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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.

“Many surgical patients end up in the ICU, especially if they have complications, and so [postponing surgery is] an effective way to free up some beds. There are also patients who need ventilators during surgery and it’s a way to free up some of those as well, as many serious COVID-19 cases have upper-respiratory issues,” said Professor Carri Chan, an expert in health-care operations management who teaches at Columbia University and has been involved in planning efforts at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York.

Nikkei recently published an article by Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, in which he discusses COVID-19 and monetary policy. [Note: The article is in Japanese only.] コロナ対応で再度強化必要　異次元緩和、8年目へ (Nikkei, 3/24/20)

The designation reflects the School’s curricular focus on data and analytics, and offers international students extended on-the-job training in the US.

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. 

Real Conversations features current MBA students discussing their experiences in the MBA Real Estate Program at Columbia Business School and beyond…in their own words. The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate recently sat down with Justine Murphy ’21 to discuss what led her to Columbia Business School, the leadership opportunities she’s pursuing in her first year, and where she sees herself in 10 years. Meet Justine!

New studies identify the boundary and causes of the "Bamboo Ceiling"

Columbia Business School research explores why elites and luxury brands mix and match upscale and downscale products.

Marketing PhD Student, Nicolas Padilla, is a winner of the 2019 Alden G. Clayton Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition