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How an Antitrust Lawsuit from Michael Jordan Reshaped NASCAR
A lawsuit charging NASCAR with anticompetitive practices led to a settlement that changed the structure of stock car racing. Antitrust economist Ted Snyder testified in the case.
Disclosure of Carbon Emissions Spurs Business Creation
New research from Yale SOM shows that a federal disclosure rule, intended to curb pollution, has also spurred business formation in regulated industries—a finding that comes as the EPA proposes ending the program.
Can Markets Respond to Climate Risk Without Government?
We asked Professor Todd Cort, an expert on sustainability finance, how the revocation of the 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding would affect decisions about climate risk from investors, lenders, and companies.
Remote Work Is Linked to a Decline in Financial Misconduct
A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s John Barrios finds that firms better positioned to shift to remote work during the pandemic experienced a sharp decline in financial misconduct. The likely reason: remote work raised the cost of sustaining collusion.
Rebuilding Local News, One Town at a Time
Bob Rifkin ’89, president of the board of the Belmont Voice, says the nonprofit model for local news has had a palpable impact on his community—and can do the same for your town.
Trump Shouts Loudly and Fumbles a Big Stick
In recent weeks, Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian write, the president’s usual approach of bullying with coercion, threats, and retribution has backfired on multiple fronts.
A Machine-Learning Model Can Help Reunite Long-Separated Families
Hundreds of thousands of children in China have been separated from their parents. A Yale SOM study finds that a machine-learning approach could cut years off family reunification efforts by matching imperfect, self-reported memories from parents and children.
Firms with a Well-Paid Chief Human Resources Officer Build More Effective Workforces
A new study co-authored by Prof. Edward Watts finds that firms that invest in the human capital function through higher pay to its leader have more productive and happier workers.
AI Monopolists Could Be a Disaster for Workers
If artificial intelligence reshapes production across the entire economy, it could drive the cost of goods toward zero. But Yale SOM economist Fiona Scott Morton argues that if AI is captured by a small number of powerful firms, falling wages could coincide with persistently high prices, leaving workers far worse off.
Will Banning Corporate Homebuyers Make Housing More Affordable?
The Trump administration has moved to restrict institutional investors’ home purchases and proposed allowing buyers to draw on retirement savings for down payments. We asked Professor Cameron LaPoint, who studies housing finance, whether these policies are likely to make housing more affordable—or to push prices higher.
