Social Sciences

News articles classified as Social Sciences

Stanford Graduate School of Business — April 11, 2023

When markets and politics collide, innovation may lose out

Antitrust policies should look beyond consumer welfare and also consider how mergers could affect investments and future competition, Stanford GSB faculty argue.

Stanford Graduate School of Business — April 3, 2023

How savvy shoppers undermined India’s great cash swap

Consumers used retail transactions to keep an estimated $1.5 billion out of the country’s tax system.

Stanford Graduate School of Business — March 28, 2023

Statement of purpose

The d.school’s Charlotte Burgess-Auburn on the power of a personal manifesto: “If you’re not living life according to your own values, you’re most likely living them according to someone else’s.”

Stanford Graduate School of Business — March 27, 2023

Why do companies cook the books? Look to the bean counters.

Paying corporate accountants more removes incentives for financial misreporting.

Stanford Graduate School of Education — March 24, 2023

At a Stanford forum, taking a closer look at controversies over curriculum

Education scholars examined recent conflicts over what students are taught in public schools.

Stanford Graduate School of Business — March 21, 2023

Many banks face the risks that brought down Silicon Valley Bank

A new analysis suggests $2.2 trillion in losses and nervous customers could spark more bank runs.

Stanford Graduate School of Business — March 17, 2023

A new look at immigrants’ outsize contribution to innovation in the U.S.

A new study finds foreign-born inventors generate a disproportionate share of patents and make their U.S.-born collaborators more productive.

Stanford Graduate School of Business — March 15, 2023

Finance professors on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Four finance professors talk about the ongoing risks banks face and the consequences of backstopping uninsured deposits.

Stanford Report — March 13, 2023

7 things to know about working from home

The pandemic sharply accelerated trends of people working from home, leaving lasting impacts on how we work going forward. Stanford scholar Nicholas Bloom details how working from home is affecting the office, our homes, and more.

Stanford Graduate School of Business — March 10, 2023

Auto-renew snags new subscribers – but isn’t a good way to keep them

Consumers rarely cancel unused subscriptions. Is that a win for business? Not in the long haul, research from the Graduate School of Business shows.