CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS REGULATION AND ENTERPRISE REGULATION AND ENTERPRISE

Today’s economy is characterized by high inflation, supply chain disruptions, as well as considerable innovation and volatility in the financial sector. Faculty are investigating a range of issues:

• How does the push for greater ESG regulation affect business outcomes?

• How can enacted and proposed corporate governance regulation affect firm processes and outcomes?

• When do regulatory agendas risk undermining the rule of law?

• How does the Dodd-Frank Act affect small business lending?

• To what extent do Fed economics’ political contributions and assessed ideological diversity affect policies and promotions?

• Do Bitcoin energy costs outweigh the benefits of Bitcoin?

• How does a national political leader’s populist discourse influence the allocation of entrepreneurs into productive and unproductive entrepreneurship?

• What is the future of fintech and crowdfunding?

• How do corporate board directors and top management teams assess risk?

HIGHER EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY, BUDGETS, AND VALUE CREATION

Today’s higher education institutions face unprecedented challenges and must operate flexibly and resiliently. Faculty research includes:

• How can universities encourage entrepreneurial practices and reduce bureaucracy?

• What data-driven strategies improve accountability metrics for persistence, completion, and inclusion?

Entrepreneurship And Value Creation

• This research examines a variety of topics on growth and public policy including:

• How does new venture team composition change when approaching an initial public offering (IPO)?

• What are the key institutional drivers of high-potential female entrepreneurship that is innovative, market-expanding, and export-oriented?

• Which regulations discourage productive entrepreneurship?