Your Data is the New Capital
A new economic model shows how companies accumulate your information the way they once accumulated factories—and how that changes what you pay.
Why Some Bosses Are Bullies
Misguided beliefs about how relationships work can quietly drive dominant behavior – and spark distrust from employees.
The Hidden Risk Behind Stablecoins: New Columbia Business School Research Reveals a Hidden Tradeoff
As stablecoins enter a new regulatory era, the research shows that systems designed to reduce the risk of sudden sell-offs during market stress can also make it more challenging to keep stablecoin prices stable at $1.
A Novel Way to Capture the Complexity of Taste
New research shows how a cutting-edge mathematical model can help businesses make more personalized recommendations for consumers.
What do Cutting-Edge Rent Indices Tell Us About the US CRE Market?
A new rent index methodology from Columbia and CompStak uses detailed lease data to track rent changes for comparable CRE space across locations and over time, avoiding the composition biases that distort traditional measures.
The real economic impact of AI is just beginning
OpenAI Chief Economist Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji discusses how AI transforms productivity, work, and decision-making in the global economy.
The Cost of Control: Is Your Legacy Fueling “Innovation Reluctance”?
A large-scale global study of 3,322 publicly listed firms across 32 OECD countries finds that family involvement is, on average, associated with lower market valuation, particularly when renewal investment is weak or governance rigor is unclear. While family ownership is discounted less in strong institutional environments, the valuation penalty tied to family CEOs persists across contexts. Crucially, underinvestment in R&D partially explains this performance gap, suggesting that visible, disciplined innovation is a key credibility signal to markets.