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  • Three Questions: Prof. Jason Abaluck on Short-Term Health Insurance

    We asked Yale SOM health economist Jason Abaluck how the expansion of low-cost, short-term insurance could affect consumers and the insurance markets.

    Patients in the emergency waiting room of John H. Stroger Hospital in Chicago. Photo: Jose More/VWPics via AP Images.
  • When Should Companies Share Information with Competitors?

    A study by Yale SOM’s Tristan Botelho suggests that, under certain circumstances, companies could benefit from sharing detailed information with competitors.

    An illustration showing the sharing of various types of information
  • Three Questions: Prof. David Bach on Doing Business with Saudi Arabia

    Professor David Bach answers questions about how businesses should weigh the risks and reputational costs in how they respond to the disappearance of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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  • Three Questions: Prof. Paul Bracken on Europe after Brexit

    Yale SOM’s Paul Bracken, an expert in political science and strategy, says that Brexit is just one of the political and economic disruptions reshaping Europe.

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  • Think Like an Owner

    In an excerpt from a new book, William H. Donaldson, Yale SOM’s founding dean, writes about the importance of leaders creating a sense of shared responsibility, whether in the private sector, at a nonprofit, or in government.

    A woman in corporate boardroom overlooking New York City
  • For Motivation, Dieters Look to the ‘Biggest Loser’

    When you’re trying to lose weight, boost your grades, or improve your golf game, is comparing yourself to a top performer discouraging or motivating?

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  • SEC Settlement Won’t Fix Tesla

    Tesla may have reached a settlement with the SEC, Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes, but the company's board still needs to address the problems created by its brilliant, self-destructive CEO.

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  • Yale Study Finds Twice as Many Undocumented Immigrants as Previous Estimates

    New research suggests that the population of undocumented immigrants in the United States may be 22 million, nearly twice what has been believed.

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  • Does Performance-Based Pay Improve Teaching?

    Yale SOM economist Barbara Biasi studied what actually happened when some school districts in Wisconsin started paying partly based on effectiveness.

    A teacher in a classroom.
  • At CBS, Less of Les Is More

    Whoever replaces Les Moonves at CBS must look beyond picking hits, writes Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

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