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September 25, 2020

Is there a way that companies can use consumer data while also respecting their privacy?

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Learning to insure against bad weather

September 14, 2020

Why don't poor farmers take advantage of coverage for natural disasters?

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Risk equals reward

September 9, 2020

Wealth inequality is growing, in part, because rich people can be riskier with their money.

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Processing the rise of quantitative investing

August 31, 2020

Are financial experts shifting away from analyzing company fundamentals?

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A solution creates a problem

August 26, 2020

An anti-poverty program improved monitoring by going digital and inadvertently reduced access for people it aimed to help.

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Finding the best person for the job

August 14, 2020

Does offering more career advancement attract less motivated workers?

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Wielding charity for political influence

August 5, 2020

Marianne Bertrand and Matilde Bombardini discuss how much of corporate philanthropy is really lobbying.

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Personal property as corporate collateral

August 3, 2020

How much do changing house prices affect business investment?

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The spillover effects of trade wars

July 31, 2020

The 2018 tariffs caused price spikes to products that weren't even protected.

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Regulation by shaming

July 2, 2020

Publicizing safety violations at one company has ripple effects that lead to improvements at other workplaces.