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Study Finds Declaring Bankruptcy May Not Hurt Future Employment Prospects

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
March 12, 2020

Hundreds of thousands of Americans declared bankruptcy during the Great Recession. A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham examines the effect on their employment prospects.
When Women Speak, Do People Listen?

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
February 27, 2020

In a study of farming villages in Malawi, Yale SOM's Mushfiq Mobarak and his colleagues found that women’s performance on communication tasks seemed to be hindered by how other people received their work.
Single Women Get Lower Returns from Housing Investments

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham Kelly Shue
February 25, 2020

A new study from Yale SOM’s Kelly Shue and Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham finds that single women who buy and sell real estate lose out on an average of $1,600 per year.
New Outbreaks of Coronavirus Can Be Halted with Isolation Measures, According to Study

Edward H. Kaplan
February 20, 2020

Yale SOM’s Edward Kaplan used early reports out of Wuhan to evaluate the likely effectiveness of common tactics, such as isolation of patients and quarantine, in keeping the disease from spreading in new regions.
Study: Pharmaceutical Ads Drive Prescriptions—And Save Us All Money

Michael Sinkinson
February 17, 2020
Yale SOM’s Michael Sinkinson found that fewer people get life-savings statins during primary season, when pharmaceutical ads are displaced by political ads.
Study Suggests That Local Chinese Officials Manipulate GDP

X. Frank Zhang
February 11, 2020

A study by Yale SOM’s Frank Zhang suggests that local Chinese governments often push through projects without long-term economic value, or fabricate numbers outright, in order to meet GDP targets.
Surprise Billing for Out-of-Network Physicians Costs Billions

Zack Cooper Fiona M. Scott Morton
January 31, 2020
After patients are treated at in-network hospitals, they often receive large, unexpected bills from out-of-network doctors. A new study finds that out-of-network charges from anesthesiologists, pathologists, radiologists, and assistant surgeons increase spending by $40 billion annually.
Aspiring to Be the Next Silicon Valley? Think Twice

Olav Sorenson
January 28, 2020
A study by Yale SOM researchers suggests that when venture capital funding in a metropolitan area increases, industries with customers outside the region suffer and income inequality widens.
New Study Shows that Trust Can Last

Florian Ederer
January 21, 2020
A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Florian Ederer explores how the trust we place in one another is affected by our ability to communicate and by the passage of time.
Firms Sacrifice Worker Safety When Demand Is High

Kerwin K. Charles
January 02, 2020
Using data from the U.S. mining industry, Yale SOM’s Kerwin Charles and his co-authors investigated the relationship between higher demand and safety, and found that increased investment in safety measures is overwhelmed by the incentive to increase production while prices are high, leaving workers less safe overall.