Research
Experiment to Save an Endangered Fish Holds Lessons for Policymakers
Randomized control trials may offer a tool for cost-effective, evidence-based policy making and perhaps even a deeper understanding of human behavior.
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.
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?
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.
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.
How Do Local Events Affect the National Economy?
A new study found that local disruptions, whether hurricanes or economic booms, affect the national economy differently depending partly on how much an area’s industries are connected to other sectors and regions.
How A Sequence of Decisions Affects Later Shopping Choices
When you’re picking out a jacket or a sofa, does it matter in what order you decide on its color, style, and material? New research suggests that the sequence may change how you categorize the object and how you decide to replace it.
Does Fake News Sway Financial Markets?
Deceptive articles on investment websites appear to temporarily boost stock prices for small firms, according to research by Yale SOM’s Marina Niessner and Tobias Moskowitz.
Is Women’s Work Evaluated Fairly?
Does gender bias prevent women from being treated fairly in job interviews, performance assessments, and other evaluations? Data from an online stock recommendation platform suggests that women’s ideas simply get less attention than their male colleagues’.
Do Companies Buy Competitors in Order to Shut Them Down?
A study co-authored by Yale SOM researchers Florian Ederer and Song Ma suggests that “killer acquisitions” by pharmaceutical companies are potentially limiting the number of new treatments available.
