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April 2, 2025Settlement Could Lower Cost of Buying a Home
Deal could boost competition and reduce real estate commissions -
January 14, 2025When You Tax People’s Wealth, They Save More
A wealth tax in Norway inspired people to retire later and increase their savings but not to spend or invest less -
December 11, 2024Year-End Roundup
Uber rides can decrease hate crimes, waits can be made less annoying, and AI can tackle big problems -
December 10, 2024Supersized Companies Are an Economic Drag
As businesses get bigger, financial concentration slows U.S. investments and economic growth -
October 3, 2024Want To Be Acquired? Advertise
Companies that do more advertising attract more potential buyers and higher prices -
May 31, 2024Uncovering COVID-19 Loan Fraud Schemes
How 2 McCombs Researchers Exposed Online Lenders Based on the Research of John Griffin and Samuel Kruger As John Griffin was casually opening his work email on a Saturday morning in August 2021, he found a threatening letter from a… -
March 26, 2024Corporations Use Government Grants To Lighten Debt Load
Government cash grants are a growing but under-disclosed source of corporate financingBased on the research of Lillian Mills and Ryan HessLocal and state governments have a variety of tools at their disposal to attract businesses or entice them to stay…. -
February 22, 2024Entrepreneurs’ Stock Losses Bruise Their Businesses
Company growth stalls when an owner’s personal portfolio takes a hit Based on the research of Marius Ring When a recession takes a bite out of an entrepreneur’s personal stock portfolio, does that person’s business suffer more than those of older… -
November 15, 2023Uncovering COVID Loan Cons
How McCombs professors exposed online lenders for facilitating $64 billion in taxpayer rip-offs McCombs finance faculty members John Griffin and Sam Kruger uncovered massive fraud in the federal Paycheck Protection Program, a government program that lent money to businesses during the…