News News Profile Research In the News Admissions Blog Newsletters NewsProfileResearchIn the NewsConfronting COVID-19Black History Month#PolicyForwardSummer of Social ImpactResearchNew Research Questions Whether Ban-the-Box Policies Improve Employment OutcomesMay 29, 2024ResearchA new paper finds that Ban the Box policies may not have as significant of an impact as hoped for.New Harris Research Finds that Return-to-Office Policies Drive Senior Employees Away and Reduce InnovationMay 14, 2024ResearchOne effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is that many workers who formerly worked five days a week in an office now work from home all or some of the time. And this trend will likely continue, according to a new working paper co-authored by Austin Wright.Assistant Professor Eduardo Montero Connects Fallow Lengths to Land Ownership and Looks to the Future of International DevelopmentMay 07, 2024ResearchWho owns a piece of land? And how do we keep track of who owns what? These simple questions have repercussions for societies and economies around the globe, and answering them is not always so simple.Consolidation in Hospital Sector Leading to Higher Health Care Costs, Study FindsApril 24, 2024ResearchOnly 1% of mergers are challenged by the Federal Trade Commission.Hidden Bias: Female Workers Face 50% Fewer Sales Due to Customer DiscriminationFebruary 15, 2024ResearchAssistant Professors Gregory Lane and Erin Kelley found that the assignment of a female-sounding name for an online sales agent led to 50 percent fewer purchases.U.S. Shipping Policy Leads to Higher Petroleum Prices, Professor Ryan Kellogg FindsDecember 15, 2023ResearchIf the Jones Act were repealed, the efficiency of the U.S. oil market would improve by $403 million a year. Consumers on average would gain $769 million in savings—more than double what producers would lose from lower oil and refined product prices.PaginationPrevious page‹ Page 4 Next page ›