UCLA Anderson Review

05/06/2026

05/05/2026

Research by UCLA Anderson School of Management Professor Ivo Welch suggests that a small shift in voter composition in primaries could push the U.S. away from extremism.

Drawing on economic and voting behavior research, Welch builds a model suggesting that political polarization is surprisingly fragile and can be simultaneously undone across both parties with a subtle shift toward the center in one party.

Read the latest from the UCLA Anderson Review: https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/a-small-shift-in-voter-composition-in-primaries-could-push-the-us-away-from-extremism/

03/19/2026

Analyzing data from the U.S. motion picture industry, UCLA Anderson School of Management's Kumar Rajaram & Penn State Smeal College of Business' Suresh Muthulingam find that in Hollywood, teams don’t stick together long enough to learn from failure.

Their research published in Management Science, examined teams whose members have a history of projects with box-office success tend to produce more profitable movies (calculated as revenue minus production budget), while teams weighted down with members who have a history of flops tend to produce less profitable ones.

Read the latest from the UCLA Anderson Review: https://lnkd.in/gnbQtdNz

01/29/2026

The wildfire disaster caused billions in losses, and many homeowners are still waiting for insurance payouts and permits to rebuild.

01/26/2026

In a recent piece for TIME, Matt Fuchs explores how to train your brain to be more patient, citing UCLA Anderson School of Management's very own Professor Cassie Holmes’ research.

Read the full article via Time's website:
https://time.com/7353412/patient-train-your-brain-more-patience/

01/23/2026

“When many people think about economics, they think it’s about money. But economics is about people first, how people behave and make decisions, and how their decisions translate into collective outcomes.”

For Professor Clemence Tricaud, the goal of her Managerial Economics course is to give students economic tools to make better decisions, professionally and otherwise.

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01/23/2026

Most people would rather appear successful than quietly be successful. New research shows many are even willing to trade real gains for the perception of outperforming their peers.

The study, co-authored by UCLA Anderson School of Management Professor Ricardo Perez-Truglia, offers a compelling look at how social image shapes behavior.

These insights resonate with dynamics often seen in startup culture, where signaling, traction narratives, and external validation can influence decision-making.

Read more: https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/is-telling-the-world-of-your-success-worth-five-times-your-private-knowledge-of-it/

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The difficulties of study design in a braggy culture where few readily admit to bragging

01/23/2026

Innovation does not just introduce new technology. It reshapes entire systems.

New research by UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Francisco Castro, Amazon.com’s Jian Gao, and Northwestern University’s Sébastien Martin examines how the integration of autonomous vehicles into ride sharing platforms creates lasting shifts in service reliability, incentives, and platform strategy.

A timely look at the complexity companies face when scaling transformative technology.

Read more about Uber’s Conundrum: https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/ubers-conundrum-retaining-drivers-as-it-builds-an-autonomous-fleet-to-replace-them/

During a lengthy transition, customer service — and driver income — could suffer significantly

01/08/2026

Join us in congratulating Professor Hengchen Dai on receiving the 2026 Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS).

Nominated by the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, the annual FABBS award recognizes researchers who have made major contributions to the sciences of mind, brain and behavior. Dai earned the award for her research that seeks to understand why people sometimes struggle to pursue goals that matter to them.

In addition to teaching in UCLA Anderson’s Management and Organizations and Behavioral Decision Making areas she is the co-director of the UCLA Nudge Unit at UCLA Health.

Read more about the award and Professor Dai's research on our website: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/honored-contributions-sciences-mind-brain-and-behavior

12/04/2025

Should Property Taxes Be a Bigger Consideration When Choosing Where to Live?

Analysis by UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Professor Erica Xuewei Jiang and her co-authors shows that a $1M home in a low-tax state could get you $1M extra in retirement savings. Read the latest from the UCLA Anderson Review on our website: https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/should-property-taxes-be-a-bigger-consideration-when-choosing-where-to-live/

After some math, a $1 million home in a low-tax state could get you $1 million extra in retirement savings