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Climate and Finance
Climate and Policy
Climate and Solutions
Energy Solutions
Date
May 16, 2025
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Energy Solutions

The Green Key to Germany’s Economic Recovery

Germany’s economy faces a crisis fueled by high energy prices and a complex energy transition. Explore why US energy policies, high electricity costs, and a lack of cheap power challenge Germany’s recovery, and what solutions may help.
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Climate and Consumer Behavior
Digital Future
Digital IQ
Media and Technology
Date
May 13, 2025
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Algorithms
Climate and Consumer Behavior
Digital Future
Digital IQ
Media and Technology

How Google Images Can Make You Really Care About Climate Change

Google Images search results for "climate change" vary dramatically by country, reflecting local beliefs and even shaping public opinion. A new study from Columbia Business School reveals how these image algorithms can influence climate awareness, policy support, and environmental action.
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Artificial Intelligence
Climate and Solutions
Climate and Technology
Energy
Date
April 30, 2025
Chris Levesque (right), President and CEO of TerraPower
Artificial Intelligence
Climate and Solutions
Climate and Technology
Energy

The New Nuclear: How TerraPower Is Powering the Future of Clean Energy

Chris Levesque, President and CEO of TerraPower, explains how next-generation reactors and innovative energy storage are reshaping nuclear energy's role in the global transition to sustainability.

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World Business
Date
May 09, 2025
Warren Buffett ‘51
Finance
Leadership
Management
Value Investing
World Business

As Warren Buffett ’51 Steps Down, Leading Figures in Investing Share Their Reflections

Buffett’s departure as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway marks the end of an era. Here’s what some of the world’s top investors say about his lasting influence on business and investing.

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Management
Date
May 05, 2025
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Algorithms
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Digital Future
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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Latest Videos

How High-Skilled Immigrants Drive US Job Growth and Innovation

New research from Columbia Business School reveals that high-skilled immigrants, including H-1B visa holders, don’t take jobs from native-born workers—instead, they fuel entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth, particularly in diverse communities.

  1. Professor Jorge Guzman
    Business and Society

    How High-Skilled Immigrants Drive US Job Growth and Innovation

  2. A woman negotiating
    Business and Society

    How ‘Masculine Energy’ Can Hinder Your Negotiation Success

  3. Person leaving a job
    Business and Society

    Why Employee Retention is More Complicated Than You Think

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    The Wall and the Bridge with Glenn Hubbard

  5. Professors Stephan Meier, left, and Todd Jick
    Artificial Intelligence

    AI in the Workplace: The Power of a Human-First Approach

  6. People in a crowd
    Business and Society

    The True Face of Political Debate: Why It’s More Positive Than You Think

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Business and Society
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Future of Work
Management
The Workplace
Date
May 12, 2025
Walmart Chief People Officer Donna Morris
Artificial Intelligence
Business and Society
Digital Future
Future of Work
Management
The Workplace

Bizcast: Walmart’s Chief People Officer Donna Morris on the Future of Work

In this episode, Morris joins CBS Professor Stephan Meier to discuss how Walmart is building a resilient, tech-powered, and people-led workplace.

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Finance and Economics
World Business
Date
April 24, 2025
Professor Joseph Stiglitz
Business and Society
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Finance and Economics
World Business

Bizcast: Joseph Stiglitz on AI, Freedom, and Rethinking Capitalism

The Columbia Business School Professor and Nobel laureate explores the true meaning of “freedom” in the age of AI. He explains how government, capitalism, and tech must evolve to protect democracy—not undermine it—and why progressive economic policies are key to ensuring innovation works for all.

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Business and Society
Economics and Policy
Globalization
World Business
Date
April 17, 2025
Professor Shang-Jin Wei
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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Climate and Policy
Climate and Solutions
Climate and Sustainability
Date
December 20, 2024
Wopke Hoekstra, the European Union’s Commissioner for Climate Action
Climate and Policy
Climate and Solutions
Climate and Sustainability

Bizcast: EU’s Wopke Hoekstra Calls for Urgent Climate Action

Listen to the European Union’s Commissioner for Climate Action discuss the solutions and challenges on his agenda as he embarks on a new five-year term. 

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Data/Big Data
Digital Future
Media and Technology
Date
December 10, 2024
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Business and Society
Data/Big Data
Digital Future
Media and Technology

Can Your Writing Style Predict Your Future Success?

Using natural language processing, Professor Olivier Toubia and his co-researchers have found that the way people write, no matter the topic, can reveal clues about how well they might do in the future—whether in school, work, or other areas.

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Future of Work
Labor
Management
The Workplace
Date
December 03, 2024
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Ethics and Leadership
Future of Work
Labor
Management
The Workplace

Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor … and Your High-Skilled!

New research by Columbia Business School faculty shows how increasing the number of high-skilled immigrants can spur regional entrepreneurship and economic growth without the cost of other economy-boosting strategies.

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Business and Society
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Economics and Policy
Finance
Finance and Economics
Politics
Date
November 26, 2024
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Business and Society
Capital Markets and Investments
Economics and Policy
Finance
Finance and Economics
Politics

Dollars and Dominance: How Military Strength Secures Financial Power

A new paper co-authored by Professor Pierre Yared shows how geopolitical strength and financial privilege reinforce each other, with implications ranging from interest rates to national security.

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Leadership
Politics
Research Findings
Date
November 19, 2024
Divided nation illustration
Leadership
Politics
Research Findings

Is Open-Mindedness a Liability in Today’s Polarized Politics?

Research by Professor Mohamed Hussein uncovers the social cost of engaging with opposing political views, offering new insights into America’s growing partisan divide and what it means for fostering cooperation.

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Business Economics and Public Policy
Capital Markets and Investments
Corporate Finance
Economics and Policy
Finance
Finance and Economics
World Business
Date
November 12, 2024
Famous euro sign in Frankfurt am Main under blue sky.
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Capital Markets and Investments
Corporate Finance
Economics and Policy
Finance
Finance and Economics
World Business

Who Really Owns Europe’s Wealth? New Research Uncovers the True Flow of Capital Across the Euro Area

A CBS study uses large-scale data to better estimate where money in Europe comes from — and where it goes.

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Christian Science Monitor
May 12, 2025

Message in US-China Trade Deal: Neither Side Wants a Sudden Breakup

Highlighted by Columbia Business School, this media piece showcases Topics and Areas of Expertise about our esteemed faculty. The content is specifically curated from the publication that showcased the mentioned faculty and/or research, emphasizing its contributions in various fields. The featured Topics and Areas of Expertise reflects the school's commitment to sharing valuable insights and knowledge.

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Brett House

Brett House

Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Business
Economics Division
The New Republic
May 12, 2025

Don’t Expect Much Trade-War Pushback from Corporate America

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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Norman Eig Professor of Business
Marketing Division
Director
Center for the Decision Sciences
Fellow
Association for Psychological Science
Axios
May 11, 2025

Why Student Loan Debt Collections Could Be More Painful Than Anticipated

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Mentioned Faculty

Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski

Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
Swiss Info
May 10, 2025

Is Playing with the Sun to Fight Climate Change Worth the Risk?

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Mentioned Faculty

Gernot Wagner

Gernot Wagner

Senior Lecturer in Discipline of Economics in the Faculty of Business
Economics Division
Faculty Director, Climate Knowledge Initiative
Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
Faculty Fellow
CESifo
Board Member
CarbonPlan
Columnist
Project Syndicate
Senior Fellow
Jain Family Institute
Deutsche Welle's "Living Planet" Podcast
May 9, 2025

Heatstroke Economy: The Rising Cost of Extreme Heat

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Mentioned Faculty

Gernot Wagner

Gernot Wagner

Senior Lecturer in Discipline of Economics in the Faculty of Business
Economics Division
Faculty Director, Climate Knowledge Initiative
Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
Faculty Fellow
CESifo
Board Member
CarbonPlan
Columnist
Project Syndicate
Senior Fellow
Jain Family Institute
Fortune
May 8, 2025

CFOs Need a New ‘Playbook’ for Tariff-Fueled Uncertainty’

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Brett House

Brett House

Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Business
Economics Division
ABC News Live
May 8, 2025

Trump Trade Deal with UK ‘Not Really a Deal’: Economics Professor

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Brett House

Brett House

Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Business
Economics Division
Fortune
May 7, 2025

How the Trump Family Is Poised to Profit from a $2 Billion Middle East Crypto Deal That Uses Their Stablecoin

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