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Cash amnesia

Research suggests consumers may pay for hard-to-justify purchases with cash so they don’t have to confront a record of their spending.

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AI can coach you to lose weight, but a human touch still helps

AI-powered weight loss coaching works, but it’s more effective when users also interact with real people. Empathy could be the key, researchers say.

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A unique look at school discipline

A new study tracks the ebb and flow of suspensions and detentions, and their disparate impact on Black middle schoolers.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business grads urged to embrace the ‘grunt work’

Business leader Henry Fernandez lauds the power of “unshakable belief in the future.”

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The linguistic signature that predicts escalation

Researchers analyzed body-camera recordings of routine traffic stops involving Black drivers and found that the officer’s first 45 words predict whether a stop will end in arrest.

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When is it too late to give up control of your finances?

A new study finds older investors worry about their future self not handing over financial control when they should.

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There’s a problem with making technology genderless

There’s a push to make tech genderless to avoid perpetuating stereotypes, but research shows gender is one of the fundamental ways we connect with objects.

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Talking a walk could be a step toward better negotiation

A study suggests that for women, negotiating while walking together is a more positive, equitable experience.

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What are finance experts keeping an eye on?

From the debt dilemma and the innovation economy to crypto and non-bank banking, these are the issues professors are watching.

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The topics and trends finance experts are watching

From VC and ESG to China and crypto — the topics and trends that professors are watching most closely.

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Thirty extra years

People around the world are living, working, and learning longer. Get ready to upgrade your old ideas about longevity.

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Are you ready for the ‘longevity economy?’

None of us are getting any younger. That could be a huge opportunity.

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Habit forming

Part of being great at creating habits, says Stanford Behavior Design Lab’s BJ Fogg, is knowing which habits to pick.

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Ten questions to ask before a romantic merger

The most important career decision you’ll make is about whom to marry and what kind of relationship you will have, say Myra Strober and Abby Davisson.

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When markets and politics collide, innovation may lose out

Antitrust policies should look beyond consumer welfare and also consider how mergers could affect investments and future competition, Stanford GSB faculty argue.

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How savvy shoppers undermined India’s great cash swap

Consumers used retail transactions to keep an estimated $1.5 billion out of the country’s tax system.

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Charlotte Burgess-Auburn on the power of a personal manifesto

The d.school’s Charlotte Burgess-Auburn on the power of a personal manifesto: “If you’re not living life according to your own values, you’re most likely living them according to someone else’s.”

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Why companies cook the books

A new study suggests that paying corporate accountants more removes incentives for financial misreporting.

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What is an algorithm?

This video breaks it down in less than two minutes.

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Many banks face the same risks that brought down Silicon Valley Bank

A new analysis finds that $2.2 trillion in losses and nervous customers could spark more bank runs.

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7 insights from Stanford GSB for boosting creativity at work

Research-based approaches for bringing fresh ideas to teams and organizations.

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Immigrant inventors generate disproportionate share of patents

Foreign-born inventors generate a disproportionate share of patents – and make their U.S.-born collaborators more productive.

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What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for U.S. banking

Four finance professors talk about the ongoing risks banks face and the consequences of backstopping uninsured deposits.

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Auto-renew snags new subscribers – but isn’t a good way to keep them

Consumers rarely cancel unused subscriptions. Is that a win for business? Not in the long haul, research from the Graduate School of Business shows.

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Studying news junkies reveals insights into online reading

Where do you get your news? These researchers would like to know about your journalism diet.

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It turns out auto-renew isn’t a good way to snag new subscribers

Companies seeking loyal consumers shouldn’t take advantage of their tendency to stick with unwanted subscriptions.

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Why we need our rescue bots to seem brave and vulnerable

How to design a robot that not only responds to disasters but inspires humans to help each other.

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Voters punished candidates who pushed election fraud claims in 2022

A small group of voters penalized election-denying candidates in 2022 — and could sway 2024 as well, according to a new study.

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How Obamacare has improved farmworkers’ health

A new paper finds the ACA increased preventive care and decreased hospital and ER visits for seasonal farmworkers, a population with some of the worst health outcomes in the U.S.

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Longtime Stanford GSB lecturer Bill Meehan has died

The longtime lecturer at Stanford GSB is remembered as a devoted teacher, generous mentor, and prolific volunteer for a host of Stanford organizations.

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