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March 21, 2013
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Elizabeth Blankespoor: How Twitter Can Improve Your Market Liquidity
Elizabeth Blankespoor explains how smaller firms can use Twitter to deliver company news directly to investors, improve market liquidity and compete with bigger companies.
March 21, 2013
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IBM’s “Frugal Innovation” Takes Root in Africa
Combining high and low tech, IBM’s famous R&D lab tackles the challenges of a rapidly urbanizing continent.
March 19, 2013
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Myron Scholes and Darrell Duffie Assess the Fallout in Cyprus
Two scholars explain what could happen next in Nicosia — and the rest of Europe.
March 18, 2013
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What March Madness Tells Us About Forecasting
Stanford’s Amy Zegart argues in that the prediction business is getting easier.
March 15, 2013
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Beware: Corporate Financial Statements Decline in Predictive Value
New research explores the value of financial and market data to ascertaining the likelihood of bankruptcy.
March 15, 2013
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Streamlining an “Expensive Democracy”
Nigeria’s reform-minded central banker discusses government waste, austerity, and growth.
March 13, 2013
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Margaret Neale: Negotiation: Getting What You Want
Negotiation is problem solving. The goal is not to get a deal; the goal is to get a good deal.
March 11, 2013
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Why Do Some Ideas Spread?
Can any message be shaped to spread? A scholar offers tips to increase the odds.
March 04, 2013
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“I Never Lost Money On a Deal I Didn't Do”
The cofounder and former CEO of DeVry discusses his professional experiences, difficult lessons, and the significance of family.
March 04, 2013
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The Tough Math Behind Humanitarian Aid
A new study finds that a different approach to food-relief efforts in the developing world could save more lives.
March 04, 2013
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Your Genes May Affect Your Financial Decisions
A team of scholars studies the link between emotions and investment behavior.
March 01, 2013
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An Entrepreneur Attempts to Reinvent Anesthesia
How a New York-based company is trying to make surgery in the developing world a lot easier.
February 27, 2013
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Are Sick People Paying the Right Amount for Insurance?
New Stanford research says those with big health problems may be getting less for their money than they could — and raising prices for all.
February 27, 2013
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Understanding the New Media Landscape
An investor says startups should scale first and worry about monetization later.
February 22, 2013
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Save Your Teens, Save Your Marriage: Stanford’s Brief Interventions
Recent Stanford research reveals the benefits of brief interventions in both aggressive teens and antagonistic spouses.
February 21, 2013
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Research: There Are Big Benefits to Giving Your Time
A recent paper shows that helping others can actually make you feel like you have more time.
February 20, 2013
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A New Look at Truth in Numbers
New research finds support for valuing bank securities at current market value.
February 19, 2013
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Frank Flynn: Giving the Gift of Our Time to Others
What spurs people to do something on behalf of someone else? This quarter’s column explores giving the gift of our time to others.
February 19, 2013
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Simple Interventions Bridge the Achievement Gap Between Latino and White Students, Stanford Researcher Finds
A study shows how the effects of “stereotype threat” can be overcome by assignments that foster a more supportive environment.
February 15, 2013
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A Prescription for an American Economic Recovery
Economist Edward Lazear says Congress and the president must focus on policies that encourage greater investment.
February 13, 2013
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Neil Malhotra: Political Polarization Even Extends to Romance
New research reveals that political affiliation rivals education level as one of the most important factors in identifying a potential mate.
February 07, 2013
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Why Consumers Don't Always Take Advantage of Sales
Research from Stanford's Stephan Seiler says time constraints keep supermarket shoppers from finding best prices.
February 04, 2013
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A Fine Wine: Do Labels Make a Difference?
Research from Stanford’s Michael Hannan examines how consumers perceive the value of organic and biodynamic Alsatian wines.
January 31, 2013
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Ex-White House Economic Advisors Spar Over the Economy
Keith Hennessey and Christina Romer debate the debt ceiling, federal deficit, and growth at the Commonwealth Club of California.