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Advances in Power-to-Gas Technologies: Cost and Conversion Efficiency
Widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier is widely believed to require continued advances in Power-to-Gas (PtG) technologies. Here we provide a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics of system prices and conversion efficiency for…
Agenda Control under Policy Uncertainty
Models of agenda setting are central to the analysis of political institutions. Elaborations of the classical agenda‐setting model of Romer–Rosenthal have long been used to make predictions about policy outcomes and the distribution of influence…
Board of Directors: A Guide to Understanding Concepts of Corporate Governance
A roadmap to understanding the fundamental concepts of corporate governance based on theory, empirical research, and data. This guide will take an in-depth look at Board of Directors.
CEO Compensation: A Guide to Understanding Concepts of Corporate Governance
A roadmap to understanding the fundamental concepts of corporate governance based on theory, empirical research, and data. This guide takes an in-depth look at CEO compensation.
CEO Succession Planning: A Guide to Understanding Concepts of Corporate Governance
A roadmap to understanding the fundamental concepts of corporate governance based on theory, empirical research, and data. This guide takes an in-depth look at CEO succession planning.
Cognitive Decline, Limited Awareness, Imperfect Agency, and Financial Well-Being
Cognitive decline may lead older Americans to make poor financial decisions. Preventing poor decisions may require timely transfer of financial control to a reliable agent. Cognitive decline, however, can develop unnoticed, creating the…
Core Concept: Shareholders & Stakeholders
A roadmap to understanding the fundamental concepts of corporate governance based on theory, empirical research, and data. This guide will take an in-depth look at shareholders and activism.
Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer‐Assisted Learning
The previous expansion of EdTech as a substitute for traditional learning around the world, the recent full-scale substitution due to COVID-19, and potential future shifts to blended approaches suggest that it is imperative to understand input…
Economics of Grid-Scale Energy Storage in Wholesale Electricity Markets
I investigate the incentives for investing and operating grid-scale energy storage in electricity markets and the need for policies to complement investments with renewables. I develop a new dynamic equilibrium framework that allows for storage’s…
Escaping Irony: Making Research on Creativity in Organizations More Creative
Like most literatures as they mature, the creativity literature has become — ironically — less creative. We spearheaded this special issue to encourage the bold new ideas we need to revitalize research on creativity in organizations and expand…
Exploring the Right Logistics Strategy for China-U.S. B2C Cross-Border E-commerce
Sound logistics services are critical for supporting business-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce (CBEC), given consumers’ expectations for a fast, affordable, and reliable order delivery. Yet fulfilling orders placed by customers located in a…
Financial Innovation in the 21st Century: Evidence from U.S. Patents
We explore the evolution of financial innovation, using 24,000 U.S. finance patents applied for and granted over last two decades. Patented financial innovations are substantial and economically important, with annual grants expanding from a few…
Financial Market Exposure Increases Generalized Trust, Particularly among the Politically Polarized
Generalized trust is essential for supporting the functioning of modern societies, yet many countries experience limited trust. Given the social, economic, and political benefits of trust, it is crucial to understand how to increase generalized…
How Campaign Ads Stimulate Political Interest
We empirically investigate key dynamic features of advertising competition in elections using a new data set of very high-frequency, household-level television viewing matched to campaign advertising exposures. First, we show that exposure to…
Mortgage Refinancing, Consumer Spending, and Competition: Evidence from the Home Affordable Refinance Program
We examine the ability of the government to impact mortgage refinancing activity and spur consumption by focusing on the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) that relaxed housing equity constraints by extending government credit guarantee on…
Moving Outside the Board Room: A Proof-Of-Concept Study on the Impact of Walking While Negotiating
Negotiation is a consequential activity that can exacerbate power differentials, especially for women. While traditional contexts can prime stereotypical gender roles and promote conditions that lead to performance differences, these can be…
Rational Inattention When Decisions Take Time
Decisions take time, and the time taken to reach a decision is likely to be informative about the cost of more precise judgments. We formalize this insight using a dynamic model of optimal evidence accumulation. We provide conditions under which…
I Really Know You: How Influencers Can Increase Audience Engagement by Referencing Their Close Social Ties
Despite firms’ continued interest in using influencers to reach their target consumers, academic and practical insights are limited on what levers an influencer can use to enhance audience engagement using their posts. We demonstrate that posting…
Revolutionary Contagion
We compare political mobilization and support for democratic values during the French Revolution among the home bailliages and among individual members of French regiments sent with the Comte de Rochambeau to fight alongside American…
Selfless: The Social Creation of “You”
Social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential “self” — our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact — exploring what that means…