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Political Economy
Latest Stories in Political Economy
September 15, 2015
Is Affordable Housing Good for the Neighborhood?
Research shows these buildings impact home prices and diversity.
August 25, 2015
Paul Brest: Making Money While Doing Good
Social impact investing is changing the way philanthropy is done.
August 13, 2015
Exploring the Ethics Behind Self-Driving Cars
How do you code ethics into autonomous automobiles? And who is responsible when things go awry?
July 9, 2015
Margaret Neale: Analyzing Greece’s High-Stakes Negotiation Tactics
Prime minister Alexis Tsipras used a common strategy, but scholars are skeptical about whether it will pay off.
June 23, 2015
Jonathan Bendor: Why Criticism is Good for Innovation
How to quash bad ideas without stifling innovation.
June 18, 2015
Ken Shotts: How to Understand (and Avoid) Political Risk
Political risk is inevitable, but there are ways to mitigate it.
June 10, 2015
Sangick Jeon: How Do You Manage Diversity?
In Kenya, a Stanford researcher shows that ethnic diversity can spur productivity.
June 9, 2015
George Foster: Are Startups Really Job Engines?
Entrepreneurship can be personally rewarding and good for the economy, if we wipe the stardust from our eyes.
June 5, 2015
Daniel Kessler: The Anti-Competitive Risk of “Accountable Care”
Stanford researchers find that vertically integrated healthcare systems charge higher prices.
May 22, 2015
Kate Bundorf: What Really Drives Medical Treatment Decisions?
Money matters, but it’s only one part of a complex system of influences.