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December 01, 2022
Written
A Sense of Community Helped Spread COVID Conspiracies on Twitter
New research explores what motivated people to share increasingly bizarre theories about the pandemic.
Organizational Behavior
A photo-illustration of a syringe with "Covid-19" drawn on to look like liquid in the syringe. Credit: iStock/marcoventuriniautieri
November 29, 2022
Written
Cryptocurrency Crashes Recall the Wild Days of “Free Banking”
The U.S. used to have hundreds of unregulated private currencies backed by shaky assets. Sound familiar?
Finance
iStock/jenjen42 & Maher
November 11, 2022
Written
What Public Pensions Pay When They Chase Private Equity
New research provides a glimpse into the opaque world of private market funds and their fee structures.
Finance
Benjamin Franklin's face from the hundred dollar bill peeking through a torn piece of paper. iStock/Kuzmik_A
November 02, 2022
Written
10 Tips for Tackling Political Polarization in the Workplace and Beyond
Practical advice for avoiding divisiveness and working with people with different views.
Leadership
wo "I voted" pins on a plain beige background. Cory Hall
October 27, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — Business and Government
Five lessons in five minutes from Anat Admati and Robert E. Siegel, on leaders’ roles in creating trustworthy institutions and markets.
Corporate Governance
Class Takeaways — Business and Government video image
October 19, 2022
Written
Pulling Back From Polarization
The political divide seems wider than ever. How citizens, leaders, and organizations can begin to bridge the gap.
Political Economy
Illustration of construction workers standing on scaffolding and looking at a blueprint, with the broken remains of pillars pained in red white a blue below them. Illustration by Álvaro Bernis
October 19, 2022
Written
Pulling Back From Polarization: How Business Leaders Can Step Up
Stanford GSB faculty and alumni discuss ways citizens, leaders, and organizations can begin to bridge the political gap. (Part 3)
Political Economy
Illustration of a red megaphone on a blue background. The megaphone is tipping over, and a pair of eyes is peeking out from beneath it. Illustration by Álvaro Bernis
October 19, 2022
Written
Pulling Back From Polarization: The Missing Middle
Stanford GSB faculty and alumni discuss ways citizens, leaders, and organizations can begin to bridge the political gap. (Part 2)
Political Economy
Illustration of a broken see-saw. One seat is blue and white stars from the American flag, the other seat is red and white stripes from the American flag. Illustration by Álvaro Bernis
October 19, 2022
Written
Pulling Back From Polarization: Understanding the Other Side
Stanford GSB faculty and alumni discuss ways citizens, leaders, and organizations can begin to bridge the political gap. (Part 1)
Political Economy
Illustration of 3-d glasses, one lens has the red and white stripes from the American flag, the other lens has the blue and white stars from the American flag. Illustration by Álvaro Bernis
October 17, 2022
Written
Many Americans Don’t See Their Political Rivals as People. But That Can Be Fixed.
Researchers are looking for ways to convince partisans that conflict doesn’t have to devolve into dehumanization.
Organizational Behavior
A human hand and an ape's hand reaching toward each other over a blue cloudy sky. Illustration by Cory Hall
September 28, 2022
Written
How to Set Top Tax Rates Without Deterring Innovation
The debate over taxing the highest earners overlooks the importance of encouraging new ideas, argues Charles Jones.
Economics
Dollar bills folded into paper planes ascending upward across a blue background. iStock/skodonnell
September 21, 2022
Written
China’s Steep Barriers for IPOs Come with Serious Economic Costs
By making it harder for companies to go public, Beijing is stifling innovation and growth, Charles Lee finds.
Accounting
Illustration of the Beijing stock exchange logo next to a declining graph. Reuters/Florence Lo
September 16, 2022
Written
When the COVID Slump Hit Homeowners, Shadow Banks Were Slow to Lend a Hand
As borrowers sought debt relief, non-traditional lenders and loan servicers faced a financial shock.
Finance
Black and white photo of a bank from below, in deep shadow and looking foreboding. iStock/RSeanGalloway
September 14, 2022
Written
A New Strategy to Speed Up Cold Case Investigations
Solving crimes with forensic genetic genealogy is slow and complicated. A new mathematical analysis could crack cases 10 times faster.
Operations, Information & Technology
Collage image of a woman in black and white, with a strand of DNA obscuring her face. Image by Cory Hall
August 18, 2022
Written
If You Lived Here, You Might Be a Voter By Now
Homeownership boosts voter turnout. But is that a good thing?
Political Economy
Illustration of a hand reaching out and dropping a ballot into a ballot box shaped like a house, with the word "vote" and an American flag on it. Illustration by Cory Hall
August 09, 2022
Written
Inside China’s Long March Toward Challenging the Dollar
As Beijing cautiously opens its bond markets to foreign investors, it must balance its desire for global influence with the risk of capital flight.
Finance
A top-down shot of the Chinese Yuan 100 note and American $100 bill overlayed. iStock/hudiemm
June 14, 2022
Written
The Gap Between the Supreme Court and Most Americans’ Views Is Growing
A new study tracks the high court’s rapid move away from the middle.
Political Economy
Illustration of the scales of justice; the lighter side is a blue spray painted mark, and it's being lifted up by the heavier red spray painted mark. Illustration by Cory Hall
June 02, 2022
Written
The Federal Government Pays Farmers. That Doesn’t Mean Farmers Are Fans.
Millions receive agricultural subsidies, but benefits don’t sway attitudes about government.
Political Economy
A man standing with his back to a dried-up cornfield is holding three ears of corn in his hands, and is wearing a t-shirt with an American flag and a baseball cap that shades his face. The sky is bright and blue behind him. Jim Young/Reuters
May 04, 2022
Written
How Partisanship Crept into a Program to Boost Investment in Low-Income Areas
Political bias has influenced the rollout of the federal Opportunity Zone program, according to a new study.
Government
A photo illustration of a row of small wooden houses overlaid with blue and red blocks, and blueprint line art. Credit: iStock/sommart
March 23, 2022
Written
What the Rise of China’s Digital Currency Could Mean for the U.S.
Beijing hopes its new digital yuan will undermine the dollar’s dominance. But Darrell Duffie says Washington shouldn’t rush its response.
Finance
A dark red illustration of a 100 note Chinese Yuan overlaid with ones and zeros to indicate digital currency. Chinese statesman Mao Tse-tung's face is large and imposing. | Credit: iStock/Dilok Klaisataporn