How the World Works: Recent Episodes
UCLA Anderson
Warren Olney and key Anderson faculty members uncover some of the most fascinating aspects of business and how we work
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 Margaret Shih and Post doctoral Scholar Gloria Cheng find perceptions and realities don’t align
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
Romain Wacziarg found that agriculture was foundational to development, but calvary was an accelerator
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
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
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
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
Warren Olney interviews Franklin Shaddy about how to allocate precious items, even vaccines
As Ivo Welch and Brad Cornell tell Warren Olney, doing your part will mostly save money
The director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, Jerry Nickelsburg, talks with Warren Olney about how they forge ahead with predictions in a time of sheer unpredictability.
Warren Olney interviews Christian Dippel, who found that the property rights on reservations have cost generations of our indigenous peoples their fair shot at economic opportunity.
Professor Craig Fox caught up with Warren Olney, explaining that when leaders can discern situations with random variables from those with knowable variables, they can better influence and communicate the outcomes.
As Warren Olney examines with Hengchen Dai, the data gleaned from baseball shows that instances of “fresh starts” boost performance – and can be applied to our lives as well.
Warren Olney interviewed Sanford Devoe about his critical research on hourly versus salaried earners, and how both look at their time off. The findings are simple — but explain a great deal about our behaviors.
Warren Olney and leading real estate researcher Stuart Gabriel look at how the housing shortage and homelessness in California has been exacerbated by redlining, systemic failures and now, COVID-19. What are possible solutions?
Warren Olney learns from Paola Giuliano, economist and researcher, how different waves of immigrants to the U.S. have leaned politically and have actually influenced policy.
Warren Olney speaks with Miguel Unzueta, expert on equity, racial discrimination, biases and microaggressions in the workplace. At a time of higher consciousness about these issues, how can we make our organizations better?
Warren Olney and assistant dean of equity, diversity and inclusion Heather Caruso discuss how listening to understand is the key to averting conflicts, particularly among people of different backgrounds and cultures.
With Sebastian Edwards, faculty director of the Center for Global Management
Warren Olney and Sebastian Edwards look into the failures of leadership (and one success) as different leading nations navigate the pandemic.
With Ed Leamer, renowned economic forecaster and Professor Emeritus
Warren Olney and Ed Leamer look into what’s ahead in the wake of this pandemic, from an economic and sociological perspective.
With Hal Hershfield, professor of behavioral decision making and marketing
Warren Olney and Hal Hershfield delve into our consumer and life decisions. Hershfield’s research uncovers valuable nuggets about why we decide to make changes — but often never follow through.
With Cassie Mogilner Holmes, professor of behavioral decision making and marketing
Warren Olney and Cassie Mogilner Holmes examine happiness during the COVID-19 crisis. Is it achievable? How does research show happiness is within your control?