Katherine Copas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5153449 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine Copas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Copas |
| SIGNATURE | COPAS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-6685-4500 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Land of the free (markets): US banks’ strategic rhetoric in response to the financial crisis
Despite their role in triggering economic crises, banks remain powerful, influential, and profitable. This study examines how large US banks responded to reputational threats following the 2008 financial crisis. Analyzing shareholder letters from 2000 to 2019, I find that while all banks initially followed traditional impression management tactics, large successful firms like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo shifted strategies during the crisis. Th…
General Interest” Group or “Special Interest” Group? Understanding Nonworker Support for Unions
The labor movement has mounted a comeback in recent years, with breakthrough organizing and strikes at employers including Starbucks, Amazon, UPS, and the major automakers. The continuation of this trend, which could help stem rising economic inequality, may depend partly on how successful unions are at rallying public support. Yet this may be difficult if unions are perceived as “special interest groups” that primarily serve wage earners, as the…
The Geography of Polarization, 1950 to 2015
In this article, we ask where affluent and economically insecure households reside. We examine the economic conditions of the tails of wage distributions in local areas to make sense of trends in geographical residence. Using census and American Community Survey data covering 1950 to 2015, we draw two main conclusions. From 2000 onward, economic polarization coincided with two kinds of geographic residential patterns: polarized and poor labor mar…
The Geography of Polarization, 1950 to 2015
In this article, we ask where affluent and economically insecure households reside. We examine the economic conditions of the tails of wage distributions in local areas to make sense of trends in geographical residence. Using census and American Community Survey data covering 1950 to 2015, we draw two main conclusions. From 2000 onward, economic polarization coincided with two kinds of geographic residential patterns: polarized and poor labor mar…
The Geography of Polarization, 1950 to 2015
In this article, we ask where affluent and economically insecure households reside. We examine the economic conditions of the tails of wage distributions in local areas to make sense of trends in geographical residence. Using census and American Community Survey data covering 1950 to 2015, we draw two main conclusions. From 2000 onward, economic polarization coincided with two kinds of geographic residential patterns: polarized and poor labor mar…
General Interest” Group or “Special Interest” Group? Understanding Nonworker Support for Unions
The labor movement has mounted a comeback in recent years, with breakthrough organizing and strikes at employers including Starbucks, Amazon, UPS, and the major automakers. The continuation of this trend, which could help stem rising economic inequality, may depend partly on how successful unions are at rallying public support. Yet this may be difficult if unions are perceived as “special interest groups” that primarily serve wage earners, as the…
Land of the free (markets): US banks’ strategic rhetoric in response to the financial crisis
Despite their role in triggering economic crises, banks remain powerful, influential, and profitable. This study examines how large US banks responded to reputational threats following the 2008 financial crisis. Analyzing shareholder letters from 2000 to 2019, I find that while all banks initially followed traditional impression management tactics, large successful firms like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo shifted strategies during the crisis. Th…
Backlash (1 works) · Chemistry (1 works) · Cognitive reframing (1 works) · Corporate Identity and Reputation (1 works) · Economic geography (1 works) · Financial crisis (1 works) · Financial sector (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (1 works) · Impression management (1 works)