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Why public contracts follow different rules than private contracts
 Have you ever wondered why government agencies engage in costly and inefficient public contracts? Political economist Pablo Spiller found that a fundamental difference between public and private contracting is the potential scrutiny of public contracts by opportunistic third parties. Understanding the risk associated with this scrutiny, according to Spiller’s latest research, is the first step toward improved regulation, efficiency, and reduced costs |
State's housing prices unlikely to recover for five years
 What is the fall 2009 outlook for recovery in California’s real estate market? Senior regional economist Cynthia Kroll addresses the state’s housing future in her newly published paper, “California Housing in the Subprime/Credit Crisis – Overview and a Forward Look at Recovery.” According to Dr. Kroll’s research, it could take five years for housing prices to fully recover to the pre-crisis peak. |
Stock prices follow investor sentiment more than ‘fundamentals’
 What makes stock prices move? That’s a million-dollar question, and one that Haas School Professor Richard Sloan poses and answers in his recent paper "Investor Recognition and Stock Returns" (co-authored with Professor Reuven Lehavy, University of Michigan). Sloan maintains investor “recognition,” not earning results and related fundamentals, are the driving force -- accountable for more than 50 percent of explainable stock price variations.
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Professor Villas-Boas honored for groundbreaking marketing strategy insights
 Haas Marketing Group Professor J. Miguel Villas-Boas has received the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science Long-Term Impact Award for changing the way marketers view data and consumer choice. This ground-breaking research forms the foundation of developing winning marketing strategies in today’s competitive world of commerce. |
An argument for longer term lengths: job security improves performance
 A new study determines longer term lengths make politicians more productive. The findings of business and public policy Associate Professor Ernesto Dal Bó at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, are based on performance data from actual members of the Argentine House of Representatives and Senate. |
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The 2008 financial crisis prompted a renewed interest among economists to construct an “early warning system” but a new study concludes that out of 65 potential causes of a global economic meltdown, few factors would have predicted the severity of the crisis across a multitude of countries.
