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Three Questions: Prof. James Baron on Amazon’s New Minimum Wage

James N. Baron
November 29, 2018
We asked Prof. James Baron, an expert in human resources and labor markets, what Amazon’s $15 minimum wage would mean for workers there and at other companies.
When Should Companies Share Information with Competitors?

Tristan L. Botelho
October 17, 2018
A study by Yale SOM’s Tristan Botelho suggests that, under certain circumstances, companies could benefit from sharing detailed information with competitors.
Three Questions: Prof. David Bach on Doing Business with Saudi Arabia

David Bach
October 14, 2018
Professor David Bach answers questions about how businesses should weigh the risks and reputational costs in how they respond to the disappearance of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Does Performance-Based Pay Improve Teaching?

Barbara Biasi
September 19, 2018
Yale SOM economist Barbara Biasi studied what actually happened when some school districts in Wisconsin started paying partly based on effectiveness.
Can Trusted Brands Beat ‘Fake News’?

Alan Murray
September 11, 2018
Time Inc.’s chief content officer sees “fake news” as an opportunity for trusted brands in journalism to re-emerge—if they can find a business model.
How Can Philanthropy Do More Good?

Aaron Dorfman
July 27, 2018
Aaron Dorfman of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy argues that foundations need to re-think their strategies and tactics.
Do Companies Buy Competitors in Order to Shut Them Down?

Florian Ederer Song Ma
June 04, 2018
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.
Is Your Sales Team Courting the Wrong Customers?

K. Sudhir
April 17, 2018
A group of Yale SOM researchers examined what kinds of sales incentives lead to profits, and whether longstanding relationships between salespeople and customers are always a good thing.
Are We In a New Nuclear Arms Race?

Paul Bracken
April 04, 2018
Yale SOM’s Paul Bracken, an expert on defense strategy, discusses the consequences of a return to a "great power rivalry."
Who Will Pay for the Free Press?

David Leonhardt
January 31, 2018
Print isn’t dead yet, but the old model for how to deliver the news might be. Yale Insights talked with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt.