Economics and Policy

New research from Professor Boaz Abramson pioneers a method for assessing the impact that mental illness has on GDP, making the case that expanding the availability of treatment services and improving treatment of mental illness, especially in late adolescence, could positively impact the economy.

Professor Pierre Yared and his co-researchers argue that deglobalization, fiscal expansion, and other global trends will reverse the low inflation rates of recent decades, making the job of central banks more challenging.

Researchers propose a new model for calculating the present value of future national surpluses. Their results suggest that national debt is currently overvalued. 

CBS Professor Bruno Pellegrino created a new methodology to estimate the cost of regulation to GDPs in dollars and found substantial variance across European economies. 

Research from CBS’s Chazen Institute analyzes the role union leaders play in sparking change.

Research by CBS Professor Glenn Hubbard uncovers the impact of pandemic-era unemployment assistance on larger labor market dynamics.

New research from CBS Professor Stephan Meier shows an individual’s experience as a young adult influences their job preferences.

Adapted from “Global Value Chains in Developing Countries: A Relational Perspective from Coffee and Garments,” by Laura Boudreau of Columbia Business School, Julia Cajal Grossi of the Geneva Graduate Institute, and Rocco Macchiavello of the London School of Economics.

A New Columbia Business School Study Unveils Connection Between Economists' Political Orientation and Academic Writing in Economics