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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, AI and Transformative Tech, Entrepreneurship, Management

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

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, AI and Transformative Tech, Marketplace

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, AI and Transformative Tech, Digital IQ, Finance, Marketing, Marketplace

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, AI and Transformative Tech, Digital IQ, Marketing, Media and Technology

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

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, AI and Transformative Tech, Digital IQ, Marketing, Marketplace

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
AI and Transformative Tech, Technology

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

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

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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Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Why Women Value Meaning at Work More Than Men
Business and Society, Insights, Leadership, Leadership and Strategy, Management, Research, The Workplace

Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Why Women Value Meaning at Work More Than Men

The gender wage gap partly stems from men and women selecting different types of jobs. A Columbia Business School study explores how the importance of meaning at work influences career choices differently for men and women.

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Closing the Gender Gap: Why Private Equity Needs More Women in Leadership
Finance, Financial Institutions, Future of Work, Labor, Leadership, Social Impact

Closing the Gender Gap: Why Private Equity Needs More Women in Leadership

Despite equal representation in MBA programs, women remain underrepresented in US private equity. A report by Professor Michael Ewens finds that achieving gender parity requires firms to attract, retain, and promote more women and offers strategies to support this goal.

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