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The lifeblood of a business school is its faculty, and at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business our faculty members are inspiring, supportive and world-class. We are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Our teaching and research equips students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.

June 23, 2020
The Downside of the Credit Score Protection Bills
When faced with an economic downturn, policymakers look to adopt measures to ensure that consumers can gain access to vital credit. But sometimes the measures have unintended consequences.
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June 18, 2020
How COVID-19 Is Changing the Airline Industry
Here are some of the big trends facing the airline industry and its passengers now.
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June 17, 2020
Why the Devil Wears Prada
Recently published findings show that wearing and using a luxury good, like a Prada handbag, can lead ordinary people to behave badly.
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June 17, 2020
History’s Top Innovators: Genius or Luck?
In the early automobile industry, what separated the greats, like Henry Ford, was quite a bit of luck,
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June 15, 2020
New Model Supports Better COVID-19 Planning
New predictive model is helping decision makers better forecast the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 12, 2020
How Paid Social Media Thrived in COVID-19
When staying home was the only option during the coronavirus pandemic, people turned to the internet to get their fix of entertainment and interaction. For brands, this became their chance to join the conversation.
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June 12, 2020
How the COVID-19 economic feedback loop amplified the crisis
The coronavirus is different than ones that came before. But the macroeconomic policy tools to respond to it are the same: fiscal policy and monetary policy. Here's a look at both.
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June 11, 2020
When Disaster Strikes, Stockpiling Surges
New research offers keys for how retailers and suppliers can prepare and plan for runs on essential stock to reduce shortages during a crisis.
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June 10, 2020
The Problem Plaguing Academic Research
In most cases, when scholars turn to research, what they actually get is the testimony of an author’s interpretation of that evidence – and that’s a big issue, says new research.
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June 10, 2020
From Physics, a Smarter Way To Trade Stocks?
New research uses methods of physics to develop a dynamic model to measure financial market liquidity and make better investment decisions.
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