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New research shows cognitive aging does not spell doom for financial decision-making

The bad news: our brains slow down as we age. As early as our 30s, "fluid intelligence" starts deteriorating. The good news: another type of smarts—"crystallized intelligence," or the ability to use skills, knowledge, and experience—keeps growing until we get elderly. During a recent Public Affairs Forum at the Atlanta Fed's headquarters, Columbia University Business School Professor Eric Johnson explained how fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence affect people's financial decision making.

The Real Estate Capital Markets panel discussed current capital market and investor trends in light of recent economic developments. The panelists provided valuable insights from their diverse perspectives, from public to private capital markets and across product types.

Steven Spinola, of the Real Estate Board of New York, led the panel “New York: At the Very Center of Business” by framing the discussion around key market drivers: population, job growth and transportation.

The panel discussion, "Where are we in the Real Estate Cycle," moderated by Michael Giliberto of Columbia Business School, and including A.J. Agarwal of Blackstone, Adam Schwartz of Angelo, Gordon, and Joshua Scoville of Hines, focused on where to find investment opportunities in the current market environment.

This intergenerational panel, the closing session of the day, brought together prominent industry figures to discuss trends, expectations, and concerns related to real estate development.

Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Executive Chairman, Boston Properties, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report, Chairman and Publisher of the New York Daily News joined Professor Lynne B. Sagalyn for a fireside chat at the 7th Annual Columbia Business School Real Estate Symposium on Monday, December 15, 2014.

The 7th annual Real Estate Symposium, an exclusive alumni-only event, took place on Monday, December 15, 2014, at the Columbia University Club of New York. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Executive Chairman, Boston Properties, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report, Chairman and Publisher of the New York Daily News, delivered the keynote address.

At a time when the world’s 65-and-older population will double by 2035, policy changes have transferred many complex financial and healthcare decisions to individuals. Age-related declines in cognitive ability raise the specter that older adults facing major financial decisions may find them increasingly challenging. We explore whether knowledge and expertise accumulated from past decisions can offset age-related cognitive declines.

Most Americans believe that climate change is occurring. But as a recentPew survey confirms, we don’t view it as a high-priority problem. After all, we reason, its most severe impacts won’t be felt for decades. So why change our behavior now?

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Getting old doesn't spell doom when it comes to making important financial decisions, a team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside assistant professor report in a just published paper.

Chazen Global Insights has recently written an article about Japanese M&A, which included a summary of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (Columbia Business School) and the Center for Japanese Legal Studies' (Columbia Law School) collaborated panel discussion titled "M&A in Japan: Reenergized." Panelists included Hidemi Moue, CEO of Japan Industrial Partners Inc. and Jonathan Rouner, Managing Director and Head of International Mergers and Acquisitions of Nomura Securities International.

New Research from Columbia Business School Shows that It May Benefit You to Check Your Retirement Portfolio Less Often

A byproduct of Japan’s sluggish economy has been an uptick in merger and acquisition activity.

No matter where your home base is, Asia is a necessary stopover on the career path to the corner office. Top search executives explain why.

No matter where your home base is, Asia is a necessary stopover on the career path to the corner office. Here’s how, and where, to get your ticket punched.

New research shows cognitive aging does not spell doom for financial decision-making

The Private Equity Program wishes you a wonderful holiday season.      

The nurse in the Ebola quarantine flap is a reminder that it hurts when decisions go against us, but it hurts a lot more when you feel you’ve also been disrespected in the process.

A new look at the money multiplier sheds light on bank behavior in the wake of the recession.