Changing Business
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.
SUMMER 2025 ISSUE
In this issue
Economics
To protect endangered species, incentives in conservation science must change
Professor Paul Ferraro explains why efforts to save endangered sharks may be doing more harm than good. Read more on how controlled trials could improve conservation efforts.
Management & Organizations
Is AI in medical decision-making creating a superhuman burden on doctors?
Associate Professor Christopher Myers proposes new regulations to reduce the burden doctors face from new assistive AI products. Read more about the impact of AI on the business of health.
Finance
Business development companies: Why dual holders are a win-win
Assistant Professor Tetiana Davydiuk explores how holding both debt and equity impacts business development companies’ (BDCs) loan pricing and borrowing. Read more about BDC dual holder benefits
Latest research
Medicare Site-Neutral Payment Policies: Effects of Proposals on Hospitals and Beneficiary Group—Melinda Buntin
Tariffs as a Hidden Tax: Price Pass-Through in Multi-Stage Supply Chains—Maqbool Dada and Tinglong Dai
Effects of Nudging and Privacy Control on Online Physician Reviews: Evidence from a Field Experiment—Gordon Gao and Ritu Agarwal
Does Q&A Boost Engagement? Health Messaging Experiments in the U.S. and Ghana—Mike Luca
Banking on Technology: Bank Technology Adoption and Its Effects—Alessandro Rebucci
Consumer Behavior in the Metaverse: Understanding Patterns, Mechanisms, and Implications—Haiyang Yang
Carey research in the news
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore boat company owner faces backlash over political post—Christina Black
Bloomberg Tax, Hospitals face a legal land grab under the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’—Stacey Lee
Business Insider, CEOs are trying to warn you: Use AI or else—Christopher Myers
Forbes, Filling the growth leadership skill gap—Joël Le Bon
Fortune, As Harvard’s and Yale’s private equity holdings go on sale, buyers can use this technique for 1,000% windfalls. ‘It makes your brain melt’—Jeff Hooke
Marketplace, Americans keep starting new businesses, in spite of economic uncertainty—Suntae Kim
Real Estate News, California passes sweeping reform to expedite new housing,—Seydina Fall
Reuters, Healthcare groups blast passing of Trump's tax bill, warn it will harm millions,—Ge Bai
The Athletic, Roger Federer’s commencement speech wasn’t just a viral moment. It was masterful—Steven Cohen
Wall Street Journal, Trump’s Smartphone Can’t Be Made in America for $499 by August—Tinglong Dai
Awards and recognition
Assistant Professor Wesley Koo earned the junior faculty best paper award at the AI in Management Conference (AIM 2025) hosted by USC. The paper was selected from 140 entries covering marketing, information systems, economics, and management.
Professor Gordon Gao received a Strategic Alliance for Research and Technology award from Samsung Research America. The award supports digital health initiatives. Professor Gao is co-director of the Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence at Carey Business School.