Tag: economy
Why do family companies even exist? They know how to ‘win...
Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy, University of Louisville; Hanqing "Chevy" Fang, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Jim Chrisman, Mississippi State University
$2B Counter-Strike 2 crash exposes a legal black hole: Your digital...
João Marinotti, Indiana University
In late October 2025, as much as US$2 billion vanished from a digital marketplace. This...
The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end...
The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste
Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your...
Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began...
Winning a bidding war isn’t always a win, research on 14...
Soon Hyeok Choi, Rochester Institute of Technology
In today’s hot housing market, winning a bidding war can feel like...
Why aren’t companies speeding up investment? A new theory offers an...
David Ikenberry, University of Colorado Boulder
For years, I’ve puzzled over a question that seems to defy common sense:...
No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data...
Joonhyuk Yang, University of Notre Dame and Jung Youn Lee, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
If...
EXPLORING NATURE
What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...
Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee
When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...
