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Initiative will support small businesses in Upper Manhattan with loans ranging from $500 to $50,000; funding will be administered by Columbia University

Columbia Business School Study Finds that Households are Spending Stimulus Checks on Non-Durable Goods and Basic Needs, then Saving the Rest

Innovation is at an all-time high, but the economic damage from the COVID-19 outbreak has the potential to stifle inventions and patents. But new research shows that financial crises are both destructive and creative forces for innovation.

New research from Columbia Business School’s Assistant Professor of Business Christian Moser and MUTB Professor of International Business Pierre Yared argues that a lack of government transparency behind lockdown extension decisions can wreak avoidable long-term havoc on the economy

Study provides first real-time view into household consumption during outbreak in U.S., showing an initial sharp increase in key categories, followed by a sharp decrease in overall spending  

NEW YORK – Last week about 3.3 million people filed for unemployment – the most initial jobless claims in U.S. history. The financial consequences of unemployment are extensive – for these workers and for the country. But it’s worth pointing out that the effects of job losses are not solely monetary.

New research shows more women than men are participating in creative industries, but social factors—rather than differences in raw ability—are responsible for a number of gender disparities including a lack of recognition and differences in pay. 

New research demonstrates that local government subsidies don't play much of a role in luring discount stores to a new market.

A hearty congratulations to DRO Professors Linda Green, Costis Maglaras, Assaf Zeevi, Carri Chan, Omar Besbes, Santiago Balseiro, and Jing Dong, as well as DRO PhD student Yue Hu and DRO PhD alum Yoni Gur for their awards at the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting this week in Seattle, WA.

NEW YORK—International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that the Firm is partnering with Columbia Business School Executive Education to offer a new business skills and financial literacy training program to incoming and third-year U.S.-based associates.