How the World Works is a podcast by UCLA Anderson, led by Warren Olney about faculty research.
Professor Nico Voigtländer studied inbreeding around history's monarchies and reached a novel conclusion
Ashvin Gandhi discovered operators lie about profits, care suffers and taxpayers keep them prosperous
Professor Olav Sorenson finds that location matters
Professor Margaret Shih and Ph.D. candidate Gloria Cheng find perceptions and realities don't align
UCLA Anderson Forecast Director Jerry Nickelsburg goes through the scenarios
As Gregor Schubert found, migration patterns elicit predictable economic effects
Assistant Professor Hanne Collins connects the art of conversation with the science
Professor Keith Chen, Assistant Professor Kareem Haggag and co-authors examined 40,000 voting locations from the 2016 election
Climate economist Zhiyun Li weighs the value of food production against energy production
Pushing for efficiency and profits, according to Charles Corbett, causes turnover and unhappiness
Hengchen Dai studies “the nudge,” and focused on how UCLA Health nudged people to get the COVID vaccines
After a rigorous process, Brian Wheaton found that facts do not sway the beliefs of left- or right-leaning people
Professor of Behavioral Economics and Genomics Dan Benjamin has devised an index, scoring each U.S. locale
Francisco Castro looked into the pratfalls of generative AI creating content from its content
Brett Hollenbeck's study uncovers the deleterious effects on public health over a ten-year period
Clemence Tricaud looked at comparable municipal elections and pandemic policies to reveal a tidy social experiment hiding beneath
Jennifer Kao shows that a large number of cancer studies don't publicly share trial results, despite the federal disclosure requirements
Marvin Lieberman shows how these leviathans have distinct strategies and methods for growth
As Gonzalo Freixes explains, lobbyists from the largest U.S. companies have prevented lawmakers from fixing our corporate tax shelter problem
Scott Rodilitz dove deep into the No. 1 platform to engage volunteers and devised a way to better distribute the work
Beatrice Michaeli uncovers the cost of investors' knee-jerk reactions, under-reactions and mis-reads
Judson Caskey examines how the push for quarterly returns often leads to injuries and a false representation
Gregor Schubert shows how new the generative AI tools are a boon to the major companies that use them
Professor Hal Hershfield knows how the "today you" can make the "tomorrow you" happy
Tyler Muir explains how the Fed created an expectation
Romain Wacziarg found that agriculture was foundational to development, but calvary was an accelerator
Cassie Holmes' research and book reveal the methods to control your happiness
Stavros Panageas shows us how the national debt could lead to a dangerous economic event
Brett Hollenbeck's and Sherry He's research is an exposé on the pervasiveness of fake reviews
It doesn't have to be this way, Felipe Caro explains. Both just need to be understood
Jennifer Whitson discovered that believers feel they are losing control, so bad information can feel elegant and validating
For 70 Years, the UCLA Anderson Forecast has predicted the future of the economy. Jerry Nickelsburg tells us what's in store.
Magali Delmas' new transparency study shows change is possible when companies truthfully report ESG metrics
Aimee Drolet Rossi's discoveries indicate great potential for change
Mark Garmaise looked to Japan's post-tsunami used car market to illuminate the current one
Alicea Lieberman found that people feel the material more than content through speakers
We identify bad environmental practices well, but aren't creating great outcomes, Charles Corbett explains
Forecaster Leo Feler gives reasons for the 7% – and a mea culpa
Using masculine words for male-dominated positions will backfire, according to Joyce He
We asked a number of our faculty about the ups and downs of chasing insight, or even work that matters
Misconceptions and stereotypes can hold back women everywhere, according to Corinne Bendersky
Chris Tang examines the power and vulnerability of tiny retail outlets
As Stavros Panageas tells us, it gives the pessimists in the market a voice
Elisabeth Honka finds consumers peter out, leaving money on the table
Stephen Spiller spots the optimism behind a decrease in new cases
Dan Benjamin thoroughly shakes down the classic marshmallow test
Economist Ed Leamer pulls no punches looking at our societal issues
Economist Leo Feler weighs consumer behavior, universal basic income
Vice Chancellor Margaret Shih explains the cultural and workplace conflicts
What motivates employees extends into the U.S. as well, according to Sherry Wu
Magali Delmas found the quality is higher but eco-labeling would leave a sour note