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5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger
The Walt Disney Co. is potentially in a deal to merge with 21st Century Fox – but what would this mean for both parties and the entertainment industry?
A Sociologist Goes to Burning Man
Being an economic sociologist has always given me a unique way to look at the world. Just as a biologist sees the mold on food in his refrigerator as a natural substance with a Latin name—not my first reaction!—I often note the way in which society
Impact Investing "Supply" Failing to Meet Demand
Moskowitz Prize Winners: Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda Study Shows Europe’s Demand for Impact Funds Over Traditional Investments Three Times Higher Than in North America
The demand for impact investing alternatives is outstripping the available supply of such choices for investors, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda that was awarded UC Berkeley’s 2016
The Future of TV Content And Distribution
Nelson Granados (USC, writing for Forbes in May 2015) discussed how analytics, including Professor Hemant Bhargava's 2013 Marketing Science paper on the economics of bundling when the products in the bundle are sourced from multiple firms, can be
It Pays to Be Green: The Market Talks Back
Companies that disclose greenhouse gas emissions see stock rise
Professor Paul Griffin is a leading international authority in accounting and financial information and disclosures. In this blog, he discusses the practical applications of his recent study on environmental disclosures, advising executives how to
Moneyball: Business Lessons on Value Creation
Professor Shannon W. Anderson is an expert on the design and implementation of performance measurement and cost control systems. Her research spans the fields of management accounting and operations research. She has been using the “Moneyball” case