not understand the importance of mutual fund fees in investment decisions. December 2, 2011 "It's time for NFL blackouts to go," says Professor Subrata Sen. In his paper, "Should NFL Blackouts Be Banned?" he finds that the loss of viewers' rights exceeds the revenue teams gain from blacking out games on local television. November 29, 2011 In the New York Times, Robert J. Shiller writes that the failure to rescue the unemployed stems from partisan divisions in Congress, lack of consensus among economists on the effects of fiscal stimulus, and a lack of appreciation of the social consequences of long-term joblessness. November 15, 2011 Professor Edward H. Kaplan has received the Koopman Prize for the outstanding publication in military operations research. October 25, 2011 "Steve Jobs-like folk heroes are the key to American strength—but our management systems often drown the spirit of such creative geniuses because of their challenging complex characters," writes Jeffrey Sonnenfeld in the Huffington Post. October 17, 2011 Public improvement projects to create jobs for the unemployed are the modern national equivalent of winter work on the farm, writes Robert Shiller in the New York Times. October 12, 2011 The award will be presented to Oster at the annual meeting of the American Economics Association's Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession on January 12. September 26, 2011 Stories of out-of-control debt have scared consumers, writes Robert Shiller, and a better economic outlook may hinge on finding a more inspiring narrative. September 22, 2011 Jeffrey Sonnenfeld explains what drives the "serial acquirer" CEO in the Washington Post. September 20, 2011 Prompting employees to write down a plan to get a flu shot makes them more likely to follow through on it, finds research by James Choi. September 12, 2011 According to Robert Shiller, President Obama's job stimulus plan "would help some people, but...it's not really up to the magnitude of the problem." September 7, 2011 In the NYT, Shiller writes that the recent stock market volatility is the result of investors trying to assess the fear of other investors. September 1, 2011 The recent market volatility surrounding U.S. debt worries was exaggerated by high-frequency trading, according to Frank Zhang. August 5, 2011 Economist Robert Shiller and political scientist Jacob Hacker discuss how inequality affects government, markets, and the risks faced by ordinary people. July 25, 2011 In the NYT, Robert Shiller recommends balancing spending and taxing, and focusing on programs that will create jobs. July 21, 2011 A course taught by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld brings CEOs and other industry leaders into the classroom for candid dialogue about what it takes to succeed. July 19, 2011 Ed Kaplan discusses the applications of the most influential formula in queuing theory. July 11, 2011 In a recent working paper, Gary B. Gorton, Frederick Frank Class of 1954 Professor of Management and Finance, and two collaborators propose a system for gathering and disseminating measures of risk in the economy. June 23, 2011 In a class co-taught by Jeffrey E. Garten and Stephen Roach, students met with leaders from finance and government as they studied the lessons of the financial crisis. June 22, 2011 Yale SOM faculty members with experience in the top levels of both business and government described why the Obama administration and the business community have had a contentious relationship and also suggest how it can be improved. June 7, 2011 Fiona Scott Morton has been named deputy assistant attorney general for economic analysis and will take a leave of absence from SOM to lead economic analysis in the antitrust division of the DOJ. May 31, 2011 Ian Ayres talks with Microsoft's BizIntelligence.TV about using data for decision-making and crafting incentives to achieve goals. May 17, 2011 A course taught by Professor Douglas Rae has been added to Open Yale Courses, the popular website run by Yale University, and can be viewed online. May 2, 2011 In the NYT, Robert Shiller writes that advances in data collection can help us better understand the risk of another financial shock. April 27, 2011 Roger Ibbotson has received the Financial Analysts Journal's Best Perspectives Award for "The Importance of Asset Allocation." Treasury security prices tend to be lower on auction days, which results in a large issuance cost for the U.S. Treasury Department, finds Hongjun Yan. April 6, 2011 Marissa King finds that wealthier neighborhoods with more resources to diagnose autism have helped fuel the dramatic rise in autism prevalence. March 23, 2011 Ian Ayres discusses his book Carrots and Sticks, which outlines how to craft effective incentives and commitments. March 23, 2011 K. Sudhir has been designated the James L. Frank '32 Professor of Private Enterprise and Management. March 22, 2011 In the NYT, Robert Shiller writes that we can keep traditional public pensions by changing how we compute them. February 25, 2011 Marissa King studies how large-scale phenomena, like the increased prevalence of autism, arise from local behavior. February 7, 2011 A new national housing bubble is not likely to happen anytime soon, writes Robert Shiller in the New York Times. January 25, 2011 Justin Murfin finds surprising evidence of what drives lenders to write stricter loan contracts. January 24, 2011 The Wall Street Journal reports on Cade Massey's study of NFL data that finds the first down is a powerful indicator of which team will win. January 24, 2011 In Newsweek, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes about visionary founders and the companies that need to outlast them. December 17, 2010 Faculty, students, and alumni of Yale SOM and Yale Law School worked together to produce a white paper on the causes and effects of the foreclosure crisis in minority communities. December 9, 2010 Should you take charge? Should you work to build consensus? In this interview from the forthcoming issue of Qn magazine, Victor Vroom argues that effective leaders are sensitive to the nuances of their organizations, cultural environments, and short- and long-term objectives. December 9, 2010 Regulators and firms go through a lot of effort to provide financial information to create a level playing field between individual and institutional investors. Alina Lerman measures whether investors are paying attention. December 9, 2010 The new healthcare reform law aims to make large-scale improvements to the nation's healthcare system. But even small changes in health settings can produce meaningful results. Donald Lee and Elisa Long are among a growing body of operations researchers who are using the tools of their field to make healthcare delivery more efficient and cost effective. December 8, 2010 Victoria Brescoll finds that on-the-job mistakes are magnified for a female police chief, a male president of a women's college, and others in jobs not normally associated with their gender. December 5, 2010 In the Associated Press, Martijn Cremers discusses the tool he created to identify "closet indexers," or actively managed funds that hug their benchmark. November 22, 2010 Metrick spent a year working for the Council of Economic Advisers and described some of the lessons he learned from his time in Washington. November 16, 2010 In the NYT, Robert Shiller explains how reframing future bailouts can help alleviate taxpayer anger. October 29, 2010 INFORMS honors Ed Kaplan for his ability to make complex operations research engaging and accessible. October 13, 2010 "Unleashing creative potential and innovation is the key to cultural and economic development," writes Jonathan Feinstein on Cato Unbound. October 12, 2010 In Business India, Dean Oster writes about the aims of business education in the post-crisis era. October 4, 2010 Shiller presented the keynote "Stimulus and Regulation to Promote a Renewed and Spirited World Economy" to the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the U.N. General Assembly. October 4, 2010 Making consumers' energy use more salient can help them conserve, writes Sharon Oster on the Forbes CSR Blog. October 4, 2010 Corporate managers have inadvertently contributed to a vicious cycle of rising unemployment and plummeting national morale, writes Robert Shiller in the NYT. September 30, 2010 The NYT reports on Gary Gorton and Andrew Metrick's research on regulating the shadow banking system. September 15, 2010 Managers treat fiscal year changes as a rare opportunity to shift earnings without being penalized by the capital market, finds Frank Zhang. Read more in the NYT. September 13, 2010 A 25-year-old idea to pay employees a fixed chunk of revenue is worth a second look, write Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff in Forbes. September 9, 2010 On the Forbes CSR Blog, Dean Sharon Oster writes that no matter how one labels it, the outcomes of the Pepsi Refresh Project add social value. September 7, 2010 In a study of MBA students, Cade Massey finds that optimists outperform their peers in the job market. Read more in the NYT. August 30, 2010 In the NYT, Prof. Shiller writes that temporarily bringing back a general revenue sharing program will help stimulate the economy. August 27, 2010 Three SOM experts discuss the aftermath of the financial crisis and the likely effects of recent regulation.
August 26, 2010 In a commentary on the NYT DealBook blog, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld examines the decision of Hewlett-Packard’s board to remove Mark Hurd as CEO. New Commodity ETF Based in Yale SOM Research
August 20, 2010August 24, 2010 A new fund is tied to research by Geert Rouwenhorst and Gary Gorton. Investing legend Roger Ibbotson talk with Money Magazine about time-honored investing strategies in today’s market. August 18, 2010 Promises Aren't Enough: Business Schools Need to Do a Better Job Teaching Students Values Female Politicians Pay a Price for Power, Finds Study
"The Subprime Panic" by Prof. Gary Gorton is the first paper to win all three research awards of the European Financial Management journal. August 6, 2010 To avoid protracted unemployment, federal stimulus programs should focus on creating jobs in labor-intensive service fields, writes Prof. Robert Shiller in the NYT.  In a study of house prices, Prof. Daylian Cain shows how disclosing conflicts of interest can backfire.  In Newsweek, Prof. Jeffrey E. Garten writes that the face-off between President Obama and big business won’t last for long. July 19, 2010 How many undetected terror plots are there and how many can be stopped? Prof. Edward Kaplan answers these important questions by framing terrorism as a queuing problem. July 1, 2010 On the Forbes CSR blog, Dean Sharon Oster writes that employees, like those on eBay’s Green Team, are helping to push companies toward corporate responsibility. May 25, 2010 In Investment Dealers Digest, Prof. Gary Gorton writes that the most important task of financial reform is to prevent another crisis for at least 50 years.  Prof. Will Goetzmann receives the Financial Analysts Journal's highest honor for "Estimating Operational Risk for Hedge Funds" New research by Prof. Martijn Cremers examines pension fund performance and costs. May 18, 2010 Economic models aren't forecasting a double-dip recession, but the risk remains as long as people lack confidence in the economy, writes Robert Shiller in the New York Times. “An Opportunity to Heal the Healthcare Industry” – Commentary by Howard Forman and Stanley Garstka What Do We Make of CSR Reporting? Dean Oster writes about how BP should respond to its oil spill crisis on Forbes' new corporate social responsibility blog. April 12, 2010 In the New York Times, Prof. Robert J. Shiller writes that there is a lack of evidence to support that the recent increase in home prices will lead to a sustained housing recovery. April 8, 2010 Top picks in the NFL draft, although highly valued by teams, are bad investments finds a paper co-authored by Cade Massey.  Road Ahead for Organized Retail - Commentary by K. Sudhir
March 15, 2010 March 18, 2010 In an Economic Times op-ed, Professor K. Sudhir writes that organized retail in India can achieve long-term success by following the strategies of China and other Asian countries that recently modernized their retail sector. In a Project Syndicate commentary, Prof. Robert J. Shiller explains that economists are not in a good position to forecast the end of the current economic crisis. Prof. Gary Gorton will present research on the shadow banking system at a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission forum examining the causes of the crisis.  Prof. Olav Sorenson finds that movies produced by major studios and well-known filmmakers receive more lenient parental guidance ratings, giving them an advantage at the box office. In a Financial Times op-ed, Professor Robert J. Shiller writes about the extent to which national leaders can boost economic confidence. Profs. Gorton and Rouwenhorst Discuss Their Seminal Commodity Futures Study in the Financial Times Professors Gary Gorton and K. Geert Rouwenhorst discuss their paper "Facts and Fantasies About Commodity Futures" in a Financial Times feature interview. February 10, 2010 In a Financial Times op-ed, Prof. Jeffrey Garten writes that America’s bilateral approach towards China is not working. February 10, 2010 Prof. Shyam Sunder analyzes the suggestion that all people should invest in index funds and not chase excess returns. February 5, 2010 Research by Prof. Martijn Cremers and co-authors from Harvard Law School and INSEAD finds the share of top executive pay awarded to the CEO is related to firm performance. February 4, 2010 Professor Shyam Sunder provides suggestions on how to mitigate the problems caused by financial firms that are "too big to fail." February 2, 2010 New research by Prof. Will Goetzmann finds the recent collapse of the real estate securities market wasn’t the first in U.S. history. February 1, 2010 In the New York Times, Prof. Robert Shiller writes that solutions for the economy must address the economic pessimism of workers and investors. January 29, 2010 "In spite of the Christmas near-miss over Detroit, the real risk of flying is truly tiny, with or without the added terror scare," write SOM Prof. Ed Kaplan and Technion Prof. Boaz Golany in the Jerusalem Post. January 28, 2010 Professor Keith Chen’s work has prompted a re-evaluation of the theory of cognitive dissonance. Who’s Sorry Now? – Commentary by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Read past highlights in the Faculty Insights Archive. |
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