1. My new book, May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases – And What We Can Do About It, will be published by Penguin in April.

RT @finmgmtassoc: The 7th and final article in the FM Summer 2025 issue is "Learnings From 1000 Rejections" by Alex Edmans @aedmans (@lbs)….

RT @TimSamuels: "I was once approached to apply for a board position because I was told that the board needed more non-white faces. I thoug….

RT @StefanPadfield: "There is no link between demographic diversity and performance, despite many flimsy reports claiming the contrary. ….

RT @BritishAcademy_: Can we always trust data? How much do our human biases affect our judgement? @aedmans FBA explains how statistics and….

Why Truth Is Not Enough: @BritishAcademy_ "10-minute talk" on my book May Contain Lies. Even if a fact is 100% accurate, it may still be misleading. Here's how to combat misinformation and avoid climbing the Ladder of Misinference.

RT @TimSamuels: Imagine if football teams acted like businesses - and started picking players based on representation not skill…. Says Prof….

RT @TimSamuels: Diversity that DEI schemes like:. ✅ Gender.✅ Race. Diversity that DEI schemes don’t like so much:. ❌ Age.❌ Class.❌ Opinions….

I've long admired @TimHarford's work on misinformation and making economics accessible to a general audience. So it was a pleasure to appear on More or Less to discuss "How to spot a suspicious statistic". A punchy 9 minutes:.

RT @AcademicSBureau: ASB Speaker @aedmans calls for a deeper rethink on #CognitiveDiversity in asset management — beyond labels, towards di….

A male partner shares a cab with a female associate. He asks about her kids, how they’re enjoying nursery, what hobbies they have. This seems to be inclusive: he views her as a person, not just an employee. But if the same male partner shares a cab with a male associate, he asks.

.@MorrisseyHelena and I discuss the Diversity Project's report on Cognitive Diversity in Asset Management:. - The key findings, what surprised us most and why they matter.- What the industry can do to put the findings into practice.

My report on Cognitive Diversity in now out. CD has the potential to add substantial value in asset management - but comes with significant challenges. They must be managed well, in contrast to an "add diversity and stir" approach.

"Demographic diversity does not on its own drive better decision-making, but cognitive diversity can. Businesses should not just add “diversity and stir”, but be really intentional about trying to find different viewpoints." @thetimes article on my study

RT @Inveniam: Intelligence Book of the Day: May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases―And What We Can Do ab….

RT @AEAjournals: Forthcoming in AER: Insights: "A Theory of Fair CEO Pay" by Pierre Chaigneau, Alex Edmans, and Daniel Gottlieb. https://t.….

RT @evanepstein: 🎙️New E174 of the BGP w/ Alex Edmans (@aedmans), Prof. of Finance at @LondonBSchool & author of May Contain Lies and Grow….

Contrary to the current backlash, sustainable investing can be fully compatible with traditional investing. It's using financially material, and mispriced, factors to improve investment returns. Substack on my research with @GoslingTj and @DirkJenter: .

After reading many articles in the Journal of Economic Literature as an undergrad, I'm delighted and grateful that it's reviewed May Contain Lies. (paywalled)

I've known Principles of Corporate Finance (then by Brealey/Myers) for 27 years: as an undergrad, investment banking analyst, PhD teaching assistant, and now professor. It's thus a great honour to now be a coauthor, but also a great responsibility.

RT @florianederer: The Journal of Economic Literature has a book review of @aedmans's excellent book "May Contain Lies" . but I'm ev….