Ray Fisman is the Slater family professor in behavioral economics at Boston University and co-author, most recently, of Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know.

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Banks With Connections to Tim Geithner Saw Their Stock Jump 10 Percent After His Nomination

Ray Fisman

Oct 17, 2013 11:45 PM
Why Aren’t There More Cancer Vaccines? Blame America’s Lousy Patent System.

Ray Fisman

Aug 26, 2013 5:45 AM
Is the Most Efficient Office in the World Run by the United States Government?!

Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan

July 31, 2013 5:43 AM
Did the Prevalence of Stamp-Collecting and Singing Clubs Speed the Rise of the Nazis?

Ray Fisman

June 28, 2013 7:30 AM
Do Charter Schools Work? Yes, but They Can’t Save Our Troubled Education System

Ray Fisman

May 22, 2013 8:30 AM
Bad News for Obamacare: A New Study Suggests Universal Health Care Doesn’t Make People Healthier

Ray Fisman

May 01, 2013 5:00 PM
Resegregation of Schools is Causing a Spike in Violent Crime Among Young Black Men

Ray Fisman

April 09, 2013 7:00 AM
Did eBay Just Prove That Paid Search Ads Don’t Work?

Ray Fisman

March 11, 2013 3:18 PM
Why Bosses Give Gifts Instead of Cash: Gifts Make You Work Harder

Ray Fisman

March 04, 2013 8:30 AM
How Middle Managers Make Countries and Businesses More Successful

Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan

Jan 25, 2013 2:29 PM
What Can the Baltimore Police Teach Your Office?

Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan

Jan 07, 2013 5:22 AM
Economists on How to Make Better New Year’s Resolutions

Ray Fisman

Dec 31, 2012 5:15 AM
Men Still Don’t Like It When Their Wives Out-Earn Them

Ray Fisman

Dec 19, 2012 5:00 PM
401(k)s Cost the Government Billions—And May Not Help Us Save. Should We Get Rid of Them?

Ray Fisman

Nov 26, 2012 7:15 AM
Does Not Having a Job Make It Harder To Get a Job? Not in a Recession.

Ray Fisman

Oct 02, 2012 1:46 PM
Don’t Ban Big Gulps: If You Don’t Want Us to Drink Soda, Tax It

Ray Fisman

Sept 11, 2012 11:00 AM
We Need a New Way To Teach Ethics to Business School Students

Ray Fisman and Adam Galinsky

Sept 04, 2012 3:30 AM
Should You Trust Online Reviews? Economists Weigh In.

Ray Fisman

Aug 14, 2012 7:00 AM
Promising New Evidence That Poor Teachers Can Learn To Be Good Ones

Ray Fisman

July 25, 2012 7:45 AM
Jobs in Manufacturing and Construction Aren’t Coming Back. American Workers Need to Learn New Skills to Stay Ahead

Ray Fisman

July 16, 2012 6:30 AM