New Changing Business Magazine About Carey Research Available Online

Main navigation Johns Hopkins Legacy Online applications Faculty Directory Experiential studying Career sources Alumni mentoring program Util Nav CTA CTA Breadcrumb New Changing Business Magazine about Carey Research Available Online The spring 2016 issue of Changing Business, the twice-yearly magazine showcasing faculty analysis at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, is now out there online and in print. The cowl story,“The Price Isn’t Right,” examines Professor Valerie Suslow’s finding that while the variety of reported instances of cartel exercise has skyrocketed, prosecutors nonetheless face a tricky task in attempting to show collusion. Suslow, who also serves as the vice dean of faculty and analysis at the Carey Business School, research the methods in which corporations keep away from competition quite than specializing in innovation to outpace their counterparts. Her research examines the causes, techniques, and repercussions of such company collusion. Her latest paper on price fixing examines data from United States prosecutions of worth-fixing circumstances from 1961 to 2013. It concludes that cartels are likelier to interrupt up when firms are impatient, extra intent on present than future earnings. Written with Professor Margaret Levenstein of the University of Michigan, the study is to be printed in an upcoming special concern of the Review of Industrial Organization. In 2013, because the paper exhibits, 50 new felony circumstances have been filed in the U.S., and over $1 billion in fines have been levied. The abundance of instances notwithstanding, Suslow says, proving collusion is no easy task for the federal government. Firms can legally choose to compete roughly intensely; for example, it’s authorized to comply with a competitor’s value lead, so long as there isn’t an explicit settlement to take action. Still, companies have to be cautious, as the United States Federal Trade Commission lately has stepped up its activities in opposition to “invitations to collude.” Other featured research in the new Changing Business: “It’s Worth a Shot.” A system of buybacks and rebates could be the treatment for the availability-chain hitch that routinely hampe rs flu vaccine supply. Research by Assistant Professor Tinglong Dai. “A Boost in Well-Being.” The psychological health of deprived adolescents improved after their households started receiving annual infusions of additional earnings. Research by Assistant Professor Emilia Simeonova. “At Your Service.” Materialists who hyperlink possessions to happiness regard manufacturers which have human attributes as “servants” over which they can assert energy. Research by Associate Professor Christian “Hyeongmin” Kim. “Pointing the Way to Healthy Choices.” In-retailer promotion of low-fats, low-sodium meals might help improve their gross sales amongst prospects in poor communities. Research by Professor and Vice Dean for Education Kevin Frick. “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?” How you view your self can determine whether you usually try to be somebody who attains or just maintains. Research by Assistant Professor Haiyang Yang. Dean Bernard T. Ferrari of the Carey Business School writes in a message at the entrance of the magazine: “In 2016, Johns Hopkins marks the a hundred and fortieth anniversary of its founding as the first analysis college within the United States. Indeed, few American institutions of upper learning can declare such a protracted record of innovations that have benefitted so many people all over the world. This nice custom of information creation continues at JHU, and the Carey Business School is proud to contribute to the university’s focus on analysis.” Posted 100 International Drive