Rice Business Wisdom

Teaching Finance in the Age of AI

Professor Kerry Back received the 2025 Financial Management Association’s Innovation in Teaching Award. We sat down with him to talk about how AI is changing finance — and the way we teach it.

6 Jan

Data Centers | Peer-Reviewed Research

Your Data Center Is Either Closer Than You Think or Much Farther Away

A new study shows why some facilities cluster in cities for speed and access, while others move to rural regions in search of scale and lower costs.

12 Dec
Social Ventures | Peer-Reviewed Research

When Doing Good Comes With Stigma

For social ventures rooted in marginalized communities, sharing that origin story can make it harder to attract customers beyond those groups. The reason? Fear of stigma transfer.

21 Nov

Financial Markets | Peer-Reviewed Research

When Research Promises the Impossible, Investors Pay the Price

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.

7 Nov

Credit & Lending | Peer-Reviewed Research

How Shopping Data Could Reshape the Credit Score System

Everyday retail purchases can help banks identify trustworthy borrowers who lack traditional credit histories, expanding access to credit for millions of unbanked people worldwide.

24 Oct
Customer-Based Strategy | Peer-Reviewed Research

The New Compass for Customer Success

Hiring a dedicated customer liaison can steer teams toward stronger collaboration and higher product adoption.

10 Oct