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States are Already Paying for Unfunded Pensions
Research by Chicago Booth PhD candidate Chuck Boyer suggests that the public pension funding crisis is not merely about future insolvency, rather future obligations are having an effect on the debt spreads right now.
New NASA Image Provides more Details about First Observed Interstellar Comet
UCLA’s David Jewitt leads analysis of data from the Hubble Space Telescope of a new NASA image providing more details about the first observed interstellar comet.
Rely on Others to Better Your Own Spending Habits
Research by Chicago Booth’s Michael Weber and co-authors reveals that having insight into the consumption habits of others can reduce your own spending habits.
Keeping Customers Takes Honest Apologies
When a group of African American women were mistreated at an AMC theater in Louisiana, the theater chain quickly apologized and offered redress. Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes about AMC Entertainment’s CEO Adam Aron’s model on what to do when employees harm a customer.
George Stigler’s Role in the Economic Analysis of Regulation
An edited version of a paper that originally ran in the Journal of Political Economy in October 1993 entitled “George Stigler’s Contribution to the Economic Analysis of Regulation.”
A Compilation of Research Offers a Compelling Cheat Sheet for How to Get More Out of Time
UCLA Anderson’s Cassie Mogilner Holmes and Sanford DeVoe, look into what academia has learned over the past decade or so about how we manage, view, and spend time.
Lies, Data, and Visual Representation
UCLA Anderson’s Stephen A. Spiller, University of Colorado’s Nicholas Reinholtz, and University of Toronto’s Sam J. Maglio find that a viewer’s judgment can be swayed by the designer’s choice in how to visually present data.
More Lobbying could be Better for the Industry and the Public
Research by UCLA Anderson’s Henry L. Friedman and University of Pennsylvania’s Mirko S. Heinle suggests more lobbying groups, rather than fewer, is good for the industry and the public
France Wants In on the Nuclear Power Scenario Again. Find out Why.
After years of backing away from nuclear power, Le Monde reported that France now wants to build six huge reactors.
How (In)Accurate is Machine Learning?
Chicago Booth’s Max Farrell, Tengyuan Liang, and Sanjog Misra have sought to quantify the uncertainty in machine learning in the analysis of data.
Addressing Climate Change is in the Hands of Energy Companies when Governments Fail the Requirement
Rich Lesser, CEO, Boston Consulting Group, and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale SOM, write about the role businesses must play when the government fails to address a global issue like climate change.
You could Lose $110,000 by Collecting Social Security Income Too Early
Research shows Americans are losing on retirement money by claiming social security eight years too soon.
