Business Economics and Public Policy

The Bernstein Center brought together titans of industry, sports, and entrepreneurship to discuss the role of leadership in promoting an ethical culture — in both the workplace and society at large.

Columbia Business School’s W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness recently honored David M. Cote, chairman and CEO at Honeywell, and Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and CEO at PepsiCo, with the 2016 Deming Cup for Operational Excellence. In addition, the center bestowed the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to Paul H. O’Neill, 72nd Secretary of the US Treasury and former director and chairman at Alcoa, for his legacy of leadership across the public and private sectors over five decades.

New research from Columbia Business School helps explain the low number of corporate whistle-blowers: company stock options are often given to rank-and-file employees to discourage them from publicly reporting financial reporting violations. 

Professor Takatoshi Ito recently appeared on Bloomberg TV to discuss the Bank of Japan's monetary policy and what the global economy can learn from Japan. His segment appeared on September 1, 2016. Professor Takatoshi Ito's Bloomberg Interview The Lessons Learned From Japan's Economy

Professor Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, on Japan's Upper House election. You can read the article on The Wall Street Journal's website: Japan’s Election Offers Little Choice (The Wall Street Journal, 06/26/16)

Columbia University's Startup Lab and Thursday Boots, a shoes startup by Columbia Business School alumni, was featured in the following Nikkei article: 西海岸とはひと味違う　おしゃれなＮＹ発ベンチャー

Dean Glenn Hubbard interviewed with Nikkei Asian Review, discussing the current trends of MBA students and graduates. He discussed the diversity trends and how graduates select to work for technology companies or build their own startups, instead of working in the financial service industry. Interview: Top US business school deans see similar trends in diversity, interest in startups (Nikkei Asian Review, 5/23/16)

The two professors have been recognized for their respective work on climate change.

Professor Takatoshi Ito recently interviewed with Reuters, commenting that BOJ is likely to ease and expand its stimulus. To read more on Professor Ito's comments, please refer to Reuter's website which is listed below: Former Kuroda colleague says BOJ to ease in June or July (English) インタビュー：追加金融緩和は6月か7月の可能性＝伊藤隆敏氏 (Japanese)

Professor Takatoshi Ito recently appeared on Bloomberg TV and commented on Governor Kuroda's decision to hold off on stimulus to the economy. To view the interview, please click on the link below: Former Kuroda Deputy Is Surprised by Lack of BOJ Action (Bloomberg TV)