The New Languages of Business: Python, SQL, R
MBAs increasingly need to be equipped with programming knowledge, says adjunct assistant professor and Y Combinator-backed entrepreneur Mattan Griffel.
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The 2008 Crisis, 10 Years Later
In September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed, almost bringing down the world’s financial system and resulting in the foreclosure of millions of homes in the United States. What have we learned since then?
Have We Learned the Lessons of the Great Recession?
Professor Laura Veldkamp sees evidence that the market won't soon forget the 2008 financial crisis.
Why Google and Facebook Can’t Be Broken Up Like a Utility
Nobel Prize-winning economist Jean Tirole describes the difficulties of breaking up today’s tech companies at the 2018 Eccles Prize and Speaker Forum. He won the prize for his book, Economics for the Common Good.
Tune Out to Tune In
Advice from professors Malia Mason and William Duggan on making the most of mind-wandering during summer vacation.
How Vacations Can Fuel Sustainable Economic Activities
A professor’s journey to the remote Skeleton Coast of Namibia highlights how ecotourism can be a powerful force for economic good.
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business Adam Galinsky finds surprising benefits from living abroad.
What’s in a Name?
Take note, parents-to-be: Research from Professor Jacob Goldenberg shows that what you name your children could influence how they look.
Scholars: Pay More Attention to Economic Losers
Jean Tirole, Nobel Prize-winning economist and winner of the 2018 George S. Eccles Prize for Economics for the Common Good, explains why economists must listen to those who are not benefiting from global trade policies at the 2018 George S. Eccles Prize and Speaker Forum.
Why Economists Should Widen Their Audience Beyond “Experts”
To influence policy, economists should speak to the wider public, not politicians, says Jean Tirole, Nobel Prize-winning economist and winner of the 2018 George S. Eccles Prize for his book, Economics for the Common Good.