Marketing
What’s in a Name?
Stephen Kurczy

Take note, parents-to-be: Research from Professor Jacob Goldenberg shows that what you name your children could influence how they look.

Economics & Policy
The United States Is at Risk of Losing a Trade War with China
Joseph E. Stiglitz
The prerequisites for a US victory — a clearly defined objective, a viable strategy, and popular support — simply don't exist.
Finance
This Professor Found $7 Billion To Fight Cancer
Stephen Kurczy

Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh has a radical solution for financing the war on cancer.

Media & Tech
What Makes a Hit: 60 Years of #1 Songs

When it comes to climbing the charts, research suggests that it pays to be different.

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Media & Tech

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.

Economics & Policy

Economists: 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.
Strategy

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.
Economics & Policy

Sunil Gulati: Lessons from the Pitch

A key player in the US’s winning bid to host the 2026 World Cup, this Columbia Business School economist addresses the challenges of managing at the top level of the world’s most popular sport.

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