The Conversation - Business
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage - Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan
2 days ago
Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here's how some are removing barriers -- SherRhonda Gibbs, Morehouse College; Eric Liguori, Florida State University; Michael H. Morris, University of Notre Dame, and Susana C. Santos, Florida State University1 day ago
Robo price-fixing: Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rents -- Roger Alford, University of Notre Dame2 days ago
Informal safety nets help many Americans with expenses – people at all income levels benefit from this 'financial interdependence' -- Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, University of North Dakota2 days ago
Carbon offsets can help bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans − our Nashville data shows it could be a win for everyone -- Zdravka Tzankova, Vanderbilt University; Carol Ziegler, Vanderbilt University, and James Muchira, Vanderbilt University1 day ago
Dorothy Allison was an authentic voice for the poor, capturing the beauty, humor and pain of working-class life in America -- Lennard J. Davis, University of Illinois Chicago2 days ago
Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they're so hard to eliminate -- Bruce Huber, University of Notre Dame7 days ago
Republican lawmakers will reshape tax policy in 2025 — a tax expert explains what to expect -- Jim Franklin, Western Governors University School of Business3 days ago
What are Veblen and Giffen goods? -- María Yanotti, University of Tasmania14 days ago
Soaring inflation helped lead Trump to victory – here's why some of his policies might drive prices higher again -- Veronika Dolar, Pace University8 days ago
The colonial legacy lurking beneath economic unrest in the French Caribbean -- David A. Vivian, Soka University of America16 days ago
Read more about economics4 months ago
Insight in your inbox, every week4 months ago
Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it's more about greenwashing than helping the climate -- Sehoon Kim, University of Florida8 days ago
Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain -- Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University in St. Louis8 days ago
Corporate social responsibility disclosures are a double-edged sword, new research suggests -- Vivek Astvansh, McGill University21 days ago
Too good to be true? New study shows people reject freebies and cheap deals for fear of hidden costs -- Andrew Vonasch, University of Canterbury1 month ago
Grocery stores that donate expiring food − instead of price discounting or discarding − make higher profits -- John Lowrey, Northeastern University1 month ago
Read more about business4 months ago
Workplace diversity training programs are everywhere, but their effectiveness varies widely -- Yekaterina Bezrukova, University at Buffalo1 day ago
Religion in the workplace is tricky – but employers and employees both lose when it becomes a total taboo -- Christopher P. Scheitle, West Virginia University; Denise Daniels, Wheaton College (Illinois), and Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University21 days ago
How to be a boss at giving performance reviews -- Kip Holderness, West Virginia University; Kari Olsen, Utah Valley University, and Todd Thornock, University of Nebraska-Lincoln28 days ago
Can listening to music make you more productive at work? -- Anna Fiveash, Western Sydney University1 month ago
Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted) -- Craig Jackson, Birmingham City University1 month ago
Read more about work4 months ago
African countries shouldn't have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist -- Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town14 days ago
Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town2 months ago
What are halal mortgages? -- Shariq Siddiqui, Indiana University2 months ago
No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing -- Joonhyuk Yang, University of Notre Dame and Jung Youn Lee, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University3 months ago
Read more about finance2 months ago
Donor-advised funds are drawing a lot of assets besides cash – taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue than other kinds of charitable giving -- Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University2 days ago
How the US government can stop 'churches' from getting treated like real churches by the IRS -- Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, University of Notre Dame1 month ago
Trump's tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year -- Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame2 months ago
Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits -- Abbie Cohen, University of California, Los Angeles2 months ago
Read more about philanthropy4 months ago
Trump voters said they were angry about the economy – many of them had a point -- Don Leonard, The Ohio State University9 days ago
Most US book bans target children's literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color -- Katherine Spoon, University of Colorado Boulder and Isabelle Langrock, Sciences Po6 days ago
Your politics can affect whether you click on sponsored search results, new research shows -- Alexander Davidson, Wayne State University27 days ago