Making Sense of Evidence, Markets, and Business
This blog explains how to think more clearly, invest more wisely, and build better businesses – drawing on rigorous academic research, and making it accessible to a general audience.
The Case for Brexit
I'm strongly in favour of the UK remaining part of the EU. However, I recently went to a talk given by a Brexit ...
Higher Stock Returns When CEOs Own More Shares
Executive compensation is a controversial topic. US CEOs earn 373 times the average worker, and so it takes them ...
Top Five TEDx talks
I previously posted my top ten TED talks. TEDx is similar to TED but is an independently organised event under the ...
Using Behavioral Economics to Keep Resolutions
In 2010, David Cameron set up the "Behavioural Insights Team" (nicknamed the "Nudge Unit") to use behavioral ...
Predicting Mutual Fund Performance Using (Legal) Inside Information
How does an investor choose which mutual fund to invest in? She’ll want a measure of the fund manager’s skill, and ...
Dangers of Using a Company-Wide Discount Rate
Any Finance 101 class will emphasize that the appropriate discount rate for a project depends on the project’s own ...
If Money Doesn’t Buy You Happiness, You’re Not Spending It Right
A good chunk of traditional finance research teaches us how to make money, such as optimal investment strategies. ...
Why Banks Should Use Less Debt Financing
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, there have been numerous calls for banks to finance themselves less with ...
How Corporate Credit Ratings Induce Short-Termism
Credit rating agencies were under particular scrutiny in the recent financial crisis, as critics argue they gave ...
Reforming CEO Pay – The Dangers of Short-Term Incentives
(This post originally appeared on LinkedIn)
Executive pay is a high-profile topic about which almost everyone ...
Time Management Tips to Boost Your Productivity
(A shorter version of this article was originally published in CityAM. A talk on time management and personal ...
The Effect of the 2014 World Cup on Stock Markets
(Update 15 July)
The 2014 World Cup is now over. After Argentina's loss in the final, its market was up 0.2%, ...
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