Changing Business
Faculty and Research
Research news from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Changing Business is the research newsletter of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School faculty. Each quarterly issue explores impactful, cutting-edge research that shapes business, policy, and society.
Carey is the business school of Johns Hopkins University, America’s first academic research institution. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Carey's faculty seeks to address the world's most pressing problems by applying a diversity of expertise in analytics, leadership, finance, marketing, and strategy to numerous topics including the business of health.
In this issue
Marketing
Social and societal impact
‘Premature predictions: Why waiting can benefit forecasters
Is it better to be right or first? New research by Robert Mislavsky explores the benefits of waiting for prognosticators. Read more about forecasting.
Operations Management & Business Analytics
Innovation and technology
Ensuring fairness in product assortment: a ‘win-win-win’
Product placement and display significantly influence what we choose to purchase. Ozge Sahin and Ruxian Wang study an algorithm that ensures minimum market exposure for all sellers which could benefit consumers Read more about online seller exposure.
Economics
Business of health
Improving TB screening in India: The right incentive
According to new research from Mario Macis, peer incentives for TB screenings could help alleviate one of the world’s deadliest scourges. Read more about health incentives.
Latest research
Human languages with greater information density have higher communication speed but lower conversation breadth—Pedro Aceves
Equitable Appointment Scheduling at a Healthcare Clinic: A Data-Driven Markov Chain Approach—Maqbool Dada
Consumer Profiling via Information Design—Itay Fainmesser
Will the Truth Free Us from Misinformation?—David Godes
Timing Matters: Dynamic Green Transition and Green Disclosure—Deeksha Gupta
Carey research in the news
Wall Street Journal, Stricter soot limits will save up to $46 billion in healthcare costs, federal officials say—Paul Ferraro
Baltimore Banner, How blockchain might help Baltimore solve its vacant housing crisis—Jim Liew
CNN, An early version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on Jan. 1—Stacey Lee
FOX News, Artificial intelligence experts share 6 of the biggest AI innovations of 2023: 'A landmark year'—Tinglong Dai
U.S News & World Report, What Is a purchase APR?—Jordan Rippy
C-SPAN, Hearing on housing market competition and consumer rights—Luis Quintero
The American Prospector, Workers funding other workers’ misery—Jeff Hooke
Wall Street Journal, Healthcare strikes threaten to prolong wage pressure on hospitals—Ge Bai
Awards and recognition
Tinglong Dai was named the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s inaugural Bernard T. Ferrari Professor. The endowed professorship was named in honor of Carey’s emeritus dean.
Upcoming Opportunities
Hopkins Conference on Societal Impact Driven Marketing
March 15, 2024
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
Organizers: Manuel Hermosilla and Shubhranshu Singh
Business and Economics of Eye Care and Health (BEECH)
April 2, 2024
Virtual
Organizer: Kevin Frick
Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) 2024
May 3-4, 2024
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
Organizers: Ritu Agarwal and Gordon Gao