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A podcast where we talk with expert scholars and thought leaders from Gies College of Business about research that’s shaping the future of business and society.

  1. Episode 17 - The Surprising Link Between FDA Action and Drug Supply

    4D AGO

    Episode 17 - The Surprising Link Between FDA Action and Drug Supply

    Anand and Wang discuss the results of their study, which found unfavorable FDA inspection outcomes to be associated with fewer drug shortages

    19 min
  2. Episode 16 - The Pollution Shell Game: Why Divestment Doesn’t Always Leave the Planet Greener

    MAR 24

    Episode 16 - The Pollution Shell Game: Why Divestment Doesn’t Always Leave the Planet Greener

    Firms can sell their dirty plants but keep using that plant's output. Professor Qiping Xu reveals the "cosmetic redrawing" of corporate boundaries and why divestment sometimes fails the planet.

    13 min
  3. Episode 16 - How Human-Machine Teamwork is Transforming Healthcare

    MAR 10

    Episode 16 - How Human-Machine Teamwork is Transforming Healthcare

    Every year, 39 million American women get a mammogram, and about 10% of them receive an unsettling call that could trigger weeks of anxiety. Gies Business professor Eren Ahsen thinks new technologies can fix that. His research finds that a "delegation" model (where algorithms triage low-risk cases and flag the tricky ones for human experts) could cut screening costs by up to 30% without sacrificing clinical accuracy - and could mean high-risk patients getting answers in hours instead of weeks.

    10 min
  4. Episode 15 - How Gig Work Fuels Entrepreneurship

    FEB 24

    Episode 15 - How Gig Work Fuels Entrepreneurship

    Drivers for ride-sharing companies, short-term renters, freelancers, and other one-off jobs are part of a growing market called the gig economy. The phenomenon is not new. It picked up steam in the early 2010s and carried it into the mid-2020s. Recently, researchers Spyros Lagaras, a professor of finance in Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joined researchers Matt Denes from Carnegie Mellon University and Margarita Toutsoura from Washington University in St. Louis to take a closer look at how common it is for those who start these gigs, use them as a pathway to entrepreneurship. Their findings, which confirmed their suspicion, were published in the National Bureau of Economic Research’s (NBER) Working Paper Series and the Journal of Financial Economics.

    17 min
  5. Episode 14 - Why Erasing Small Medical Debts Didn't Improve Financial Health

    FEB 10

    Episode 14 - Why Erasing Small Medical Debts Didn't Improve Financial Health

    Is erasing medical debt from credit reports just a placebo? Gies Business economist Julia Fonseca and her coauthors found that withholding small medical debts from reporting had no impact on credit scores or decisions.

    12 min
  6. Episode 13 - From the Pitch to the Boardroom: Lessons in Global Leadership

    JAN 27

    Episode 13 - From the Pitch to the Boardroom: Lessons in Global Leadership

    In studying 355 elite national soccer teams from around the globe, Gies Business Professor Mike Szymanski finds that teams led by multicultural managers enjoy an advantage in a sport where nations from every corner of the world collide. He has demonstrated that this same idea also applies to international business. One of his more recent projects extended this interest in diversity to the domain of language, exploring how non-native accents shape communication and perceptions in global teams.

    32 min
  7. Epiosde 12 - Short Trips, Big Shifts: E-Scooter Rollout Study Raises Mobility and Safety Concerns

    11/17/2025

    Epiosde 12 - Short Trips, Big Shifts: E-Scooter Rollout Study Raises Mobility and Safety Concerns

    A small scooter can have a big impact. Gies Business professor Unnati Narang digs into the surprising ripple effect of Chicago's 2019 e-scooter rollout - from rideshare jumps to bikeshare dips and hidden side effects for consumer mobility and safety.

    12 min
  8. Episode 11 - The Transparency Tightrope: Inside Corporate Tax Disclosures

    11/04/2025

    Episode 11 - The Transparency Tightrope: Inside Corporate Tax Disclosures

    Companies are walking a fine line between transparency and strategy when it comes to tax disclosures. In this episode, Gies Business professor Stefan Richter discusses his new research revealing how tax authorities are mining public information — from corporate filings to LinkedIn — and how companies subtly adapt their reporting to stay compliant while revealing as little as possible.

    11 min
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A podcast where we talk with expert scholars and thought leaders from Gies College of Business about research that’s shaping the future of business and society.

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  • Creator
    Gies Business
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
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    Research Reverb

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