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Managing Weather Risk with a Neural Network-Based Index Insurance

Climate change and weather risk affect economy and livelihood over large scales, especially for agricultural production which depends on weather conditions. For example, United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 70-90 ...

How do Chinese companies engage in CSR activities at an early stage?

CSR has been a foreign concept for Chinese firms. It was first introduced into the Chinese Corporate Law in 2006. Yet, many companies lack of adequate knowledge of CSR and also the institutional support such as NGOs were also unde ...

Social Listening with Moment-to-Moment Data: A New Tool for Video and Live Streaming

Consumption of live streaming or entertainment content such as video games, movies, concerts, and sports events often lasts a nontrivial time period. Where are the engaging moments of contents to consumers during the period of exp ...

A Case Study at Spotify: Can AI Help Us Do Better Than A/B Testing?

A core component of Spotify’s value proposal is personalization: They want to ensure that the content you receive is tailored to you based on the music you love. In this study, we partnered with Spotify to help them decide w ...

Using Loss Aversion to Encourage Exploration

Organizations often face the strategic dilemma of choosing between exploration—such as diversifying into new products or markets—and exploiting their existing opportunities. Our research suggests that the subjective ex ...

The Glass Wall and the Gendered Evaluation of Role Expansion in Freelancing Careers

In recent years, we have witnessed the great resignation where more and more people quit traditional jobs to pursue self-driven careers, such as freelancing. A key driver of such a movement is the promise of autonomy and flexibili ...

Signaling Quality with Return Insurance

Return insurance is an innovative return policy recently emerging on major Chinese shopping platforms, such as Taobao.com and JD.com. It is underwritten by an insurer and can be purchased by either a retailer or a consumer. Under ...

When Will Workers Follow an Algorithm?

When will workers follow algorithm advice? Retailers introduce advanced algorithms to optimize decisions such as pricing, inventory, and product assortments. However, it is not effective if workers do not follow the algorithm. How ...

How Cautionary Language Help Companies Avoid Lawsuits and Encourage Information Disclosure

Securities class action lawsuits allow investors to recuperate investment losses caused by securities law violations. They are arguably the most significant litigation risk for firms listed in the United States and other major eco ...

Roads and Loans

In a new world where common prosperity is as important as corporate profits, can private businesses really do well by doing good? One way to do so is for businesses to partner with governments in helping the poor realize benefits ...