/tags/washington-university-olin-business-school Washington University Olin Business School en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 01 Mar 2024 23:19:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-01/hundreds-compete-for-75k-arch-grants-mentors-can-make-the-difference A free mentorship program is giving entrepreneurs feedback on their grant applications. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 23:19:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-01/hundreds-compete-for-75k-arch-grants-mentors-can-make-the-difference Roshae Hemmings /economy-business/2023-10-03/the-future-of-fields-foods-is-in-question-what-went-wrong-for-the-grocer The grocery store chain unraveled this year as St. Louis-area locations closed and it faced a lawsuit over late taxes and unpaid rent. Its owner had envisioned the store bringing high-quality products to food deserts. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-10-03/the-future-of-fields-foods-is-in-question-what-went-wrong-for-the-grocer Eric Schmid /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-12-06/ibram-x-kendis-book-cbabi-bayocs-illustrations-encourage-kids-to-be-antiracist Author Ibram X. Kendi and St. Louis artist Cbabi Bayoc discuss their recent collaboration on the children’s book “Goodnight Racism.” Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:05:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-12-06/ibram-x-kendis-book-cbabi-bayocs-illustrations-encourage-kids-to-be-antiracist Avery Lea Rogers /economy-business/2022-09-19/wash-u-receives-research-grant-to-study-inequities-in-venture-capital-funding Research shows women who started businesses in 2021 received 2% of venture capitalist funding, and Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs received less than 2% of funding. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:15:00 GMT /economy-business/2022-09-19/wash-u-receives-research-grant-to-study-inequities-in-venture-capital-funding Andrea Y. Henderson /2021-12-10/inflation-has-been-on-the-rise-with-the-pandemic-but-is-it-here-for-the-long-haul Consumer prices are soaring at a rate not seen since Ronald Reagan was President. Economists are trying to figure out if it's an economic hiccup or whether higher costs are here to stay. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:57:40 GMT /2021-12-10/inflation-has-been-on-the-rise-with-the-pandemic-but-is-it-here-for-the-long-haul Wayne Pratt /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-10/wash-u-professor-explains-why-political-polls-were-wrong-again In the month leading up to Election Day, most public opinion polls showed former Vice President Joe Biden leading by a sizable margin, yet his margin of victory was much closer than many pollsters predicted. As Washington University professor Liberty Vittert writes in a recent editorial, “How were all the pollsters so wrong, again, even after the soul searching and methodological recalibrating that followed 2016?” Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:30:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-10/wash-u-professor-explains-why-political-polls-were-wrong-again Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-30/tuesday-whether-you-vote-predicts-how-you-comply-with-social-distancing-guidelines Voting participation correlates with social distancing compliance, according to a new study in the Journal of Public Economics. Washington University Olin Business School professor John Barrios discussed the study on "St. Louis on the Air." Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:30:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-30/tuesday-whether-you-vote-predicts-how-you-comply-with-social-distancing-guidelines Sarah Fenske /economy-innovation/2020-06-04/wash-u-students-help-businesses-strategize-to-navigate-the-pandemic Alivia Kaplan had big summer plans. She was set to fly home to Hawaii after her sophomore year at Washington University’s Olin Business School in St.… Thu, 04 Jun 2020 15:33:21 GMT /economy-innovation/2020-06-04/wash-u-students-help-businesses-strategize-to-navigate-the-pandemic Kae M. Petrin