Since 2019, the number of billion-dollar, venture-backed companies in the world has grown from 223 to 704 with a combined value of $2.3 trillion. Becoming a unicorn has been the ideal for many tech startups: it feeds the ego, leads to
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Read the latest news and research from University of Florida Warrington College of Business faculty, who are thought leaders in their respective fields and provide expert guidance in the classroom. Their research provides industry leaders and individuals with insights they can use in their careers and daily lives.
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Warrington faculty listed among top scientists in the world
Numerous Warrington faculty have ranked among the top 2% of most influential scientists in the world, according to a recent study by researchers at Stanford University. The study includes eight Warrington faculty who made the career list, based on their
Why you’re still getting irrelevant ads, according to research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Imagine you’re in search of a new car. You’ve seen a Subaru model that interests you, so you decide to look it up online for more details. After some brief research, you quickly decide the Subaru isn’t
UF Warrington management department No. 1 in productivity per faculty again
The 14 tenure-track faculty members of the Department of Management at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business are the most prolific group of research producers per faculty on the Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings of Management Department Research
Robert Emerson presenting at Franchise Times Legal Eagles Virtual Summit
Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law Robert Emerson shares his franchising insights as part of a panel discussion on The Law and Economics of Franchising at the Franchise Times Legal Eagles Virtual Summit on April 12. The free virtual summit
Executive compensation incentives influence firms’ conforming tax avoidance, research finds
The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often very thin. “What we’re showing is that one unintended consequence of executives’ compensation contract design is lower profits, and this leads to lower taxes paid. But if you’re a shareholder
Stock Sales Suffer Worst First Quarter Since 2009 on Rates, SVB
US equity capital markets are having the slowest start to a year since 2009, and dealmakers fear a rebound is nowhere near. Initial public offerings and secondary stock offerings bore the brunt of first-quarter recession concerns stemming from the Federal
Speaking of Psychology: What does modern retirement look like? With Mo Wang
Forget the stereotype of a goodbye party in the break room followed by endless days on the golf course. Today, workers are staying on the job longer and taking on more “bridge employment,” or post-retirement jobs. Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Mo
Win the Race for Higher Risk-adjusted Stock Returns
A new paper co-authored by Assistant Professor Alejandro Lopez-Lira and Wharton’s Nikolai Roussanov uses machine learning to construct investment portfolios that ensure predictability of returns in a world of changing risks. Read more in this story from Knowledge at Wharton.
First Republic Bank Stabilizes, But More Problems Are Lurking Around the Corner
In a bid to instill confidence in First Republic and the broader sector, a coalition of major financial institutions—including J.P. Morgan, Bank of America and Citigroup—made $30 billion worth of deposits earlier this month. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter said
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