Battery Battles: Batteries and Competition in Electricity Markets
Research from Columbia Business School Reveals Impact of Profit-driven Batteries on Electricity Grid Efficiency
Jamie Kern Lima Shares Powerful Lessons with Columbia Business School Graduates
The IT Cosmetics founder shared four hard-won insights on leadership and resilience at CBS’s 2025 commencement ceremony.
The Intersection of Private Equity, Insurance Companies, and Commercial Real Estate Debt
On April 22, 2025, the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate hosted an insightful panel moderated by center co-director Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, featuring industry leaders Nasir Alamgir (Barings), Richard Cantor (Moody’s Investor Services), and Catherine Chen (Apollo Global Management). Below we summarize key insights on the evolving relationship between insurance companies, private equity (PE) asset managers, and commercial real estate lending that emerged from the panel discussion.
Higher Rates, Higher Rents: How Monetary Policy Affects Housing Costs
New study from Columbia Business School finds rising interest rates reduce home buying and increase demand in the rental market, especially among first-time and low-income buyers
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.
2025 Alexander Bodini Foundation Prize Competition Winners
Alexander Bodini Foundation Prizes Awarded to Top Four Teams of Real Estate Capstone Course
The Power of Belonging in Times of Transition
In Tribal, Professor Michael Morris reveals that tribes—groups bound by shared identity, rituals, and purpose—aren’t just social constructs; they’re fundamental to how humans survive and thrive. Family enterprises, too, function as tribes. But as families grow and change, tribal cohesion requires intentional leadership. Drawing from Morris’s work, we explore what it means to build inclusive, evolving tribes that balance tradition with transformation.