Economics and Policy

China needs to take steps to redress unfairness in its trade relations with other countries. But if global trade is to be truly fair, the United States also has to make some changes.

As COO of Fannie Mae, Kimberly Johnson '00 may be among the first to know if the US housing market shows signs of another crisis.

These alumni-founded companies have the perfect gifts for everyone on your list.

Dizzy with the imposition of tariffs, the abandoned trade treaties, the go-it-alone indifference to allies? You're not alone.

When India mandated that firms spend at least 2 percent of income on corporate social responsibility initiatives, there was an odd result: many firms reduced CSR spending. 

Policies aimed at promoting imports will likely end up promoting exports as well.

“Good speeches, as a rule, generally push a single idea,” says the former speechwriter for the Obama Administration.

The moment to act could not be better.

Shifting U.S. trade policies are affecting companies around the world. Attendees of the Columbia Business School Pan-Euro Forum, held in Paris in October 2018, discuss how trade policy is changing their perspective on business.

Even with a flawed democracy, the power of the American electorate matters.