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Your Judgment of Risk Is Compromised

Harvard Business Review

Betting on horses with odds between 4/1 and 9/1 has an approximately constant rate of return (at minus 18%), which implies that bettors are quite good at distinguishing between probabilities over this range. Embracing Risk in Career Decisions. MORE ON MANAGING RISKY BEHAVIORS. A Beekeeper's Perspective on Risk.

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Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

He did have a horrific 2008. And now, just after passing the average life expectancy for an American male , he seems to be in the midst of the best run of his career. r>g: Economist Thomas Piketty’s formula for spiraling wealth inequality, in which the rate of return on capital is higher than economic growth, has its critics.

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Research Explores The Path Our Careers Take

The Horizons Tracker

The common conception of a working life is one of a fairly linear career progression, with earnings rising alongside our seniority and experience. The evolution of wages A recent study from Bocconi University explores the various factors that may contribute to changes in income throughout our careers.

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