Economics and Policy
For Americans Facing Job Loss, Financial Strains Only Scratch the Surface
The longer the lockdown lasts, the higher the psychic cost will be for millions.
Future of Work, Healthcare, Leading through Crisis, Marketplace, Reliability, Resilience, and Trustworthiness, Technology
Providing Mental Wellbeing From a Distance
Mantra Health, co-founded by Matt Kennedy '17, is at the forefront of remote medicine.
Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Strategy
Providing Mental Wellbeing From a Distance
Mantra Health, co-founded by Matt Kennedy '17, is at the forefront of remote medicine.
Leadership and Strategy
John Gerzema on the Post-Crisis Consumer
Crises (like COVID-19) allow brands to recommit to their values—and can be an opportunity to once again connect with the real human needs that gave rise to them. Close-captioned.
As the Leader, Leadership
As the Leader
As the Leader, "You Have to Communicate to Everyone That We’re in This Together"
Reuben Mark, former Chairman and CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, shares a specific set of leadership lessons around steering a company through uncertainty and change and explains how an established culture makes it easier to navigate any crisis situation.
Business Economics and Public Policy, Labor, Operations, Tax Policy
Management Press Release
For Americans Facing Job Loss, Financial Strains Only Scratch the Surface
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.
Healthcare
Healthcare Program
In the Trenches
“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.
Economics and Policy, Finance
Joseph Stiglitz on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
On February 24, 2020, the Richard Paul Richman Center convened a panel of economists and tax experts to discuss the global consequences of the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this video, 1 of 3, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate and University Professor at Columbia University, discusses the legislation and its economic impact.