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Finance | Peer-Reviewed Research
New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
23 Jan
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AIProfessor 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
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Data Centers | Peer-Reviewed ResearchA 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
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
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Financial Markets | Peer-Reviewed ResearchA 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
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Credit & Lending | Peer-Reviewed ResearchEveryday 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
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Business School Rankings | News Feed
Rankings, though illusory in many ways, can make a difference for business schools.
December 02
Commodities | Peer-Reviewed Research
Weather-sensitive commodity markets are buffeted by important information 24/7.
December 01
Subprime Mortgage | Peer-Reviewed Research
Limited competition may have fanned the flames of the 2008 financial crisis.
November 27
Personal Finance | Peer-Reviewed Research
Seeing life as a cycle makes savings rise in a line.
November 14
Travel Trends | Features
The long and winding road: Travel joins the slow revolution.
November 10
Socioeconomic Status | Peer-Reviewed Research
Since 1982 it has become harder and harder to stay in the middle class.
October 29
Small Business | Features
Competition never tasted so good: Gourmet food truck owners band together to succeed.
October 24
Ethics | Peer-Reviewed Research
Businesses need to nurture leaders who know the right thing to do — and do it
October 12
Leadership | Peer-Reviewed Research
Why you should manage employees as if they’re artists.
October 10
