Artificial Intelligence
Digital twins stumble on surveys but may pay off in the field: Here’s why
Columbia Business School research explains the effectiveness gap in digital twins and what it takes to make them work.
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When AI takes over coding, everyone gets promoted to manager
As AI reduces the need for human teams, the manager role remains.
Business Economics and Public Policy
Ending extreme poverty may cost less than you think
Targeted cash transfers totaling just 0.3% of global GDP could reduce global extreme poverty to about 1%, according to new research.
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The paper that predicted the office apocalypse
Four years after introducing the "urban doom loop," researchers revisit the office market — and find many of their boldest predictions are coming true.
Entrepreneurship
How 2 recent Columbia Business School grads joined forces with Y Combinator
Two members of the Class of 2026 built the software they wished they’d had at work, earning a spot in YC — and their MBAs.
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Novelty can keep people from trying. It can also keep them coming back.
New research analyzing 57,000 dishes offers a recipe for creativity, showing why the best ideas balance novelty with coherence.
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Ending extreme poverty may cost less than you think
Targeted cash transfers totaling just 0.3% of global GDP could reduce global extreme poverty to about 1%, according to new research.
Digital twins stumble on surveys but may pay off in the field: Here’s why
Columbia Business School research explains the effectiveness gap in digital twins and what it takes to make them work.
AI widens the gap between high and low performers
New research on small business owners in Kenya finds that getting value from AI depends not just on access, but on how users evaluate and apply its advice.
Why social media engagement doesn't always measure success
New research shows that social media campaigns may inadvertently favor wealthier users over poorer ones, illustrating how commonly used metrics can undermine real-world goals.
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Project Syndicate
The OECD Should Be Reclaimed, Not Abandoned
Pierre Yared, a Columbia Business School economist, is quoted in this Project Syndicate piece, “The OECD Should Be Reclaimed, Not Abandoned” (October 1, 2026). Yared, writing with Kim Ruhl, argues that the OECD has strayed from its core mission of coordinating economic policy among the US and its allies and that the US should use its influence within the organization to refocus its work on economics and national security rather than abandoning it.
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The Economist
Research on grasping bureaucrats startles Singapore
Professor Tomasz Piskorski's research is featured.
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Nikkei
Ritsu Kitagawa, CJEB Doctoral Fellow and PhD Student in Economics and Columbia Business School, Had a Working Paper Featured in an Article by Nikkei
Ritsu Kitagawa, a recipient of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) Doctoral Fellowship and a current student in the PhD Program in both the Department of Economics and Columbia Business School, co-authored a working paper that was featured in the Nikkei piece “AIが変える資本市場のエコシステム 人間の居場所はどこだ.” Read the full article hereThe referenced working paper uses employee review data from OpenWork to measure the organizational capital of Japanese firms, building on recent work using Glassdoor. Database access through CJEB was an important resource for this research. The paper was co-authored with Akseli Palomäki, a graduate student at Columbia University, and Kaede Hanazawa, a graduate student at the University of Tokyo. Read the working paper here AIが変える資本市場のエコシステム 人間の居場所はどこだ (How AI Is Transforming the Capital Market Ecosystem: Where Is the Place for Humans?) (Nikkei, 9/27/2026)Note: Articles with titles in Japanese are unofficially translated into English by CJEB.
View the Media Mention about Ritsu Kitagawa, CJEB Doctoral Fellow and PhD Student in Economics and Columbia Business School, Had a Working Paper Featured in an Article by Nikkei
Brookings
Financing the AI buildout
Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh shares his research.
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The Straits Times
S’pore civil servants buying property near unannounced MRT stations? US research paper says yes
Professor Tomasz Piskorski's work is featured.
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The Wall Street Journal
Opaque Private-Credit Leverage Raises Risks for Investors
Professor Tomasz Piskorski is featured.
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CNA
Government reviewing study alleging civil servants 'disproportionately' bought homes near unannounced MRT stations
Professor Tomasz Piskorski's recent work is featured.
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Commercial Observer
The New 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Has a Lot of Financing Runway
Professor Tomasz Piskorski is quoted.