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Date: April 17, 2025

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Designing Smarter Economic Systems: A New Approach to Mechanism Design

Award-winning research from Professor Laura Doval tackles the “limited commitment” problem in economics, offering a model that helps governments and firms adjust rules and strategies based on new information over time.

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Date: April 17, 2025

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Bizcast: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Backfire on American Households and the Economy

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, Professor Shang-Jin Wei explains why President Trump’s sweeping tariffs—intended to protect U.S. industries—may instead harm American households and businesses.

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Society, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Technology, Future of Work, Leadership

Date: April 11, 2025

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McKinsey’s Eric Kutcher on AI, Management Strategy, and Climate Innovation

During a recent Distinguished Speakers Series event, the Senior Partner and Chair of North America at McKinsey shared leadership insights on AI business strategy, climate innovation, and the future of work.

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Date: April 07, 2025

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Catalysts for Change: CBS Alumni Shaping the Future of Social Enterprise

In the final episode of the season, hosts Ray Horton and Sandi Wright lead listeners into an engaging live discussion with eight distinguished Columbia Business School alumni, whose careers in social enterprise span industries from climate adaptation to financial inclusion, education equity, and impact investing.

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The Wall and the Bridge with Glenn Hubbard

Taking Adam Smith’s logic to Youngstown, Ohio, as a case study in economic disruption, Hubbard discusses the benefits of an open economy and creating bridges to support people in turbulent times so that they remain engaged and prepared to participate in, and reap the rewards of, a new economic landscape.

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Professor Daniel Russo, Philip H. Geier Jr. Associate Professor of Business, was awarded the 2022 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize

Technology, Leadership and Strategy

The Lanchester prize is awarded for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences.

Columbia Business School Expands Technology Initiative

Innovation, Technology

The School's Technology Initiative, focused on the global transformation to a digital economy, announces the launch of four specialized research labs and the formation of an 11-member advisory board of global business leaders.

Professor Malia Mason looks at the reification of gender and technology

Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Technology

Hey Siri, I love you: People feel more attached to gendered technology.

CBS PhD Student Lan Luo looks at AI interpretability

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Innovation

Public attitudes value interpretability but prioritize accuracy in Artificial Intelligence.

The Truth About Setting Priorities: Five is Probably the Wrong Number

Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Leadership and Strategy, Strategy

Rethinking the orthodoxies of setting priorities.

History, Hope, and Self-Reflection in Youngstown, Ohio

Leadership and Strategy, Social Enterprise

Columbia Business Schools students travel to Youngstown, Ohio to meet with local business owners and civic, political, and religious leaders to gain a better understanding of the causes and consequences of the American divides and what might be done to help bridge them as future business leaders.

The Importance of Team Agility in Uncertain Times: Karen Wish '94, VP and CMO of Mount Sinai Hospital Group and Network

Economics and Policy, Marketing

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians and scientists quickly became the world's most trusted sources of information on the pandemic. In this talk at the Future of Marketing Leadership & Strategy Conference, learn how Karen Wish '94 (VP and CMO, Mount Sinai Hospital Group and Network) led her team at Mount Sinai to get the truth and consistent messaging across to patients, staff, and the general public when they needed it most.

Why 'Downscale' Items Signal High Status

Economics and Policy, Marketing

As luxury styles become more accessible, wealthy consumers are drawn to upscale versions of 'low culture' fashion and food.

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Designing Smarter Economic Systems: A New Approach to Mechanism Design

Bizcast: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Backfire on American Households and the Economy

McKinsey’s Eric Kutcher on AI, Management Strategy, and Climate Innovation

Catalysts for Change: CBS Alumni Shaping the Future of Social Enterprise

Latest Videos

The Wall and the Bridge with Glenn Hubbard

The Wall and the Bridge with Glenn Hubbard

The Rise of Meddle Ads in Political Campaigns—and Why They’re Backfiring

Insights from Etsy's C-Suite: Fostering Human Connection, Adaptability in Organizations

Lessons from Bridging the American Divides

The Other Gender Gap: How Work Meaningfulness Differs for Men and Women

Exploring Democracy in the Age of AI

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Professor Daniel Russo, Philip H. Geier Jr. Associate Professor of Business, was awarded the 2022 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize

Columbia Business School Expands Technology Initiative

Professor Malia Mason looks at the reification of gender and technology

CBS PhD Student Lan Luo looks at AI interpretability

The Truth About Setting Priorities: Five is Probably the Wrong Number

History, Hope, and Self-Reflection in Youngstown, Ohio

The Importance of Team Agility in Uncertain Times: Karen Wish '94, VP and CMO of Mount Sinai Hospital Group and Network

Why 'Downscale' Items Signal High Status

Latest on Business and Society

Designing Smarter Economic Systems: A New Approach to Mechanism Design

Bizcast: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Backfire on American Households and the Economy

McKinsey’s Eric Kutcher on AI, Management Strategy, and Climate Innovation

Catalysts for Change: CBS Alumni Shaping the Future of Social Enterprise

Latest Videos

The Wall and the Bridge with Glenn Hubbard

The Wall and the Bridge with Glenn Hubbard

The Rise of Meddle Ads in Political Campaigns—and Why They’re Backfiring

Insights from Etsy's C-Suite: Fostering Human Connection, Adaptability in Organizations

Lessons from Bridging the American Divides

The Other Gender Gap: How Work Meaningfulness Differs for Men and Women

Exploring Democracy in the Age of AI

Explore Further

Professor Daniel Russo, Philip H. Geier Jr. Associate Professor of Business, was awarded the 2022 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize

Columbia Business School Expands Technology Initiative

Professor Malia Mason looks at the reification of gender and technology

CBS PhD Student Lan Luo looks at AI interpretability

The Truth About Setting Priorities: Five is Probably the Wrong Number

History, Hope, and Self-Reflection in Youngstown, Ohio

The Importance of Team Agility in Uncertain Times: Karen Wish '94, VP and CMO of Mount Sinai Hospital Group and Network

Why 'Downscale' Items Signal High Status

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