We’ve gathered insights from Columbia Business School faculty and other Columbia University experts, analyzing key topics—from housing and healthcare to national debt—that may have shaped this year’s vote.
Explore their perspectives below.
1. Deep-Fakes Are Better than Ever. What Does That Mean for the Presidential Election?
The technology poses significant challenges to electoral integrity and has sparked a race between those attempting to manipulate information and those striving to uphold democratic values, argues Bernstein Professor Bruce Kogut.
2. Housing and the Election: Key Issues the Candidates Shouldn’t Ignore
From affordability challenges to climate risks, politicians must tackle America’s urgent housing crisis with innovative solutions and policy reforms, says the Kazis and Schore Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh.
3. Health Care: The Winning Closing Argument in a Tight Election
In the final days of the presidential campaign, a heightened focus on improving the nation’s health proved to be a critical factor in a closely contested election, says Professor Michael Sparer.
4. Fake News Fears and Democracy: The Complex Reality
The speed and intensity at which misinformation spreads indicates a growing difficulty in discerning truth, says Richman Professor Andrea Prat.
5. America’s Silent Crisis
Preservation of our financial stability and military dominance is on the line, and it depends on getting our debt problem under control, says MUTB Professor Pierre Yared.
6. U.S.-China Trade: What Voters Need to Know Before Heading to the Polls
With tariffs driving up prices and threatening corporate growth, voters need to understand the real economic stakes of U.S.-China trade policies, says Professor David Weinstein.
7. Can TikTok Sway the Election? Candidates Are Hoping So.
The American public is witnessing a new phenomenon: the partnership between political candidates and content creators, says Professor Mohamed Hussein.
8. Beyond Inflation: The Hidden Power of Antitrust Policy in the 2024 Election
With key appointments and contrasting philosophies in play, voters face a critical choice on the future of competition policy, argues Professor Paola Valenti.
9. America’s Energy Future: Growth vs. Climate Policy
Voters are increasingly focused on how parties balance environmental and economic priorities, writes Gautam Gowrisankaran, an economics professor at Columbia University.
10. As Big Tech Gets Bigger, Antitrust Issues Loom Larger
Here are the key issues to keep in mind when assessing the candidates’ stances on Big Tech and monopolies this election season, writes Cooperman Professor Laura Veldkamp.
11. What Does Trump Mean for the Climate?
It’s clear that Kamala Harris takes the climate crisis much more seriously than Donald Trump. But even Trump cannot derail the ongoing global shift toward a low-carbon, high-efficiency economy, which continues to gain momentum, according to Professor Gernot Wagner.
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