Smith Brain Trust
COVID-19 and African Economies
May 08, 2020
COVID-19, with its staggering economic fallout, is 'the greatest global crisis of the century,' Lemma Senbet explains, in a discussion with IMF and World Bank policy experts.
A Method for Assessing Stock-Picking Wisdom
May 07, 2020
What stocks do the smartest fund managers love, and are they worth knowing? Investors Chronicle recently posed this question and revisited a Russell Wermers co-authored study for an answer.
Smith Research
Do Innovative Firms Communicate More?
New research finds that successful innovation, measured in patents, leads firms to issue more voluntary management forecasts, which can then spur more investment in the firm.
Pros and Cons of Reopening Businesses Amid COVID-19
May 06, 2020
States are weighing and implementing plans for reopening their economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what they should know.
Alumni
Telling Stories, With Boundaryless Thinking
A global mindset is essential for success in an increasingly interconnected world.
Machine Learning Has a Flaw. It’s Gullible.
New research explores the potential biases that limit the effectiveness of ML process technologies and the scope for human capital to be complementary in reducing such biases.
Asking Warren Buffett About Share Buybacks
Sometimes buybacks are 'stupid,' and sometimes they're 'the logical thing to do.' Buffett and our expert explain why.
From Retail Banking to Jewelry Business
May 04, 2020
Heather Maier, MBA ’91, has always had a creative and business-oriented mind.
Why Purchases Aren’t Made Alone Anymore
With so many choices to make throughout the customer journey, people are turning to their “traveling companions” for guidance, says new research.
A New Approach to Data-driven Modeling
April 30, 2020
Research offers new approach for data-driven predictive analytics models as an alternative or compliment to AI approaches.
A Mathematically Rigorous Way To Analyze Statistics from Simulations
New research from Maryland Smith’s Michael C. Fu offers a rigorous way to analyze statistics generated from simulation models.
How Top Management Thinkers Are Aiding in COVID-19 Response
April 29, 2020
Those who say the coronavirus pandemic is ushering in an end to the century-long era of globalization are “utterly wrong,” says Maryland Smith’s Anil K. Gupta.
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