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May 9, 2015
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May 9, 2015
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May 8, 2015
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May 8, 2015
The Data Leaks That Move Markets

In financial markets, data security relates to the timing of data releases because premature releases or leaks unfairly favor one group of investors.

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May 5, 2015
The Economics of Prom Season
May 5, 2015
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May 4, 2015
Everyday economics and Chinese Deposit Insurance Secures Healthy Markets
May 4, 2015
The Reversed Role of Chinese Deposit Insurance

While many nations have deposit Insurance and China will have theirs very soon, the quality and the confidence in different deposit insurance schemes vary.

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May 3, 2015
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May 3, 2015
Self-Signaling by Standing in Line

Whether you stand in long lines to self-signal or you hire someone to do the wait for you, your decision reflects tradeoffs that relate to time.

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May 2, 2015
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May 2, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Free Delivery to Expensive Coffee

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April 26, 2015
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April 26, 2015
A New Message From Starbucks

Worried about losing sales to upscale brands, Starbucks is using competitive strategies to increase demand from affluent customers.

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April 25, 2015
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April 25, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Raisins to BBQ

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April 23, 2015
Research replication and Using tweets to predict the stock market
April 23, 2015
What Tweets Can Say About the Dow

Researchers are exploring how message volume and sentiment analysis in social media like Twitter and Yahoo can be used to predict financial markets.

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April 22, 2015
Weekly roundup and Greek bailout
April 22, 2015
Four Ways to Understand Greek Debt

An historical perspective and a look at what is owed, to whom and when provides insight about the culture and complexities of Greek sovereign debt.

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April 19, 2015
Because when competitive market structure changes so too does firm behavior, major movie studios have safer content.
April 19, 2015
Why More Movies Are Boring

With the competitive market structure of the movie business changing from less to more competition, movie content from major studios is less innovative.

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April 18, 2015
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April 18, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Grocery Bags to Soda Bottles

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