Hedge funds pool capital from wealthy individuals and institutions to pursue aggressive strategies aimed at generating high returns. Activist hedge funds usually buy stakes in publicly traded ...

“Encouraging make-time framing is most useful when people are least inclined to adopt it themselves,” Etkin said. “But for people who don’t yet feel confident in their ability to follow through, small ...

Even though they’re almost universally heralded as heroes, U.S. military veterans entering the civilian workforce may encounter a downside to the positive reputation they earn for their service. New ...

Small businesses selling on ecommerce marketplaces often complain about the unfairness of the platforms prioritizing their own products — like Amazon Basics — in the prominent “sponsored ad” slots in ...

In every setting, from the workplace to the doctor’s office, few people deny the value of getting a second opinion. However, advice-seeking is most beneficial if the additional opinion is truly ...

How many nickels can fit, in dollar value, in a 1.5 liter (1.58QT) Evian water bottle? When Professor Jack Soll of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business asks this question in class, the responses ...

Research from Professor David Robinson finds that private lenders act more like investors than banks, posing different kinds of risks to the financial system “Private credit companies don’t just lend ...

Many investors are told that active funds rarely outperform passive index funds after fees. So why bother paying for them? In this episode of Duke Fuqua Insights podcast, Professor Simon Gervais, a ...

From climate change and COVID-19 to violent crime and the national budget deficit: why are Americans increasingly divided over which issues deserve attention? And how do these divisions emerge even ...

For decades, the U.S. government has played a central role in funding innovation, from financing research at universities to commissioning cutting-edge technology from the private sector. But not all ...

The debate continues on whether corporations have a social responsibility that goes beyond maximizing profits. Should companies only focus on generating the highest return for their shareholders? Or, ...