Economics & Policy

Fixing Education, One Algorithm at a Time

Stephen Kurczy

September 12, 2018

Associate Professor Yash Kanoria helped design an algorithm to fill seats in India’s top tech schools, with implications for the US school system.

Economics & Policy

Economics & Policy

The 2008 Crisis, 10 Years Later

Joseph E. Stiglitz

August 28, 2018

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?

Economics & Policy

Scholars: Pay More Attention to Economic Losers

August 6, 2018

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.

Economics & Policy

The United States Is At Risk of Losing a Trade War with China

Joseph E. Stiglitz

July 30, 2018

The prerequisites for a US victory — a clearly defined objective, a viable strategy, and popular support — simply don't exist.

Economics & Policy

Is China’s Innovation Strategy An Unfair Trade Policy?

Shang-Jin Wei

June 28, 2018

The plan calls for the development of a number of high-tech sectors that are deemed to be important for future growth.

Economics & Policy

Sunil Gulati: Lessons from the Pitch

Stephen Kurczy

June 14, 2018

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.