Benjamin Kessler

Sarah Wittman, an assistant professor of management at Mason's Costello College of Business, unpacks this complex problem and proposes some potential research-based solutions.

Jiasun Li, an associate professor of finance at the Costello College of Business, has received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. According to the NSF website, the CAREER award is given to “early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.”

Deciding whether to reveal someone else’s secrets isn’t just a moral dilemma. It can also have a serious impact on your reputation. Costello College of Business assistant professor of management, Einav Hart, explores this issue in a series of studies.

Mason finance professor Lei Gao, finds a “precautionary effect” at work in the minds of Republican-supporting CEOs, leading to more frequent and accurate earnings forecasts. 

A Mason professor unpacks the complex, nuanced impact of the “revolving door” between industry and regulators in the accounting world.

Even famously neutral news organizations are not immune to the pressure to compete for clicks in the increasingly partisan online marketplace.

Despite the fears of regulators and skittish investors, clear and accurate signals of cryptocurrency quality may be hidden in plain sight.

Open-source learning materials promise to democratize education, while reducing the financial burden on students. But how can schools bring faculty on board?

No matter who you are, feeling threatened in your identity is bad for your well-being—and your career.

What if you could outsource any computing task to the crowd without risking an epic fail? A newly developed set of technological tools could make this a reality.