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  • Where Is the Auto Industry Headed?

    How will self-driving cars and other new technology reshape the industry? Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld talks with former Ford CEO Mark Fields.

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  • What’s the Future of Work?

    Smart machines, flexible teams, business as a platform: Deloitte principal Jeff Schwartz ’87 offers a sneak peek at the future of work.

  • Three Questions: Prof. James Choi on the Future of the 401(k)

    We asked Yale SOM’s James Choi how a proposed change to the way 401(k) plans are taxed might alter the way people save for retirement.

  • Reduction of Economics to Psychology

    Prof. Shyam Sunder warns that, while psychology can contribute much to economics, not all economic phenomena can be explained by individual psychology.

  • Three Questions: Prof. David Bach on European Separatist Movements

    Yale SOM’s David Bach writes the independence movement in Catalonia reflects a widespread rejection of the political establishment.

  • Study Shows Bias Against Investment Recommendations from Women

    Women in the investment profession face a double standard even when objective information on their performance is available and their evaluators are incentivized to not discriminate, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Management and the Columbia Business School.

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  • Three Questions: Prof. Zoe Chance on Responses to Sexual Harassment

    Women around the world are sharing their experiences with workplace sexual harassment and abuse. Professor Zoë Chance explains the research on the subject and suggests ways that both women and male allies can take action to create lasting change.

  • Three Questions: Prof. Robert Shiller on Bitcoin

    We asked Professor Robert Shiller, who has written about the economic and psychological aspects of market speculation, if Bitcoin is a bubble.

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  • Three Questions: Prof. Roger Ibbotson on Low Volatility

    Despite political upheaval, the U.S. stock market has seen unusually low volatility. We asked Roger Ibbotson why.

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  • What Has Ireland Learned from Austerity?

    Ireland slashed spending and raising taxes to address a fiscal crisis during the Great Recession. What does Ireland's subsequent recovery say about the effectiveness of austerity?