Fear as a Campaign Tool: Evidence from the 2014 U.S. Ebola Scare

After a year of commentators lamenting the extent to which Donald Trump had emboldened the world’s autocrats, the political tables may have begun to turn. Not only is Trump deeply unpopular globally, but any government that gets into bed with him is effectively offering proof of its own corruption. TIRANA—Here in the Albanian capital, the…

Prospective merger simulations are a commonly used tool in industrial organization and antitrust, but evidence about their accuracy and predictive ability is limited. We study 101 mergers in consumer packaged goods and compare the realizations of price changes with predictions from merger simulations. In our sample of consummated mergers, predicted price changes from merger simulations…

Time: 10am to 1pm | Location: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH and MS teams Minutes Item 1 – Introduction The Chair opened the meeting, setting out the aim of the meeting: to agree which animals should be recommended to be included on a shortlist which the public would be asked to choose…

Longer-duration bonds have seen their yields soar in recent weeks. None more than the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond, which hovered around 5.23% (as of Aug. 24), nearing its highest level seen since 2007. Longer-duration bonds have rocketed higher as inflation remains elevated, the Iran war continues on with no obvious end in…

Families pass down all kinds of useful ideas, like “be honest” and “treat others well.”  But as the author of “Managing Up” and an executive coach to leaders at top organizations like Google, Amazon, NATO and more, I’ve seen how well-intentioned career advice absorbed from a young age can work against you.  None of these…