GSB Insights
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The Hidden Costs of Clicking the “Buy Now, Pay Later” Button
The market for instant online credit has exploded. But it comes with big downsides for some borrowers.
February 05, 2024
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No Rules, No Trust: How Accountability Shapes Communication
In this "Think Fast, Talk Smart" episode, Anat Admati explains why we can’t build trust without a solid foundation of rules.
July 14, 2023
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What Are Finance Experts Keeping an Eye on?
In the latest issue of Stanford Business, CASI's co-faculty director Anat Admati talks about corporate power and why the rules of the game aren't working.
May 12, 2023
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When Markets and Politics Collide, Innovation May Lose Out
In regulated markets, the threat of new competitors can lead dominant firms to pull back.
April 13, 2023
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Experts Discuss the State of U.S. Banking After the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Four finance professors talk about the ongoing risks banks face and the consequences of backstopping uninsured deposits.
March 23, 2023
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Class Takeaways — Business and Government
Five lessons in five minutes from Anat Admati and Robert E. Siegel, on leaders’ roles in creating trustworthy institutions and markets.
November 01, 2022
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Are Businesses Undermining Democracy?
A Stanford conference explores the many ways that corporate leaders wield power over government.
February 02, 2021
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The Self-Destructive Downside to Corporate Political Spending
There are risks to the bottom line when a firm’s shadowy political donations run counter to its image of social responsibility.
February 02, 2021
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Roger McNamee: “Facebook Is Terrible for America”
Facebook’s loudest critic says social media profits by manipulating consumers.
April 24, 2019
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Businesses Behaving Badly: The State of Corporate Scandal in 2019
Expert panelists put corporate wrongdoing in its broader context.
March 15, 2019
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The Biggest Antitrust Story You’ve Never Heard
The rise of institutional investors threatens competition, hurts consumers, and might qualify as a new kind of monopoly.
August 06, 2018
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It’s Time to Value Stakeholders over Shareholders
Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.
May 04, 2018
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The Decline of the IPO
With fewer companies going public, corporate transparency gets murkier.
April 12, 2018
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How Engineering’s Blind Spot Creates Runaway Monopolies
One of Big Tech’s biggest problems is that designers too often forget to put a soul in the machine.
January 22, 2018
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Dealing With the Dominance of Corporate Lobbyists
In an era of “toothless” rules, the best fix might be as simple as paying congressional staffers more.
November 30, 2017
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Is Capitalism Killing America?
Young & Rubicam Chairman Emeritus Peter Georgescu says it’s time to end the era of shareholder primacy.
September 18, 2017
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Anat Admati: Mythbusting Four Popular Excuses for Failed Financial Regulations
A Stanford professor skewers a few fallacies often advanced by politicians and regulators.
August 14, 2017
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How to Stop White-Collar Crime
A federal judge says fear of prison is the best way to deter bad behavior.
July 25, 2017
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Is Capitalism Bad for Workers?
Labor’s share of national income is shrinking. But don’t hit the barricades just yet.
June 07, 2017
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The Financial Industry Needs to Team Up Against Hackers
System-wide collaboration is key to blocking cyber thieves, says former U.S. Treasury deputy secretary.
April 07, 2017