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Idleness makes people unhappy, yet they need a justification to be busy
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Debt-burdened households are behind sharp cuts in consumption spending
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Luck versus skill in mutual fund performance
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When the quantity and quality of manufacturing output are highly uncertain, managers can satisfy customer demand while minimizing the cost of too much or too little inventory if they choose the right level of production
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The right mix of long- and short-term contracts can lead to a bigger profit
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Why Foreigners Invest Less in Poorly Governed Firms
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Participating in a syndicated loan may be far more valuable to institutional investors than simply the return on lending money
by Abbie J. Smith and Regina Wittenberg-Moerman |
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Booms and busts are part of private equity's history. But industry firms have been consistently successful at making valuable changes to the companies they buy
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In the wake of a buyout, old jobs are destroyed at firms backed by private equity at a faster pace than at other firms. But as private equity groups steer companies into more profitable areas of business, they also create new jobs at new facilities more rapidly than other firms
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Prostitutes want to be where their customers can easily find them, so they tend to cluster in areas well-known to their clients much like stores do in shopping malls
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Paying attention to how customers use a new product can help companies become more successful in the marketplace.
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A surprising finding on the value of colleague networks leads to an even more remarkable revelation of how networks truly work.
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