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How “Better World” Innovation Is Redefining Business Success

June 17, 2025

How “Better World” Innovation Is Redefining Business Success

A new CBS-backed framework redefines innovation to prioritize sustainability, equity, and long-term value in today’s business landscape.
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Can Machine Learning Detect Political Bias in Economics Papers?
Economics and Policy
Elections

May 30, 2025

Can Machine Learning Detect Political Bias in Economics Papers?

New Columbia Business School research shows how economists’ political leanings can be detected in their academic writing, and may shape their findings on key policy issues like taxes and labor.
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Did AI Write That Pitch? The Impact of Generative AI on Hiring and Startup Evaluations
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Business and Society
Digital Future
Entrepreneurship
Management

May 5, 2025

Did AI Write That Pitch? The Impact of Generative AI on Hiring and Startup Evaluations

Research from Columbia Business School examines the challenges posed by generative AI in hiring and entrepreneurial pitching, offering insights into when AI helps — and when it hinders.

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How Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts Cost the U.S. Government $23 Billion a Year
Economics and Policy
Finance
Financial Institutions
Financial Policy
Financial Technology

April 23, 2025

How Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts Cost the U.S. Government $23 Billion a Year

Columbia Business School research reveals the hidden cost of traditional retirement accounts: a $3.8 trillion government-owned investment portfolio driving $23.4 billion in annual fees. A shift to Roth accounts could save billions — and fund a national retirement match.

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Uncovering the Costly Bias in Marketplace Testing
Data/Big Data
Digital Future
Marketplace

April 21, 2025

Uncovering the Costly Bias in Marketplace Testing

Statistical bias could be misleading your product and feature testing, according to research from Columbia Business School Professor Hannah Li, but solutions might be easier than you think.

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Designing Smarter Economic Systems: A New Approach to Mechanism Design
Algorithms
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Business and Society
Business Economics and Public Policy
Data and Business Analytics
Digital Future
Digital IQ
Finance
Marketing
Marketplace

April 17, 2025

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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How Real-Time Click Data Drives Smarter Personalization
Data and Business Analytics
Data/Big Data
Digital Future
Digital IQ
Marketing
Media and Technology

April 4, 2025

How Real-Time Click Data Drives Smarter Personalization

New Columbia Business School research reveals how analyzing real-time customer journey data — from search queries to filtering behavior — can predict preferences with remarkable accuracy, even without historical data.

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When Economic Struggles Foster Self-Interest, Not Universal Compassion
Business and Society
Economics and Policy
Globalization
Management
Social Impact

March 27, 2025

When Economic Struggles Foster Self-Interest, Not Universal Compassion

A Columbia Business School study shows that experiencing a recession in young adulthood leads to lasting support for wealth redistribution—but mostly for one’s own group.

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The Secret to Getting Consumers to Trust Personalized Recommendations
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Business and Society
Digital Future
Digital IQ
Marketing
Marketplace

March 18, 2025

The Secret to Getting Consumers to Trust Personalized Recommendations

Columbia Business School researchers discover that the amount of variety in a consumer’s past purchases predicts their openness to algorithm-based recommendations.

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Big App Acquisitions in Apple’s iOS Ecosystem Stifle Competition and Innovation
Digital Future
Technology

March 4, 2025

Big App Acquisitions in Apple’s iOS Ecosystem Stifle Competition and Innovation

A new study by Professor Lori Yue and her co-authors reveals how app developers acquiring smaller third-party apps in the iOS App Store create powerful synergies that discourage new competitors from entering the market.

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Diversity Targets: An Actual Path to Change or the Latest Corporate Lip Service?
Business and Society
Ethics and Leadership
Leadership

February 25, 2025

Diversity Targets: An Actual Path to Change or the Latest Corporate Lip Service?

As calls for accountability in corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion grow louder, a new Columbia Business School study explores which companies disclose diversity goals, why the timing of those disclosures matters, and which types of goals are seen as more credible.

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When Fragile Insurers Meet Climate Change, Taxpayers End Up on the Hook
Business and Society
Climate and Finance
Climate and Solutions
Economics and Policy

February 18, 2025

When Fragile Insurers Meet Climate Change, Taxpayers End Up on the Hook

New research from Professor Parinitha Sastry and her co-authors examines the challenges facing Florida’s homeowners insurance market. 

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