Law, Business And Politics

Online reviews that tell a story are more persuasive than those that don't, according to Owen marketing professor Jennifer Edson Escalas. Read More

Amanda Clayton can provide insight into why so many women are running for office in 2018--and how they might change Washington if they are elected. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers examine what happens when store brands in one category of goods, like soup, creates demands in another category, like canned vegetables. Read More

When consumers contemplate violating a personal goal (i.e., cheating on a diet, overspending on a budget), they often seek to make the most of that violation by choosing the most extreme option, according to new research from Kelly Goldsmith. Read More

Vanderbilt economist W. Kip Viscusi says putting a price tag on the value of a person’s life makes people and products safer. Read More

Vanderbilt Professor of Law and former Treasury adviser Morgan Ricks argues that the general public, businesses and institutions should have the option to open an account at the Federal Reserve. Read More

Vanderbilt environmental researchers developed an index of city water policies and gathered data on the climate, water sources, population, economy and political leanings. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University Marketing Professor Kelly Haws explains how “caretaker” and “breadwinner” roles affect consumer decision-making. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University finds that consumers lose sight of caloric intake when they think they’re eating healthy foods. Read More

New research by Vanderbilt economist Joni Hersch finds there are not strong enough incentives to push companies to eliminate or mitigate the risk of workplace sexual harassment. Read More

Organizational reliability expert Rangaraj Ramanujam co-edited a new book consolidating 30 years of top research into what makes high-stakes organizations work. Read More

Corporations in different industries tend to donate to the same political candidates when their board members serve on the boards of international companies, too. Read More

Writing in the Office of Cross-College Initiatives' BreakThru blog, political science Ph.D. student SangEun Cecilia Kim finds that poverty is the most common factor driving the tax aversion of Malawi citizens. Read More

Teams having more experience with a prior practice learn new tasks quickly, though their performance lags behind less-seasoned counterparts immediately after a new practice is implemented. Read More

LAPOP research shows that crime prevalence impacts economic progress in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras Read More

When employees are guided by the pursuit of gains and advancement, they can view pay disparities as fair, according to new research by Tae-Youn Park of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

New data gathered by the Latin American Political Opinion Project (LAPOP) include some upticks but also discouraging news about the state of democracy in the Americas. Read More

Hedge fund expert Randall Thomas says appraisal action petitions are on the rise, and he can explain why Read More

New and clearer rules are needed about access to the huge amount of digital data in the cloud, says Chris Slobogin. Read More

The whole system governing copyrights should be revamped, says Vanderbilt law professor Daniel Gervais Read More