The Chazen Institute supports, sponsors, and promotes thought leadership and frontier research on issues of significance to the global economy and business, and serves as the focal point for international programs and initiatives at Columbia Business School.
The Chazen Institute draws on the expertise of world-class faculty members and business leaders to help shape the thinking and discourse on major global business issues. It sponsors and provides support for major research with significant cross-border implications.
There’s no substitute for personal experience to sharpen your global business skills. Explore what we offer:
* International Study Tours * Language Lessons
* Global Immersion Programs * MBA Exchange
The Chazen Institute sponsors a robust schedule of speakers and panels, including the Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speak Forum, which focuses on China’s economy and business practices, and the Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Speaker Forum, which offers perspectives on India.
The Chazen Institute works in partnership with foundations, corporations, and educational institutions worldwide to bring Columbia Business School’s thought leadership and proprietary scholarship to business leaders around the world.
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No matter where your home base is, Asia is a necessary stopover on the career path to the corner office. Top search executives explain why.
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A byproduct of Japan's sluggish economy has been an uptick in merger and acquisition activity.
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Tom Doctoroff, head of JWT South Asia, reveals how to snag a coveted market: Chinese online shoppers
Read MoreMarch 4: “Measuring the Impact of Innovation,” The Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Speaker Forum featuring R. Gopalakrishnan of Tata Sons. 6 p.m., Columbia Club, New York, NY
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A Muddle of Mixed Messages from the Fed
Charles W. Calomiris, a Chazen Senior Scholar, analyzes the latest signals from the US Federal Reserve in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
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Disposing of Ill-Gotten Gains
When a company makes money illegally, should the proceeds be given to charity? John C. Coffee, a Chazen Senior Scholar, weighs in for The New York Times.
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The Ultimate Field Trip for a Columbia Business School Student
Linda Chew '15 details her experience on a Chazen Study Tour to South Africa for The Globe and Mail
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The Next Energy Revolution
Elke Weber, a Chazen Senior Scholar, tells the Washington Post why the next big change in energy won’s be wind or solar — it will be in our brains
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Greece’s Next Crisis
Charles W. Calomiris, a Chazen Senior Scholar, traces the effects of reversing reforms just as they begin, in his op-ed for The Boston Globe
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US Companies Consider the Possibilities of Cuban Trade
Chazen Senior Scholar Stephan Meier mentions Chazen Study Tours in this Wall Street Journal article (subscription required).
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What’s Old Is New: Deposit Insurance in China
On the deposit insurance front, it’s questionable how much China can learn from an early guarantee program as it prepares to roll out its plan next year to safeguarding bank accounts up to 500,000 yuan ($81,000), said Charles Calomiris, a Chazen Senior Scholar and Columbia Business School professor
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4 Money Moves to Outsmart Your Brain
The research of Chazen Senior Scholar Sheena Iyengar is featured on Fortune.com
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Panagariya on Modi’s Next Moves
Coverage of Chazen Senior Scholar Arvind Panagariya’s comments at a Chazen event on the new Modi administration are covered in the Economic Times of India
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Is Globalization in Retreat?
Chazen Senior Scholar Jan Svejnar is quoted in this New York Times article
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“Fragile by Design” nominated for FT honor
Chazen Senior Scholar Charles Calomiris’ book is one of 16 finalists for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year
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