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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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Business and Society, Economics and Policy, Globalization, World Business

Date: April 17, 2025

Business and Society, Economics and Policy, Globalization, World Business

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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Overcoming Gender Segregation: Looking to Applicant Pools to Increase Gender Diversity at Work

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Diversifying is an urgent priority for most employers, but the barriers to doing so are steep: studies have shown that in order to achieve gender balance at work, nearly 50 percent of women would need to change occupations.

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Assistant Professor of Marketing at Columbia Business School Melanie Brucks and Jonathan Levav, a professor of marketing at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, discuss the findings in their new paper on the shift away from in-person interaction at work and how it affects innovation.

Introducing The Hub, A New Think Tank to Tackle Society's Most Pressing Challenges

Economics and Policy, Leadership and Strategy, Real Estate

The new Columbia Business School initiative aims to equip current and future business leaders with the tools necessary to bring about positive change.

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Training MBAs to Make Socially Responsible Business Decisions. Columbia Business School classes are preparing students to lead in a world that increasingly demands socially responsible business decisions.

Leading in a Data-Driven World: Being Fearless and Fierce With Data

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In a new class, MBA students learn how data can help them make business decisions and that leaders do not need to be number crunchers.

Data/Big Data, Leadership and Strategy, Organizations

A new MBA course aims to provide students with the essential tools they need to manage and lead in 21st century organizations.

Educating a New Generation of Entrepreneurs

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Three questions for Lang Center Faculty Director Angela W. Lee

Business Leadership on the Path to Net Zero: Reasons for Optimism at the 2022 Climate Conference

Carbon, Climate and Finance, Energy, ESG, Net Zero

Climate change presents humanity with a dizzying array of challenges, but green shoots of progress are emerging from the world of business.

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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

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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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Introducing The Hub, A New Think Tank to Tackle Society's Most Pressing Challenges

The Emerging Corporate Conscience

Leading in a Data-Driven World: Being Fearless and Fierce With Data

Frameworks for Leading Through Change

A new MBA course aims to provide students with the essential tools they need to manage and lead in 21st century organizations.

Educating a New Generation of Entrepreneurs

Business Leadership on the Path to Net Zero: Reasons for Optimism at the 2022 Climate Conference

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

Overcoming Gender Segregation: Looking to Applicant Pools to Increase Gender Diversity at Work

Do Virtual Communications Curb Creativity?

Introducing The Hub, A New Think Tank to Tackle Society's Most Pressing Challenges

The Emerging Corporate Conscience

Leading in a Data-Driven World: Being Fearless and Fierce With Data

Frameworks for Leading Through Change

A new MBA course aims to provide students with the essential tools they need to manage and lead in 21st century organizations.

Educating a New Generation of Entrepreneurs

Business Leadership on the Path to Net Zero: Reasons for Optimism at the 2022 Climate Conference

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