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Top Insights of 2018
In 2018, our most-viewed articles included faculty research on contentious issues like immigration and racism, management insights inspired by the Olympics and the World Cup, and a commentary from a new series on the values that guide our alumni.
Research-Based Tips for a Better New Year
What does the data say about making the most of 2019? We asked Yale SOM faculty to share self-improvement tips based on their research.
How Can You Make Incentives More Effective? Make Them Opaque.
A study from Yale SOM’s Florian Ederer suggests that when individuals or organizations don’t fully understand how they’re being ranked, they’re likely to work harder for higher ratings.
Why Hidden Populations Are So Hard to Count
Yale researchers Edward Kaplan and Jonathan Feinstein explain how widely accepted estimates have greatly undercounted the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Tesla’s Enfant Terrible Needs to Grow Up
CEO Elon Musk is clinging to his image as an irreverent, self-promoting disrupter, when the company needs him to demonstrate stability and reliability.
The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last?
The best explanation for why prices go up, Yale's Robert Shiller writes, may be that we expect them to—until we don’t.
Janet Yellen Worries the Fed May Not Have the Tools to Fight the Next Downturn
The former Federal Reserve chair discusses what the Fed can do to help stabilize the economy and get it turned around when rate cuts aren’t enough.
Three Questions: Prof. Stephen Roach on Who Wins in the U.S.-China Trade War
Yale’s Stephen Roach argues that the two countries are actually in a “codependent” relationship—meaning each needs the other to offset imbalances in their system.
The Roots of Economic Inequality
A new study co-authored by Yale SOM's Michael Kraus shows that deeply ingrained social behaviors play a role in perpetuating economic inequality.
Can You Trust Bad Online Ratings?
A poorly rated item with few reviews is likely scored lower than it deserves to be, according to research by Yale SOM’s Balázs Kovács and his co-authors.