Chicago Booth Review

09/01/2026

According to research, a person doesn’t have to be aware of a bias for it to shape their behavior and decisions.

A central gauge of this type of bias —an implicit bias—has been the implicit association test, which is often used in management onboarding and training.

But is that test missing something, too?

A decades-old test of implicit bias may not be telling the full story.

08/31/2026

Europe’s economic policymaking is often criticized as overly regulative and suppressive of innovation.

But is Europe really losing ground to the US?

Chicago Booth’s Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets polled its European panel of economic experts.

An expert panel considers the relative trajectories of two economies.

08/28/2026

The Republican Party is often associated with free-market fundamentalism, deregulation, and tax cuts. But a new faction on the right is challenging that consensus.

This episode of welcomes one of those thinkers, who argues that we need to start recognizing our economy as a tool meant to serve human flourishing and dignity.

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Chris Griswold of the think tank American Compass argues that we need to stop viewing our economy as a force of nature.

08/27/2026

Does your brain think accurately about time?

Chicago Booth’s KNDonnelly discusses her research on time-duration asymmetry.

"Like all quantities, it's subject to diminishing sensitivity. That means that the distance between one and two feels larger than the distance between 11 and 12."

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Chicago Booth’s Kristin Donnelly talks about her research on time-duration asymmetry.

08/26/2026

What’s the psychology behind selfish decisions?

Chicago Booth’s Jane L. Risen talks about why we sometimes choose to avoid information.

08/25/2026

Research takes on the problems that plague price indexes.

08/25/2026

Is email marketing about to be automated?

In one study, artificial intelligence proved itself as capable as copywriters in creating marketing emails about wine.

In one set of experiments, AI produced results on par with humans—at a fraction of the cost.

08/24/2026

Ariel Kalil argues many of us have been thinking wrong about how to encourage parents to talk and read with their children.

08/24/2026

How worried should we be about AI debt?

Investors should look past software to the financing of AI infrastructure, writes Chicago Booth's Stefan Hepp.

To do that, Hepp says investors should ask these five questions. 👇

Investors should look past software to the financing of AI infrastructure.