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Healthcare
Date
September 07, 2023
Algorithms
Business & Society
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Healthcare
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Strategy

Unlocking Healthcare Efficiencies with Data-Driven Insights

Carri W. Chan, the John A. Howard Professor of Business at CBS and the Faculty Director of the School’s Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program, discusses her data-driven research into how healthcare operations can be improved.

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Capital Markets and Investments
Economics & Policy
Date
September 18, 2023
Glenn Hubbard and Oren Cass
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Capital Markets and Investments
Economics & Policy

Rethinking Capitalism: Is the Current System Working for America?

Oren Cass and Professor Glenn Hubbard Discuss the Challenges and Solutions for an Evolving Capitalist System.

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August 04, 2023
Ron Gonen
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Turning Trash into Treasure: A CBS Alum Champions the Circular Economy, Sustainable Entrepreneurship

With investments in dozens of companies worldwide, Ron Gonen '04 closes the loop on sustainable economic practices.

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August 28, 2023
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VC Market Shift: A Welcome Correction Paves the Way for Thoughtful Investment Strategies

CBS Professor Angela Lee explores the benefits of improved due diligence.

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Date
September 08, 2023
Professor Paul Tetlock
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Professor Paul Tetlock Takes CBS’s Curriculum into the Future

The new senior vice dean of curriculum and programs explains how data and new technology will shape the School’s offerings.

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Measuring the Pros and Cons of Social Consciousness

Professor Vanessa Burbano examines evidence that can guide a firm’s decision to speak out — or stay silent.

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Professor Abby Joseph Cohen on Developing a Thoughtful Approach to Economic Data

In a shifting economy, Professor Cohen shares her insights on everything from evaluating economic reports to scrutinizing new technologies.

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Successful Value Investing: Finding Gems Amid the Junk

Andrew Wellington and Dan Kaskawits of Lyrical Asset Management, recent guests on the popular Value Investing with Legends podcast, discuss the strategies behind their successful value investing portfolio. 

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Columbia Business School Launches Yearlong Celebration of Black Excellence

The 100/50: Embracing Our Legacy campaign honors the 100th anniversary of the first matriculated Black student and the 50th anniversary of the Black Business Students Association.

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Joseph Stiglitz on Business, Inequality and the Case for an Economists’ Hippocratic Oath

The Nobel Prize-winning economist visited CBS for the first installment of a new speaker series from The Hub, a new think tank, to discuss the future of capitalism with CBS Dean Emeritus Glenn Hubbard.

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Revamping the Finance Curriculum to Prepare Future Leaders

In the sparkling new buildings at Columbia Business School, the revamped finance curriculum will get continuous updates aligned with modern markets and careers.

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Inside the Mind of a VC Investor

Angela W. Lee, faculty director at the Lang Center, shares advice on how to excel as a venture capital investor. As interest in venture capital steadily grows among business students, top-tier academic institutions are expanding course offerings to meet demand.

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Investment in Carbon Removal Technologies Just Hit an Inflection Point

A panel at the 2022 Climate Conference underscores a dramatic revving up of demand for a technological niche.

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Quick Takes

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Iconic Brands

 “Barbie has an extensive history of partnerships with a wide variety of brands...This film has a major budget and an attractive brand that allows a variety of people to feel connected to Barbie. Brand recognition is key to this film’s marketing– brands are eager for collaboration because of the Barbie franchise’s iconic nature."

- Professor Olivier Toubia

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Why Unbundling Is Costing You More

“Rate hikes have made economic decisions difficult for individuals and businesses to spend and borrow; they have had to make more calibrated decisions, and expected returns are put into sharper focus. For the average household, the cost-of-living has increased, with a substantial increase in debt...This is a challenge for the Fed who hoped for a greater deafening effect."

- Professor Brett House

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Greenwashing: Why is It So Common and How Can We Combat It? 

"Policing labels, both in marketing and finance, is a huge task...we may need a "Yelp" to crowdsource grassroots level consumer data on green washing related to specific brands. We may also need a "Consumer Reports" to sort through good and bad brands on the greenwashing dimension."

 - Professor Shiva Rajgopal

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Thriving Under Pressure

Nearly all students experience stress as they pursue important academic goals. Because stress can be magnified for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, it becomes important to identify interventions that can help mitigate this stress.

-Professor Modupe Akinola

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Spotlight Articles

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Date
February 10, 2023
Dr. Nathaniel Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Business & Society
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‘Climate Tech Is in a Boom Right Now,’ Says NGO Leader

Nathaniel Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, visits CBS for a discussion on climate change policy and action.

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Net Zero
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December 12, 2022
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Net Zero

The Path to Decarbonizing Energy

Chazen Senior Scholar Geoffrey Heal outlines three major barriers to the decarbonization of electric power generation on a global scale.

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Climate and Consumer Behavior
Climate and Policy
Climate and Solutions
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Leadership
Date
October 19, 2022
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Climate and Solutions
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Leadership

‘We Are Bigger Than Our Problems’

Three takeaways from the 2022 Brazil Climate Summit held at Columbia Business School’s Manhattanville campus

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An interpersonal, attributional perspective on first offers in negotiations

D. Loschelder, A. Lee, M.F. Mason, Daniel Ames, and Adam Galinsky

Working Paper | January 1, 2025

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Participating in a climate prediction market increases concern about global warming

Moran Cerf, Sandra Matz, and Malcolm A. MacIver

Journal Article | June 8, 2023

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Diversity isn’t what it used to be: The consequences of the broadening of diversity

Modupe Akinola, T Opie, G Ho, S Castel, M. Unzueta, and A Brief

Working Paper | January 1, 2025

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Mitigating Disaster Risks in The Age Of Climate Change

Harrison Hong, Jinqiang Yang, and Neng Wang

Journal Article | Forthcoming

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Downstream Effects of Evaluator Placement

Mabel Abraham, Tristan Botelho, and C. Carter

Working Paper | January 1, 2025

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Equilibrium Effects of Food Labeling Policies

Nano Barahona, Cristobal Otero Ruiz-Tagle, and Sebastian Otero Ruiz-Tagle

Journal Article | May 1, 2023

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Expert Voices

Funding and Financing Ideas 

“Some of these companies are going to need to be financing. The banks can afford to be a little bit choosier in doing that so the question will be, will these companies be able to get the rescue funding that they need.”

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Donna Hitscherich

Professor of Finance

CNBC

To Thread or Not To Thread?

"There are many folks who post on Facebook multiple times a day who interact on Facebook many times, and also a lot of the functions on Facebook make it really valuable as well.”

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Daniel Wang

Lambert Family Associate Professor of Social Enterprise in Business

Yahoo Finance

Corporate Drama

"[The drama between Milton and Nikola] “Is like a movie. It is so strange. You destroy value and now new management is trying to fix this and you get in the way.

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Shivaram Rajgopal

Roy Bernard Kester and T.W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing

Financial Times

Unequal Measures

“There is no fixed rule about what measures contribute information to the process or how they are weighted in our decisions.”

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Harry Mamaysky

Professor of Professional Practice in Business

The Messenger

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MBA Programs Must Adapt to Navigate American Culture Wars

Featuring Dan Wang

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Biggest Hedge Funds Will Keep Lion's Share of Customers in 2023, Data Shows

Featuring Michael Weinberg

Reuters

Worried About a Gap in Your Resume? This Small Tweak Could Result in More Job Callbacks

Featuring Ariella Kristal

CNBC

Can China Save Its Economic Miracle?

Featuring Shang-Jin Wei

Project Syndicate

Kohl's Snub of Big Sale-Leaseback Sets up New Clash with Hedge Funds

Featuring Mark Cohen

Reuters

Is New York City Facing a ‘Doom Loop’ Scenario? A Discussion Has Started.

Featuring Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

WNYC/Gothamist

Why the Dream of Turning Empty Offices Into Housing Is a Bust

Featuring Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

Slate

Is That Co-Worker Really ‘Off to a New Adventure’?

Featuring Adam Galinsky

The Wall Street Journal
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