Paul Romer and Charter Cities: A Solution to Global Poverty
Paul Romer, senior fellow for the Stanford Center for International Development and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, outlines his current initiative, Charter Cities, which entails a new mechanism - said to lie somewhere on the fine line between revolutionary and crazy - to improve lives in the developing world.
What Would You Do? Students' Ethical Decisions at NGOs
You work for an African school and have received a grant to improve literacy, but your principal wants you to use the funds to fix a dire sanitation problem. Do you do it?
Globalization's Illicit Frontier
Economist and author Moises Naim talks about one of global trade's unintended consequences - a sharp rise in illegal trading activity.
The Continuing Financial Crisis: Perspectives from the North and the South
Justin Yifu Lin, World Bank Chief Economist, explores the divide between developed and emerging countries and the global coordination required to ensure a stable recovery from the economic downturn.
Media in Emerging Markets
Despite a lackluster outlook in the developed world, traditional media is alive and kicking in emerging markets.
Acting Globally: Entertaining Locally
A panel of experts in global marketing and management discuss the challenges and opportunities of taking music artists cross-border at the 2010 Media and Entertainment Conference.
MBA Global Odyssey: Adapting and Winning in Times of Economic Turbulence
Mario Vitale of Zurich Financial discusses implications of the credit crisis for the global insurance industry and provides an outlook for the industry's recovery.
Regulatory Practices and Global Private Equity Opportunities
Panelists explore the changing nature of private equity regulation across the globe, focusing on potential for regulatory arbitrage by investors.
Community Forum on Climate Change
Panelists at Columbia Business School's Community Forum on Climate Change explore the burgeoning field of environmental policy and discuss means to address climate change.