corporate meeting room

If it ain’t ‘woke,’ does it need fixing?

Oct. 16, 2024

New research suggests communications outside of a business’ core purpose can stimulate innovation and new lines of activity.

Drug development.

Innovation at a price: The hidden costs of antibiotic development

Oct. 15, 2024

Rising commercialization expenses obstruct the path from drug discovery to market, threatening public health amid growing antimicrobial resistance.

Stressed at the computer.

How to fight ‘technostress’ at work

Sept. 19, 2024

Combating digital, stress-induced burnout requires a multifaceted approach, study says.

Koelbel Building

$15M gift to transform real estate education and student wellness at CU Boulder

Sept. 12, 2024

Alumnus, philanthropist and real estate entrepreneur Michael Klump will enhance academic excellence, industry connections and student wellness through faculty, scholarship and programmatic support.

Couple considering housing options.

The refinancing mistake you don’t want to make

Sept. 12, 2024

With the Fed poised to cut rates this week, refinancing a mortgage may seem increasingly attractive. But proceed carefully, as a bad refi can cost you tens of thousands, according to a CU Boulder expert.

Scrabble pieces spelling "trade."

Making sense of the strikingly different ways consumers and economists view markets

Sept. 10, 2024

People’s economic reasoning tends to be grounded in simplified assumptions, moral intuitions and firsthand marketplace experiences and diverges systematically from the assumptions and conclusions of formal economic science.

Calculator and spreadsheet.

Consumers are more tolerant when algorithms drive price discrimination

Aug. 22, 2024

Prices set by age and gender can be contentious. But the practice is seen as more fair if algorithms, not humans, manipulate pricing, research shows.

illustration of employees climbing a mountain with a leader at the top

Soft skills are the new power skills

July 23, 2024

Soft skills are getting a rebrand. Studies show today’s business leaders need increasing levels of empathy, humility and emotional intelligence to navigate a rapidly changing world.

Shopping bag.

Why simple products aren’t always the best purchases

June 26, 2024

Consumers often put a premium on simplicity, but that strategy can backfire, found a new study co-authored by Professor Philip Fernbach.

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When economies falter, governors respond similarly, regardless of party

June 26, 2024

A new paper, coauthored by Associate Professor Andrew Philips, suggests partisan divide shrinks among governors who are responding to economic downturns.

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