We Already Know How to Curb Climate Change
When it comes to energy, we get far more than we pay for. In a new book, Geoffrey Heal explains why that’s a problem — and what we can do about it.
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In Africa, a Broadband Boom
Concern over the impact of technology on employment in the West is mounting, but broadband has brought significant benefits to Africa.
There Are Better Ways to Fail
Failure is inevitable, but how you fail can make all the difference for your organization.
For Fintech, a Window of Opportunity
Regulatory arbitrage may provide some of the heat behind fintech’s fire.
New Year’s Development Resolutions
Four prominent economists outline eight broad strokes for ensuring sustained and inclusive growth going forward.
Five Tips for Leading a Successful Family Business
Razak Dawood ’68, chairman of Descon, a multinational, family-owned corporation based in Pakistan, offers his best advice for those entering or running their family businesses.
Wells Fargo a Potent Reminder of Just How Much Culture Can Cost
For the bank to set itself right, changing the top is a start, but the middle matters.
Bad News for America’s Workers
President-elect Donald Trump is making brash promises backed up by voodoo economics, says one of Columbia Business School’s resident Nobel laureates.
Righting China’s Property Rights
New measures go a long way toward protecting property rights for entrepreneurs and private citizens. But they don't go far enough.
Busy? You Must Be Important.
The new “must-have” isn’t an expensive bag or a rare sports car. It’s time.
Authentic Networking
Forging connections is crucial to a successful career. Why, then, does it feel so superficial? Professor Sheena Iyengar offers tips for working a room like a pro.
11 Tips for Launching Your Career: A Guide for Young Millennials
In your 20s, you’ll make decisions that will affect what you’ll do and where you’ll live for your entire career. Here’s how to navigate them.
Growing the Future of Medicine
Nina Tandon ’12, CEO and co-founder of Epibone, explains how our changing ideas about ourselves are changing our ideas about health and medicine.
Why India Is the Fastest-Growing Economy on the Planet
One of the world’s foremost economists suggests which catalysts propelled India out of desperate poverty – and predicts how the subcontinent will turn its sprint into a marathon.
How Choice Failed Us
Fewer Americans cast ballots in 2016 than have in a generation. Sheena Iyengar argues that's due in part to how we make difficult choices.