Research
What Happens When the Same Investors Own Everything?
Diversification means that in many industries, companies are owned by an overlapping set of investors, reducing their incentive to compete.
Should Investors Look for Stocks with Momentum?
Research by Yale SOM’s Roger Ibbotson suggests that accelerating stocks are prone to sharp reversals.
Can Improving Farming Productivity Save the Rainforest?
Research by Mushfiq Mobarak suggests that improved crop productivity through electrification pushes Brazilian farmers away from land-intensive cattle grazing.
Can Operations Research Help Find Terrorists?
Yale SOM’s Edward H. Kaplan uses queuing algorithms to estimate how many terror cells exist and determine how to efficiently combat them.
Why Good Advice Is Often Bad
According to research by Yale SOM’s Jason Dana and Daylian Cain, psychological factors make unbiased advice a more difficult task than it appears at first glance.
Can Guilt Make You Happy?
Two new studies from Yale SOM’s Ravi Dhar suggest that a touch of guilt can be a powerful tool for marketers.
Despite Risks, Garment Factory Jobs Have Long-Term Benefits for Bangladeshi Women
A new study finds that garment factory work reshapes the lives of women in Bangladesh in positive ways.
More Public Toilets May Reduce Sexual Assault in South Africa
A new study by researchers at the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Public Health.
Corruption Decreases Technology Adoption in Emerging Markets
Technology adoption is lower in emerging markets with corrupt business environments, and higher in those with good transparency and enforcement, according to a new study forthcoming in Marketing Science.
Community Motivation and Subsidies Increase Toilet Use in Developing World
A combination of community motivation and subsidies targeted to the poor is the most effective way to increase toilet ownership and use, and decrease open defecation, in developing countries, according to a new study published in the journal Science.