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Finance, Research Findings
Is there a correlation between interest rates and wealth inequality?
Columbia’s Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate, Stijn G. Van Nieuwerburgh, explores how long-term interest rates track with wealth inequality.
Consulting, Governance, Ownership, Research Findings
New Ideas in Family Firms
The New Ideas in Family Firms Academic – Practitioner Conference, co-hosted online with Columbia’s Global Family Enterprise Program and INSEAD’s Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise, took place on May 7, 2021. Leading academic researchers and global practitioners discussed the role of the family enterprise in society, the meaning and potential for ESG practices, and ways that the pandemic has impacted family enterprise advisory work
Family, Research Findings
Can Money Buy Happiness?
In contrast to decades of research reporting surprisingly weak relationships between consumption and happiness, recent findings suggest that money can indeed increase happiness if it is spent the “right way” (e.g., on experiences or on other people).
Family, Research Findings
How do romantic couples manage their daily to do’s?
It appears that couples help each other remember outstanding tasks (“to-dos”) by issuing reminders.
Family, Governance, Research Findings
What motivates charitable giving to more than one organization?
People are more generous toward single than toward multiple beneficiaries, and encouraging greater giving to multiple targets is challenging.