Business Economics and Public Policy Ideas at Work Articles
November 22, 2011

No Double Jeopardy?

New research considers whether black women in leadership roles escape backlash.

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November 22, 2011

Can Quotas Bring Equity to the Boardroom?

How the science of networks can help remedy the persistent underrepresentation of women on corporate boards.

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October 31, 2011

Can the Euro Be Saved?

David O. Beim

Only radical action can solve Europe's sovereign debt crisis.

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September 30, 2011

Middlemen Lead the Way on Trade

New research shows how intermediaries play a key role in facilitating the movement of goods across the globe.

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September 30, 2011

Unraveling Systemic Risk

A new framework helps regulators and industries trace risk to its source.

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June 24, 2011

Hide and Seek with Earnings Management

New research suggests that Sarbanes-Oxley has increased companies' focus on cash management, resulting in camouflaged earnings management.

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March 29, 2011

Running for the Pro-Business Border

How can corporations play neighboring states’ regulations off each other to identify the best environment for doing business?

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March 29, 2011

Cleaning Up the Muni Market

An independent, non-profit advisory organization for municipalities could increase transparency and liquidity in the muni bond market, sweeping billions of dollars back to taxpayers and investors.

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February 22, 2011

A Contrarian View of China's Growth

David Beim argues that China's golden age of hyper-growth is likely nearing an end.

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