Finance
Research on markets, investing and how capital actually moves.
AI | Finance
Financial technology is increasingly making the decisions households once made on their own. New Rice Business research tests three of these tools and finds that better automation does not reliably produce better outcomes.
1 Sep
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Innovation | FinanceA new study suggests regions trying to attract venture capital may need to start with commercializable university innovation.5 Jun
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Negotiations | FinanceNew research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.23 Jan
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AI | Finance
Financial technology is increasingly making the decisions households once made on their own. New Rice Business research tests three of these tools and finds that better automation does not reliably produce better outcomes.
September 01
Innovation | Finance
A new study suggests regions trying to attract venture capital may need to start with commercializable university innovation.
June 05
Negotiations | Finance
New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
January 23
AI | Finance
A Q&A with Professor Kerry Back, who received the 2025 Financial Management Association’s Innovation in Teaching Award for building an MBA course that applies AI to finance education.
January 06
Investing | Finance
A new study finds that “look-ahead bias” makes trading strategies appear highly profitable in published research, even though they fail in the real world.
November 07
CEO Compensation | Finance
Professor John Barry’s research offers a fresh perspective on executive compensation.
September 12
Forecasting | Finance
New research reveals how overreliance on past earnings skews corporate forecasts — and what can be done about it.
June 13
Policy | Finance
A “permissive governance” policy is empowering financial advisers to fight the exploitation of older Americans.
May 16
Personal Finance | Finance
When consumers have a full view of their finances in a single mobile app, they’re less likely to incur non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees.
March 06
Discrimination | Finance
Each year, an estimated 80,000 auto loan applications in the U.S. are denied to minority borrowers due to racial bias.
January 22