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Business Economics and Public Policy News
May 06, 2008
32nd Annual Dinner Honors Ben Bernanke and Russell Carson '67An evening featuring the remarks of Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Russell Carson '67, cofounder of private investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, raised more than $3 million for the School's programs and initiatives.
April 25, 2008
CBS Team Wins Global Social Venture Competition with Clean Energy PlanOut of a record field of 245 teams from 23 countries, a student team from CBS won the $25,000 grand prize at this year’s Global Social Venture Competition.
March 28, 2008
Professor David Beim says highly leveraged companies are finding themselves in a precarious position.Executives Find Ways to Keep Moving Ahead Despite Economic Fears
March 06, 2008
Goldman Sachs Announces Global Women's Education Initiative and CBS PartnershipCEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship.
February 28, 2008
"Professor Chris Mayer points out that some $750 billion of annual mortgage lending has dried up as the securitization of subprime and jumbo loans has collapsed."View the article
February 08, 2008
Social Enterprise Reception Highlights Power of Cross-Sector CollaborationJoel Klein, David Saltzman and Russell Carson ’67 discuss how business skills can transform urban public education.
January 21, 2008
In an article addressing the economy’s possible tilt into a recession, Professor Frank Lichtenberg says that the official designation matters little: ‘That’s not going to make a great deal of difference to people’s economic well-being or their pocketbooks,” he said. “The idea that if you’re on one side of the line you’re in a recession and if you’re on the other side you’re fine — that’s not really the case,” he added.View the article
November 28, 2007
Columbia Nobel Laureate Speaks to Campus on Dynamic Economic TheoryEconomics Professor Edmund S. Phelps delivered this fall’s University Lecture, “Economic Theory for an Innovative World,” proposing the development of new theoretical models to keep pace with entrepreneurial endeavors.
November 12, 2007
Healthcare Conference Highlights Innovation on Grand ScaleKeynote speakers Paul Keckley of Deloitte and David Holveck of Johnson & Johnson call for radical, systemic changes to the healthcare industry and the medical profession.
October 09, 2007
Sicherman Awarded Eckstein PrizeFor his research on the connections between smoking and wage dynamics, Professor Nachum Sicherman is a corecipient of the highest honor of the Eastern Economic Journal.
September 27, 2007
School Welcomes President of Dominican RepublicPresident Leonel Fernández Reyna of the Dominican Republic delivered a speech at Columbia Business School — and threw out the first pitch before a Yankees game — during his visit to New York.
September 11, 2007
A Modest ProposalProfessor Ray Fisman exposes an easily overlooked obstacle to preventive healthcare: the high rate at which Americans switch insurance plans. |