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May 12, 2008

London: A Perspective on Restructuring

John Shoaf '10

According to my new friend at Blackstone, restructuring has a short window of opportunity because, unlike the weather here in London, there are typically more sunny days than rainy days in any given market cycle.

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January 25, 2006

Thinking small: Entrepreneurship in India

Despite all the fuss about offshoring to Bangalore, Amar Bhide claims it can't transform India's economy. Here, he explains the reforms needed to spur business growth and put India on the fast track.

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August 25, 2006

Why does Africa struggle?

Why has Africa been left out of the business revolution? William Duggan discusses an alternative to aid for the world's poorest countries.

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March 10, 2008

Spring Break in Korea

Leoneda Inge ’08

Monday morning we started the day off with yoga and it’s already in the news.

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March 20, 2008

Seoul Tour Mixes Sugar with Business

Leoneda Inge '08

Just around the time that jet lag was due to set in, the CBS Korean Study Tour was infused with a seemingly endless supply of sugar.

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January 30, 2008

Reimagining Nigeria

Ryan Petersen ’08

From the moment we exited the airport, we knew we’d have to throw all preconceived notions about Lagos out the window.

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February 15, 2008

The Case Method Makes Room for Africa

Ryan Petersen ’08

Over the past decade, leading African business schools have adopted the traditional case method. But how much can they really learn from these cases when they are about American companies that routinely leave Africa out of their operating plans altogether?

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January 14, 2008

Putting Skills to the Test in Africa

Ryan Petersen ’08

If I think too much about it, Nigeria scares me. But my nervous tension is dwarfed by the excitement that only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity can create.

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June 27, 2006

Oil prices and consumer confidence

Will oil prices stay at current levels, and how will they affect consumer confidence and the economy as a whole?

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November 15, 2006

Insuring against global warming

How much should countries spend to avoid the uncertain risk of climate change?

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May 01, 2008

Pre-MBA Globetrotting: 18 Cities in 15 Weeks

John Shoaf '10

The day after completing my application to CBS, I purchased a world map and a box of thumbtacks and began charting my trip: a 15-week journey to some major cities around the world. I was hoping for the adventure of a lifetime.

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May 03, 2007

The blame game

How cultural differences between Japan and the United States affect the way leaders are perceived when accidents strike.

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January 28, 2008

Who’s Afraid of Sovereign Funds?

David Beim

The most recent subject to provoke shivers of anxiety is the rise of sovereign wealth funds, notably the investment by a number of them during the past two months of nearly $20 billion in some leading U.S. financial institutions.

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April 30, 2008

Overcoming Start-Up Doubts in India

Yasmina McCarty '08

On February 1st I moved to Hyderabad, India to officially start GreenMango’s operations. That first day, a lot went wrong.

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January 25, 2006

Trust and reciprocity in Chinese business networks

Why do business relationships take longer to establish in China than in the United States? New research explores key differences between the American and Chinese approaches to building networks.

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April 08, 2008

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Noel Capon

After the first flight arrived at BA’s new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, everything went downhill.

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March 28, 2008

On the Road: Tokyo

Glenn Hubbard

My trip began with a good omen — cherry blossoms in full bloom — and continued with frank discussions on the current state of the world’s financial markets.

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February 29, 2008

How to Shake Hands with an American Student

Jill Stoddard

An indisputable highlight of J-term orientation was the presentation “The International Student Experience” given by Dan Fishel ’08, where he discussed the many challenges that international students face.

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June 15, 2005

Inflation in emerging markets

Frederic Mishkin explains that while emerging market countries face special macroeconomic challenges, inflation targeting can work well in those countries if it's done right.

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April 23, 2008

The Five Most Important Things About Growth in India

Bruce Greenwald

The reason India and China went from being peripheral players in the world market in 1980 to the powerful forces they are today didn’t have to do with changes in the global market. It had to do with local changes.

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June 15, 2005

When culture counts

Do Chinese avoid conflict? If so, how will this cultural trait affect negotiations with your Chinese joint venture partner? New research sheds light on how culture influences people in business settings.

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January 25, 2006

Global capital flows and financial crises

Drawing lessons from recent and historical financial crises, Charles Calomiris offers policy recommendations for managing risk in global financial markets.

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February 01, 2008

Perspectives on Davos

Pamela Hartigan

This was my eighth consecutive year attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos. My first year there, I found myself guiding the late Yasser Arafat to the men’s room and having a tête-à-tête with Oprah Winfrey.

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January 09, 2008

How to Start a Microcredit Investment Fund

Jill Stoddard

The cofounders of Microlumbia tell how their experience at Columbia propelled them to start something big — really big.

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March 06, 2008

Who's afraid of sovereign funds?

David Beim discusses why America has little to fear from opening its markets and much to gain from moderating its appetite for deficits.

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January 17, 2008

Behind the small-package success story

Their popularity with low-income buyers may not be the only reason single-serve packages sell so well.

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September 13, 2007

Puzzling over China's growth

Forget the old assumptions about China's boom — the country's economic growth doesn't fit the usual models. Geert Bekaert talks about what is and isn't behind China's ever-mushrooming economy.

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January 17, 2008

Climbing the quality ladder to compete in the global marketplace

Firms in developed countries can compete with those in emerging economies by specializing at the high end of the quality scale.

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February 22, 2006

Global-to-global marketing

In the future, global companies will do more and more business with other global companies. G2G is a different game from B2B. Noel Capon explains how to make the shift.

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October 03, 2007

Do high CEO salaries pay off?

New research suggests that high-priced talent at the top may be justified in a globalized world.

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January 25, 2006

Gauging corruption's impact

Corruption — a major barrier to growth and development in poor countries — is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure. Creative research methods are shedding new light on its effects.

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April 01, 2008

On the Road: Korea

Glenn Hubbard

A visit to Seoul was a wonderful opportunity to enrich connections with alumni, where I found them pleased with the pro-business agenda of newly elected President Myung-bak Lee.

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August 31, 2006

Small loans on a large scale

Is microfinance the key to ending poverty in the developing world? New research findings could help microfinance institutions lower their interest rates and reach more borrowers.

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January 25, 2008

On the Road: Singapore and Manila

Glenn Hubbard

One possible explanation for Asian stock market declines a few days ago is that market participants are realizing that Asia is not “decoupled” from economic performance in the United States and the rest of the industrial world.

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May 08, 2008

Marketing Africa

Antonio Lopez Reus '08, Nicholas Levi-Gardes '09

During spring break we traveled to Ghana with the mission of developing a marketing strategy that would increase tourism and investment in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city.

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January 22, 2008

On the Road: The Dean in Asia

Glenn Hubbard

My road trip through Hong Kong, Singapore, and Manila is revealing continued opportunities for Columbia Business School in Asia.

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February 28, 2008

Tips for Working Abroad

Marianna Macri

International work is becoming increasingly instrumental for career advancement. Here’s how to make the most of your experience.

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June 27, 2006

How can poor countries get rich?

Without financial globalization, says Frederic Mishkin, poor nations can't reach the next stage of development.

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March 07, 2008

Why Educating 10,000 Women Is Good for Goldman Sachs

Geoff Heal

It’s a striking claim: by giving money away, we make ourselves better off. Can this be true?

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January 25, 2006

Making globalization fair

Joseph Stiglitz, a prominent critic of globalization's shortcomings, offers practical ideas for extending its benefits.

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April 29, 2008

Financing Business in Tajikistan

Alan Cordova '08

In March, Lukas Bauer ’09 and I worked with the First MicroFinanceBank of Tajikistan to assess the viability of providing commercial loans to small and medium enterprises.

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Academics

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B9311: (PhD) Seminar in International Finance

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B7308: Debt Markets

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B7718: International Business Strategy

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Strategy
  • World Business

B8599: International Media Business

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  • Media and Technology
  • World Business

B8357: Money Markets: Domestic and Intl.

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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B8506: Global Marketing

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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  • World Business

B9701: Private Equity in Emerging Markets

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B8599: Developing Strategies for High Tech Firms

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B7509: Intl. Financial Managment

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B9777: Entrepreneurship in Africa (Master Class)

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B8514: Pacific Basin Economic Relations

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B8202: Modern Political Economy

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B7501: International Business

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B8358: International Banking: Value and Risk

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B9301: Financing Growth in Emerging Markets

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B6501: International Business

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B8299: The Private Sector & International Development

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B8599: International Media Business

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B8512: International Business Strategy

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School News & Events

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March 06, 2008

Goldman Sachs Announces Global Women's Education Initiative and CBS Partnership

CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship. Read more...

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February 28, 2008

Columbia Women in Business Conference Defines Success with New Perspectives

Avon CEO Andrea Jung delivered the keynote address, emphasizing the importance of passion, humility, balance and social responsibility. Read more...

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April 03, 2008
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Trans-Atlantic Capitalism: Financial and Intellectual Flows

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Bruce Kogut
Bruce Kogut

bruce.kogut@columbia.edu
212-854-9050

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Charles Calomiris
Charles Calomiris

cc374@columbia.edu
212-854-8748

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Raymond Fisman
Raymond Fisman

rf250@columbia.edu
212-854-9157

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Robert Fallon
Robert Fallon

rf2327@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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Pamela Hartigan
Pamela Hartigan

ph2277@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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Bruce Usher
Bruce Usher

bmu2001@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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Elke Weber
Elke Weber

euw2@columbia.edu
212-854-4427

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M. Suresh Sundaresan
M. Suresh Sundaresan

ms122@columbia.edu
212-854-4423

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Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz

jes322@columbia.edu
212-854-0671

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Don Sexton
Don Sexton

des5@columbia.edu
212-854-3477

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Bernd Schmitt
Bernd Schmitt

bhs1@columbia.edu
212-854-3468

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David Beim
David Beim

dob1@columbia.edu
212-854-3484

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Leanne Lachman
Leanne Lachman

ll588@columbia.edu
212-854-8719

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Frederic Mishkin
Frederic Mishkin

fsm3@columbia.edu
212-854-3488

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Frank Lichtenberg
Frank Lichtenberg

frl1@columbia.edu
212-854-4408

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School News

April 25, 2008

CBS Team Wins Global Social Venture Competition with Clean Energy Plan

Out 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. Read more...

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April 24, 2008

Presentations Online from Paris Ultrabroadband Conference (4/3 - 4/4/08)

Presentations Online from Paris Ultrabroadband Conference (4/3 - 4/4/08) Read more...

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April 24, 2008

Team Wins First in Global Social Venture Competition

Columbia University team, consisting of four MBA students, takes first place in Global Social Venture Competition. Read more...

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April 18, 2008

Social Enterprise Student Speaks on Leadership at World Leaders Forum

CBS student Melissa D’Agostino was featured in a panel discussion hosted by Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum and moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger the evening of April 16. Read more...

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April 17, 2008

Where Pandit Is Taking Citi

Rejecting calls for Citigroup’s breakup, CEO Vikram Pandit ’86 has vowed to keep the world’s largest bank intact in order to preserve its wide international reach. Read more...

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April 16, 2008

Conference Presentations from "Future Scenarios for Latin American Telecom" (4/14/08) are now online!

Presentations from CITI's conference "Future Scenarios for Latin American Telecom" are now online. Read more...

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April 06, 2008

Masters and misgivings: A coveted qualification turns 100 still seeking to prove its worth

Dean Glenn Hubbard says the MBA is beneficial to business: “I think we’ve seen a very healthy swing of the pendulum back — without losing academic rigour. We step back and ask: ‘What are the big issues that business has to grapple with?’” Read more...

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March 28, 2008

Executives Find Ways to Keep Moving Ahead Despite Economic Fears

Professor David Beim says highly leveraged companies are finding themselves in a precarious position. Read more...

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  • World Business
March 25, 2008

The China-Japan Equation: Economic Partners, Strategic Rivals

In recent years American media have focused on the dramatic rise of China while largely ignoring the role of Japan in Asia. However, the relationship between these two Asian giants is much more complex than the occasional diplomatic flap that Americans read about in the newspapers. Read more...

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March 24, 2008

Into the Economic Abyss

Professor Charles Jones comments on the importance of maintaining confidence in the U.S. banking system during an economic downturn. Read more...

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  • World Business
March 19, 2008

J. P. Morgan Chief: Aw, Shucks

JPMorgan Chase CEO James Dimon wins accolades for leading the bank’s buyout of Bear Stearns, including one from Professor