Governments around the world are grappling with the challenges of environmental degradation and economic inequality. But until now, there has been no comprehensive analysis of how these two problems are interrelated, and how policies to protect the environment and reduce the rich–poor divide complement or hinder each other. The study “The Economics of Inequality and the Environment” looks at this interaction with a literature analysis. It was co-authored by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and has now been published in the renowned Journal of Economic Literature.

Scott Dust, PhD, professor in the management department at the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business, worked with doctoral candidates Sodiq Babatunde and Ben Fagan to analyze the impact of stress and stigma on well-being in careers that society often considers 'dirty.' Their study, “Shake it off: The role of self-consciousness in dictating whether dirty work reduces satisfaction through emotional exhaustion,” looks at the impact of both personal and managerial support.

‘Net zero’ is a dominant theme for companies communicating their climate change credentials, but many corporate pledges lack the substance needed to drive real change. 

In response to increased tax rates, high-income earners often threaten to leave the location of their tax base. But do they actually follow through? A new article in the American Journal of Sociology, “Taxing the Rich: How Incentives and Embeddedness Shape Millionaire Tax Flight,” examines how increased tax rates incentivize top earners to relocate, and how the forces of embeddedness within their communities encourage them to stay.

A new paper examines algorithmic pricing and the challenges companies can face when integrating it with their other objectives. The researchers offer some preliminary dos and don’ts for aligning pricing with marketing strategy, regulations, and avoiding customer backlash.

Metin Sengul, professor of management at Texas McCombs, wondered why some companies structure themselves with a gap or “wedge” between their control rights and rights to the subsidiary’s earnings.

In new research, he finds two internal factors that influence those decisions:

Relatedness: how closely the subsidiary’s operations relate to the other businesses the parent operates, such as all being in segments of the auto industry.

Multimarket contact: the degree to which the parent and subsidiary face the same competitors in multiple geographic or product markets.