Economics & Business

July–Aug/13

Timothy Fuerst’s prescient models help shape monetary policy in the wake of the financial crisis.

July–Aug/13

American stewardesses and the making of an iconic advertising campaign.

05.31.2013

Looking good? Nicholas Epley’s study suggests you look again.

May–June/13

Chicago Booth statisticians do the math on the NHL's overpaid or undervalued players.

May–June/13

Emily Oster applies economic principles to all of life’s questions.

Jan–Feb/13

An unlikely NBA executive, Mike Zarren, AB’99, brings a Moneyball sensibility to the Boston Celtics.

Jan–Feb/13

Behind the scenes at La Petite Folie restaurant, faculty members apprentice themselves.

Nov–Dec/12

Businessman John Kuhns turned his winding career path into a novel.
Nov–Dec/12

A corporate career led Beverly Ryder, MBA’74, to the board of the National Women’s Hall of Fame and back to the public schools in her hometown of Los Angeles.

Sept–Oct/12

Centuries ago, falling temperatures across Europe spelled danger for suspected witches.

July–Aug/12

Blaming big government and big business, a finance professor calls for restoring competition.

July–Aug/12

Austan Goolsbee has left behind his DC battle armor, but he can still mail in a good barb or two.