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  • The Fed Is Cutting Rates Soon. Should I Wait to Get a Loan?

    Many homebuyers and other borrowers incorrectly believe that they get a lower rate by waiting until a cut becomes official, according to Prof. Kelly Shue. This misconception is so widespread that it can undercut the effectiveness of Fed monetary policy.

    Mortgage rates in the window of a Bank of America office
  • Filling In the Harris-Walz Economic Policy Scorecard

    Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques analyze the policies proposed by the Democratic ticket.

    Kamala Harris speaks in front of a banner reading "Opportunity Economy/Lowering Your Costs."
  • Seeing Peer Ratings Pushes Professionals to Align Their Evaluations

    New research from Yale SOM’s Tristan Botelho reveals that even savvy professionals tend to defer to the ratings given by their peers who evaluated before them.

    An illustration of people lined up to select a star rating
  • Is Minnesota Nice for Business?

    Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques argue that there are good reasons why a disproportionate number of major businesses are headquartered in Minnesota.

    Minnesota State Capitol
  • The Joy and Opportunity of Living in Space

    Retired NASA astronaut Cady Coleman describes the wonder of living in orbit and calls for a wiser, more inclusive approach in a new age of space exploration.

    An astronaut in the International Space Station
  • Has Starbucks Finally Found the Right Leader?

    For more than two decades, the coffee empire has tried and failed to find a lasting successor to longtime CEO Howard Schultz. Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, with co-authors Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, provides an insider’s view of the drama and explains why Chipotle’s Brian Nicoll might be the right person for the job.

    A aerial view of Starbucks’ headquarters in Seattle
  • Leadership Lessons from the Vice Presidential Picks

    Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are demonstrating a genuine chemistry, while Donald Trump is already distancing himself from J. D. Vance.

    Kamala Harris and Tim Walz from behind at a large rally
  • Trump Is Already Rattling the Stock Market

    Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, co-author Steven Tian, and investor and analyst Whitney Tilson write that the pattern is familiar from Trump’s term in office, when his remarks frequently swayed markets—usually for the worse.

    Donald Trump on a TV at the New York Stock Exchange
  • The Ethnography of Organizational Change

    Using the tools of ethnography, Yale SOM’s Julia DiBenigno meticulously documents the lived experience of people at work to uncover the root causes of complex problems and devise solutions that change organizations for the better.

    Julia DiBenigno
  • Firms Aren’t Living Up to Their Diversity Claims

    A new paper co-authored by Professor Edward Watts finds that for many companies, actual diversity efforts bear little resemblance to the claims made in public disclosures. What’s more, funds from socially conscious investors flow more to firms that engage in this “diversity washing.”

    An illustration of a banner covered in colorful charts being hoisted in front of a corporate building