Business Economics and Public Policy News
October 19, 2009
Prof. Calomiris argued that limiting the size, complexity and global reach of financial institutions is fraught with downsides for the international economy.
In the World of Banks, Bigger Can Be Better
The Wall Street Journal
October 06, 2009
Adjunct Professor Jonathan Knee pens a byline about the dynamics behind solving the economic crisis in The New York Times.
How Do We Avoid Another Crisis?
New York Times
September 30, 2009
A nonprofit manager and reporter critiques Dean Hubbard and Professor Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Business' book 'The Aid Trap', agrees the conclusion that there are specific elements necessary for economic development, but that they can only be implemented in poor nations if funds for charity aid are rerouted to the business sector.
Business, As Usual
Forbes
September 16, 2009
Forbes features the arguments made by Dean Glenn Hubbard and Professor Bill Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Business for the adoption of a Marshall Plan for Africa. Their book, The Aid Trap, features these arguments and was published by Columbia Business School Publishing in September 2009.
The Business of Africa
Forbes
August 30, 2009
The New York Times discusses an op-ed by Dean Glenn Hubbard that argues the current administration could apply lessons from social security reform to healthcare reform debate.
Looking to Past Policy Battles for Health Care Lessons
The New York Times
August 27, 2009
Columbia Business School's Senior Vice Dean Christopher Mayer and Professor Charles Calomiris talk with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Ken Prewitt about U.S. housing, mortgage rates and economic growth.
Mayer, Calomiris Say Mortgage Money Still Hard to Get
Bloomberg News Radio
August 10, 2009
Professor Bruce Kogut writes for BusinessWeek to discuss why business school curriculum should address the policy issues that face businesses.
Why Politics Matters - For Business Schools
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2009
In an op-ed in the Financial Times, Dean Glenn Hubbard calls for policies designed to support local business in the fight against global poverty.
Only local business can end global poverty
Financial Times
June 22, 2009
In an op-ed, Prof. Frederic Mishkin calls on the Fed to pursue an expansionist monetary policy.
How to Get The Fed Out Of Its 'Box'
The Wall Street Journal
June 22, 2009
Prof. David Beim comments on how the the financial crisis has reshaped banking, and what that means for those who teach it.
Banking: Trainers go back to the drawing board
The Financial Times
June 18, 2009
Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, Co-chaired by Dean Glenn Hubbard, Releases Recommendations for Financial Regulatory Reform
“We are optimistic that in the wake of the worst financial crisis in our lifetime, policymakers will embrace bold reform,” Dean Glenn Hubbard said, speaking on behalf of the committee.