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Archived News & FeaturesDid Fair Value Accounting Contribute to Financial Crisis?Accounting Research Center panel looks at pricing of complex assets more> Professor Raghuram Rajan Testifies to Senate CommitteeRajan examines institutions “deemed too systemic to fail” more> University Conference Features Professors Cochrane, Diamond, and FamaFaculty offer views on financial crisis at daylong event more> What’s the Recipe for Success?Conference looks at innovation and entrepreneurship in the food industry more> Students Prove Their High-Tech Prowess with BumpInnovative app for iPhone draws media spotlight more> Manage Your Career for Skills You'll Need as CEOAlumni share real life advice with students at Road to CEO series more> Former Minister of Finance of Mexico Blames G8Points to imprudent overlending by commercial banks more> More Balanced Monetary Policy Needed to Avoid Bank IlliquidityProfessor Douglas Diamond explains ups and downs of interest rate policy at Milton Friedman Institute event more> Why Regulations Must Be Consistent Across Financial and Geographical BordersDeutsch Bank’s Malcolm Knight on regulatory arbitrage more> Tootsie Roll Industries Offers Modern Marketing Take on Century-Old BrandCompany president Ellen Gordon shares strategies for success more> Two Chicago Booth Teams Place at Top in Rice Business Plan CompetitionNew Venture Challenge cited as one reason behind Booth’s strength more> Professor Raghuram Rajan Named to Academy of Arts and SciencesRajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, included among 2009 fellows more> Chicago Booth Announces New International Student Loan ProgramLoans will not require co-signer more> Not Your Average Spring BreakStudents explore private infrastructure investment in Europe and Asia more> Clarifying the Role of the Federal Reserve in an Economic CrisisCharles Plosser, MBA ’72, PhD ’76, president and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, discusses four principles more> Global New Venture Challenge Draws Over 30 TeamsChicago Booth Executive MBA students take “theoretical to practical” in business plan competition more> Trust in the Stock Market Inches UpProfessor Luigi Zingales’s updated Financial Trust Index detects modest gain more> It’s Time for Investors, Banking System to Move OnBarclays CEO Bob Diamond Discusses bailout with Dean Snyder more> How Do Americans Feel About Government Oversight?Chicago Conversations brings together alumni leaders in public policy more> Yes, There Is a Light at the End of the Private Equity TunnelA look at why private equity can thrive in tough times more> Private Equity Must Find ‘Businesses That Can Weather the Storm’Peter Kagan, ’97, managing director of Warburg Pincus, offers insights on investing in current economic climate more> Low Birth Rate Has Economic Consequences, Professor Gary Becker WarnsBecker Speaks at Milton Friedman Institute’s inaugural conference more> Professor Luigi Zingales Criticizes Geithner’s Plan“Cagey version” of Paulson plan, Zingales writes in the New York Daily News more> Biopharma Changes Along with EconomyAlumni panel looks at prescription designed to balance better care and costs more> Professors Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy on Protecting CapitalismReforms must not destroy gains, they write in the Financial Times more> Marketers Must Shift Thinking to Stay in Corporate SuiteA look at the new breed of “visionary marketers” more> Success at JP Morgan M & A Challenge Parlayed Into JobsReal-life situation tests students’ training more> Emerging Countries Must Play Bigger Role in Solving Economic CrisisFinancial Times’s Martin Wolf explains why at the Myron Scholes Global Markets Forum more> Why China’s Economy Is Poised to RecoverSurvey of private equity firms in China sees continued investment more> Congressman Bill Foster Goes to Washington Armed with Facts About EconomyDays of borrowing and ‘fake income’ must end more> Do You Believe We Are All Keynesians Now? Professors Zingales and Cochrane Say “No”Cast your vote in the Economist’s debate series by March 18 more> Teacher Evaluations Should Be Apple to AppleThe Becker Brown Bag Series presents an economist’s look at educational incentives more> Current Recession Not the Great RecessionProfessor Erik Hurst says misperceived housing prices triggered downward spiral more> Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith, ’90, on Revving Up a New IndustryNew York Times Magazine profiles the rise of car sharing more> Professors Posner and Zingales Have Better, Cheaper Mortgage FixMortgage forgiveness can save troubled housing market, they tell Slate.com’s The Big Money more> Consequences of Fed's Lending Programs Examined by Diamond and RajanIn NBER paper, professors foresee emergence of zombie banks more> Citigroup Chair Says Bankers Will Keep it SimpleWin Bischoff discusses banking’s future at Distinguished Speaker Series more> Chicago Booth Introduces Executive MBA ConcentrationsExpanded curriculum will allow students to earn a concentration in finance, marketing, or strategy more> Don’t Limit Executive Pay, Professor Steven Kaplan SaysRestricting competition will stall recovery, Kaplan writes in the Chicago Tribune more> Professors Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy Question Stimulus PlanIt’s hard to spend wise and spend fast, they write in the Wall Street Journal more> Professors Diamond, Kashyap, and Rajan Weigh In on Geithner’s PlanFaculty post their opinion on Steven Levitt’s Freakonomics blog more> Clinical Professor Mike Gibbs on How to Manage in a DownturnGet staff on your side, Gibbs writes in the Financial Times more> Students Build Network of Future Employers Around the GlobeAnnual treks range from retail to banking, from Boston to Dubai more> CTA Chief Ron Huberman, MBA ’00, AM ’00, Is Head of Chicago SchoolsHuberman replaces Arne Duncan, Obama’s education secretary more> “Bonding” With Entrepreneurs Sets Winner Apart in Venture Capital Investment Competition“Bluth Venture Partners” will represent Chicago Booth at regionals more> Keys to Success in New Venture ChallengePast NVC winners offer students insights and tips more> Professor Luigi Zingales Finds Lack of Trust in Leaders, Institutions is Major in U.S. Economic CrisisNew Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index Measures National Confidence in Financial System more> Dean Edward Snyder on Why Business Schools Should Go GlobalSnyder explains Chicago Booth's International approach in the Financial Times more> Tom Ricketts, AB ’87, MBA ’93, Closes in on Buying Chicago CubsRicketts family offer to purchase historic franchise “unprecedented for baseball” more> To Be More Productive, Value Your Time, Professor Reid Hastie SaysHastie explains how to improve time-wasting meetings in the New York Times more> Professors Gary Becker and John Cochrane Question Stimulus PlanChicago Tribune editorial cites Becker and Cochrane in doubting the proposed fiscal policy more> Professor Randall Kroszner Returns to Chicago Booth from the FedKroszner leaves Board of Governors to resume teaching, now as Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics more> Professor Raghuram Rajan Warned of Rising Risks in 2005Wall Street Journal revisits Rajan’s paper, “Has Financial Development Made the World Riskier?” more> Chicago Booth Students Take First and Third Place at UBS Investment Banking CompetitionVictory is “sweet” for students that had not previously worked in investment banking more> Guaranteed Drop in Housing Prices Leads 2009 Economic PredictionsAnnual Business Forecast looks at how financial crisis will play out in the United States and abroad more> Credit “Crisis” Looks More Like Market ChoiceProfessor John Cochrane discusses the real dangers at CRSP Forum 2008 more> Obama’s Election Ushered Out ConservatismNew York Times columnist David Brooks examines the new political landscape more> Going Green Is Way Out of Financial CrisisAuthor of Strategies for the Green Economy predicts 5 million jobs could be created in next two years more> Women Find Career Changes Spark EntrepreneurshipClinical professor of entrepreneurship Ellen Rudnick on starting your own company more> Chicago Booth Team Creates Marketing Plan for FirefoxPublic voting to decide winner in competition more> Start-up Success Can Turn Managers Into Venture CapitalistsOperational know-how makes leap to venture capital easier more> Entrepreneur Pitches Idea to the “Dragons’ Den”Chicago Booth hosts London event as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week more> Inaugural Clean Tech Forum Looks At Financing Renewable EnergyIndustry saw $150 billion invested in 2007 more> Fighting the Next Financial FireInitiative on Global Markets panel discusses what needs to be done as crisis continues more> Current Housing Prices Not Near Bottom YetProfessor Erik Hurst examines historic cycles at Real Estate Conference more> Entrepreneurship in a Time of Financial CrisisStudent-led conference covers state of private equity and lessons gained from a start-up and CEO of Zipcar more> CNNs Roland Martin Looks At What Made Obama’s Campaign a SuccessLessons anyone can use more> Citigroup Head Looks at Survival in Tough Economic TimesInvestment banker shares his thoughts at DuSable Conference more> We Are Saddened by the Attacks in IndiaMessage from the Dean more> Big Pharma Helps — Not Hurts — Health CarePresident of Wyeth tells student conference pharmaceuticals are much bigger part of solution more> How The Free Market Emerged in PolandPolish economist describes how the ‘Big Bang’ ushered in new era more> Chicago Booth Retains Top BusinessWeek RankingFull-time MBA Program ranked number one for second consecutive time more> How to Avoid an Unsuccessful MergerNew research shows integrating personnel may outweigh strategy, accounting or finance issues more> Professor Austan Goolsbee to Advise ObamaGoolsbee named staff director of new White House advisory board more> What Does the Future Hold For Health Insurance?Panel discusses employer-based insurance and role of government more> Experts See Bright Economic Future for Renewable EnergyCreation of a national policy would be tipping point more> Green Investment No Longer About the Trade-OffWall Street embraces clean technology more> Chicago Booth Claims Top Prize at KPMG CompetitionEvening MBA students employ Chicago approach to clinch M&A contest more> Philanthropy Club Inaugural Events Features CEO of AmeriCaresHow perspective defines everything you do more> Faculty Say Local Foreclosures Affect Congressional VotesResearch by professors Atif Mian, Amir Sufi and Francesco Trebbi shows votes are tied to local defaults more> Introducing the University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessAn unprecedented gift from David Booth, ’71, brings a new name—and increased momentum—to the school more> Chairman of FASB on How Fair Value Accounting Will Affect Economic RecoveryDennis Chookaszian, ’68, says “to take pain now” on bank losses more> Who Has Buffett’s Ear? Byron Trott, ’82When Byron Trott speaks, Warren Buffett listens, says the New York Times more> “Success Is Having a Whole Life”McInerney, ’81, former chief marketing officer for LaSalle Bank, advises professional success is not enough more> Stephanie Neely, ’89, First Treasurer for City of Chicago With An MBAHow she came to manage a $7 billion portfolio more> Obama’s First Job? Name Treasury Secretary, Professor Anil Kashyap Says
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Professor Raghuram Rajan Will Advise Indian Prime MinisterRajan appointed honorary economic advisor to Manmohan Singh more> Initiative on Global Markets Series: Securitization Likely Culprit in Subprime CrisisFirst lecture on credit crisis looks at how lack of micro-level data prevented red flag more> Marketing That Breaks Through Digital ClutterAnn Mukherjee, ’94, vice president of marketing at Frito-Lay, on content that drives conversation more> Living Longer Worth $95 Trillion
Kevin Murphy explains the economics of healthcare more> Professor Douglas Diamond on Whether to Recapitalize BanksDiamond raised the question in 2001 Professor Steven Kaplan on Executive Pay RestrictionsHear Kaplan’s remarks on a podcast from the Wall Street Journal listen> Changes Make GSB Curriculum Even More FlexibleFull-Time, Evening, and Weekend MBA Programs to change in summer 2009 more> “Stick To Your Core Values” Advises Wendy’s Former CFOStrategy, Culture, Value Creation Behind Wendy’s Survival more> Professor Christian Leuz Advocates a Joint Response from EuropeRegulators and governments should unite, Leuz writes in the Wall Street Journal more> How Developing Countries Sustain GrowthWorld Bank executive discusses report on new paradigm more> Professor Luigi Zingales Speaks to Congress on Lehman BankruptcyZingales explains testimony on the causes and effects on C-SPAN more> Time for Action, But What Kind?Professors Kaplan, Cochrane respond to bailout plan in Wall Street Journal and NPR more> GSB Opinion Sought as Debate Continues on Financial CrisisFaculty weigh in as Washington works through proposals more> Professors Diamond and Kashyap on the Recent Financial UpheavalsSteven Levitt turns to GSB experts in the New York Times Freakonomics blog more> The Credit Crisis: What’s Happening and What the Government Should Do About ItSome faculty perspectives from the Chicago GSB "lunchroom" Watch Video Land of Opportunity in China's Distressed Asset MarketBenjamin Fanger, ’05, and Xiaolin Zhang, ’04, cofounders of Shoreline Capital Management, are making the most of bad loans more> Faculty Expertise on Display at Illinois Agricultural ProgramSteven Leavitt, Kevin Murphy, Harry Davis, and John Gould on innovation and Brain Trust Behind DFA Built Around Four GSB MindsThe secret to beating the market is realizing that no one can more> Rescuing Fannie and Freddie May Backfire, Professor Anil Kashyap WarnsBailouts may weaken the Fed’s power to say no in the future more> GSB Nobel Laureates Polled on Obama's Tax PolicyProfessor Fogel and Alumnus Scholes agree Congress will direct economic agenda for next four years more> Professors Kashyap and Rajan Generate “Biggest Buzz” at Fed SymposiumPair responds to concerns for preventing future hardships in the financial market more> Oil Prices Will Not Cause RecessionFederal Reserve’s director of energy economics addresses new Energy Club more> How to Expect the Unexpected Before the CompetitionPortfolio analyst Sean Kelley, ’06, shares his expertise with students in the Evening and Weekend MBA Programs more> Professor Austan Goolsbee Offers His Thoughts on Tax PlansIn a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Goolsbee compares the tax options of the 2008 presidential campaign more> Professors Pastor and Veronesi Receive NASDAQ Award for New IPO ModelPair wins fourth award together with study of a firm's optimal time to go public more> Winning Idea for a Start-up Meets Olympic StandardWith his detergent specifically for athletic apparel, Mark Konjevod, ’07 (XP-76), landed a sponsorship with the U.S. Team more> Professor Richard Thaler Nudged the Media Twice in One DayThe Wall Street Journal and Financial Times featured Thaler’s thoughts on the credit crisis and the 2008 presidential election more> Professor Austan Goolsbee’s On Obama’s Centrist Economic TeamCBS News looks at Goolsbee’s role in Obama’s campaign more> What’s Behind China’s Explosive Growth?Nobel laureates look at technology, human capital, and labor shift more> Pathbreaking Accounting Research Marks 40th AnniversaryInfluential work by Professor Ray Ball, MBA ’68, PhD ’72, and Philip Brown, MBA ’65, PhD ’68, sets standard more> Stimulus Checks Boosted the Economy, Professor Christian Broda SaysWall Street Journal notes research is ready 3 months after checks went out more> Ready to Launch a Business? A Good Idea May Not Be EnoughPolsky Center seminar offers guidance to alumni who are ready to take the plunge more> Wall Street Journal Applauds Chicago’s Milton Friedman InstituteColumnist L. Gordon Crovitz cites the timeliness of “work of serious economics” more> Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes, MBA ’64, PhD ’70, Optimistic About Economy in the Long TermFinancial shocks force innovative solutions, he says at Global Leadership Series in London more> Professor Richard Thaler Backs British PolicyUK’s opt-out pension plan is good policy, Thaler tells BBC more> Professor Austan Goolsbee on “Obamanomics”Obama quotes Goolsbee on economic policy in Fortune more> Robert Steel, ’84, Named Wachovia’s Chief ExecutiveWith second-quarter losses of $2.8 billion, bank hires Treasury insider to solve troubles more> The Economics of Business SchoolProfessor Kevin Murphy welcomes Executive MBA Program students from Chicago, London, and Singapore more> Operations and Management Professor John Birge Earns Kuhn AwardPrize-winning research could impact high-level corporate planning more> Professor Günter Hitsch Wins Bass Award for Marketing ResearchWhy Hitsch’s work on dynamic decision models is at the frontier of marketing more> Citizenship for Sale?Professor Gary Becker puts a price tag on immigration more> What Does the U.S. Need to Do to Stay Competitive?Investment in education, science and infrastructure will pave way for growth more> Finding An Opening For InnovationA look at the marketplace for new ideas from outside a company more> GSB Wins Kellogg Real Estate ChallengeStudent team develops innovative solution for Olympic housing more> Professor Steven Kaplan Urges Class of 2008 to Be Persistent, Efficient, and ProactiveKaplan shares research on successful CEOs at convocation more> Eliodoro Matte, ’72, Speaks at Spring ConvocationHow GSB ideas transformed Chile more> GSB Community Rallies to Aid Earthquake VictimsStudents apply business lessons about social responsibility more> CaptainU, LLC and CureParticle Tie for Top Prize at New Venture ChallengeField of nine businesses represents greatest depth ever in competition more> Microfinance Offers a Wide Range of Returns and Rewards for Institutional InvestorsConnecting those who have large amounts of money with those who need it most more> Collaboration Brought Microfinance to ‘Tipping Point’Keynote address looks at theme of “competition and collaboration” more> Tata India Business ConferenceStudents learn from experts about challenges and opportunities in Indian economy more> Faculty and Alumni Speak at 56th Annual Management ConferenceExperts debate today's business ideas and research more> Predicting Excess Market Returns? Look at Past Market VarianceInitative on Global Markets asks professor Federico Bandi to explain the approach more> Why a College Degree is Worth The CostBenefits of a higher education reach beyond salary, says Nobel laureate, Gary Becker more> Chicago GSB Launches Industry ConversationsAlumni share their expertise in entertainment at LA panel more> How Kiva Became "the eBay of Microfinance"Students hear the success story from Kiva president Premal Shal more> Latin America Poised to Succeed in Global EconomyConference speakers focus on growth, stability, and investment more> Michael Herron Says "There's No Better Time to Be in Hedge Funds"Investors will see great returns in coming months more> Achieving Growth and Scale in Health CareCase study identifies five themes that drive success more> Chicago GSB Students Ready to Run a Multi-Billion Dollar BusinessTeam of evening and weekend students takes second place in competition more> How Free Enterprise is Shaping ChinaChinese business issues are discussed by a panel of experts at the Meeting Entrepreneurs from China Conference more> Santiago Levy Algazi, Vice President of Inter-American Development Bank, Addresses Myron Scholes Global Market ForumHow Mexican social programs for non-salaried workers are taking a toll on labor and employment more> Is the Media Really Biased?Professor Jesse Shapiro says research shows newspapers tailor product for customers more> Trade and the Diffusion of the Industrial RevolutionRobert Lucas, John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, speaks at the Myron Scholes Global Forum more> Gary Becker's "Pioneering Work" Earns Him the 2008 Bradley PrizeProfessor Becker selected for his original research in economics and sociology more> Black Alumni Association Forecast LuncheonPanel of financial experts reflect on current business conditions more> How Humility Helps CEOs get the Job DoneAlumni discuss earning employees' respect at Road to CEO series more> Northern Trust's Chief Investment Officer Shares Career Insights with StudentsJohn Skjervem, '91, discusses how challenging the status quo led to his success more> Toyota: From Importer to U.S. Manufacturing GiantAsia-Pacific student group learns from Toyota’s General Counsel more> Founding Partner of The Carlyle Group Looks at Private Equity TodayWilliam Conway Jr., ’74, sums up financial positives and negatives more> Chicago GSB wins IESE International Case CompetitionA team of four MBA students from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business won the 13th annual Roland Berger IESE Business School international case competition more> The Future of Technology Innovation will be in Energy and Life SciencesGururaj Deshpande, chairman of Sycamore Networks, speaks at the student-led TechVision Conference more> Why the Best Ideas Occur in the ShowerPrivate Equity, Entrepreneurial Ventures and Venture Capital Club explores how “flashes of insight” work more> Luigi Zingales Named "Monster Economist"Corriere della Sera considers Zingales among "most brilliant brains behind globalization" more> China's Impact on Latin AmericaProfessor Christian Broda delivers Global Leadership Series lecture in Brazil more> Realities of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship in the MidwestFounder of Midwest Venture Partners, an early stage VC firm, offers insights more> Bringing Honey Maid Graham Crackers Back to LifeFrank Thometz, '89, discusses how to revitalize a brand more> New Research Study Examines Relationship Between Wall Street and Main StreetResearch sponsored by the Initiative on Global Markets more> New Student Study Lounge UnveiledStudents will have additional quiet study space more> How Size Matters in Negotiating"Don't underestimate the size of your bargaining zone" Professor George Wu tells sudent group more> Former PepsiCo CEO Talks to Students About Business LeadershipAuthentic leadership requires "head, heart and hands" more> Can Cable TV Raise the Status of WomenResearch by Emily Oster shows how it can make a difference in India more> How to Create Work Groups That make Money and Drive InnovationSusan Lucia Annunzio, '79 president and CEO of the center for High Performance says new more> Team Wins 'Rigorous' Venture Capital CompetitionJudges from the venture capital industry awarded Skyline Ventures first place out of six competing GSB student teams. more> Shift to Environment Strategy ‘Imperative’CEOs can turn “Green into Gold”. more> "Relentless Waves of Change" in MediaGordon Crovitz, former Wall Street Journal publisher discusses how to make old media new again more> GSB Announces Plans for New Campus in SingaporeNew facility offers more space for students, alumni and new program offerings more> Bill Gates Ready to Fight Malaria and Bring Technology to the PoorSubhead Microsoft chairman shares his global concerns with students at Chicago GSB more> Poor Economy Means Turnaround Managers Are BusyStudent conference takes timely look at industry more > Polarization Creates Political ParalysisAt Myron Scholes Global Markets Forum columnist Clive Crook says the political atmosphere is "poisoned" more > 12 Guiding Principles of Energy InvestmentHoward Berke, CEO of Konarka, explores energy investment at the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Conference more > Media & Entertainment ConferenceJanuary 17, 2008 more > 2007 Quantitative Marketing and Economics ConferenceMarket Share Shifts May Be Caused by Incompatible Standards more > Essential Leadership Tools Same for MBAs and TeensGSB Alumni Affairs hosts Professor Noel Tichy's leadership workshop with Boys and Girls Club more > Election 2008: The EconomyBBC interviews Professor Goolsbee, economic adviser to Barack Obama, about the current state of the economy more > The Psychology of Tax RebatesProfessor Epley's New York Times op-ed discusses new "tax rebate" bill more > Research Says Private Equity Effect on Jobs Is MixedWorld Economic Forum releases Professor Steven Davis's study on private equity and employment more > Be the CEO of Your Own ExperienceGE Healthcare Financial Services sponsors student-led GSB marketing competition more > Getting the Basics Right Is Key to McDonald’s TurnaroundPresident and COO of McDonald’s Corporation, Ralph Alvarez, talks to Executive MBA students more > Innovation is Key to SuccessBrady Dougan, '82, CEO, Credit Suisse Group, says investment banking recreates itself every 20 years more > Current Economy May Spell TroubleStudent-led Asia Deep Dive shares economic forecast more > Professor Sufi Wins Brattle PrizeThe Journal of Finance recognizes paper on information asymmetry and financing arrangements more > Midwest Alternative Energy Venture ForumInaugural conference brings green technology to Chicago GSB more> After Slow First Half, U.S. Economy Will Grow in 2008Annual business forecast includes prediction of presidential race more > Becker Brown Bag Series Analyzes Effect of Incarceration on MarriageProfessor Kerwin Charles's research finds as incarceration rises, men are 13 percent less likely to marry more > U.S. Investments Travel to Emerging MarketsStudent group hosts panel to explore worldwide effects of subprime lending crisis more > Successful Leaders Need "Follower-ship"Ken Chenault, CEO of American Express, discusses leadership potential more > National IPO Challenge Offers Students Investment Banking OpportunitiesGSB winning-team members share benefits of business competitions more > Chicago GSB Research Wins Top Marketing AwardProfessors Sanjay Dhar and Jean-Pierre Dubé were recognized for best article in Journal of Marketing Research more > 23rd Annual DuSable ConferenceStudent group raises awareness of issues affecting African-American community more > 2007 Conference on Chicago EconomicsBecker Center on Chicago Price Theory Examines Gap Between Business Practice and Economic Theory more > 2007 Chicago Real Estate ConferenceChicago Real Estate Alumni Group examines fallout from sub-prime mortgages more > Professor Steven Kaplan Earns Private Equity AwardIllinois Venture Capital Association to present medal December 3 more > Good Leadership Requires Lifelong LearningJeffrey Malehorn, of GE Healthcare, kicks off Marketing Challenge more > 2007 Alumni CelebrationCharles M. Harper Center dedicated in style more > 2007 Road to CFO ConferenceKeynote speaker Jack Brace,'82, CFO of United Airlines, on how to excel more > Presidential Candidate Advisors Assess EconomyProfessor Austan Goolsbee and Roger Altman,'69, highlight potential policy issues more > How Creditors Influence a Company's Investment PolicyCapital Ideas features research by Amir Sufi on private credit agreements more > Renewable Energy Business Has to Think GreenManagement Consulting Group hosts environmental discussion more > Professor Gary Becker to Receive Presidential Medal of FreedomPioneering economist to be recognized for highest civilian honor more > Fed Should Err on the Side of CautionHead of Chicago Federal Reserve speaks to Initiative on Global Markets Former CMO of Coca Cola on the Truth About MarketingSergio Zyman addresses student-run marketing conference more > Why Business Needs More Random ExperimentsSteve Levitt talks to students at Becker Center Brown Bag Series more > GSB Hosts Portfolio Magazine Interview with Motorola CEOEd Zander shares his views on innovation, principles, and performance more > James Kilts: Creating a "Constant Turnaround Mentality"Former CEO of Gillette shares advice from his new book at Global Leadership Series more > New Enid Fogel Diversity Scholarship UnveiledIn memory of school's first African American associate dean more > Initiative on Global Markets Looks at Market TurmoilPanelists discuss how Fed actions helped some investors, hurt others more > Professor Gene Fama Awarded First Morgan Stanley-AFA Prize for Excellence in Financial EconomicsFama selects GSB to receive $200,000 cash grant more > Charles M. Harper Center Named "Building of the Year"Chicago Building Owners and Managers Association calls it best corporate facility more > GSB Campaign On Fast TrackReaches goal early but seeks to raise additional funds more > Former Dean Sidney Davidson Passes AwayWas influential member of accounting faculty more > What is the Economic Effect of Compliance, Ethics, and Social Responsibility Efforts On the Bottom Line?Groundbreaking research study planned by three GSB professors more > Professor Warren Batts Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Corporate GovernanceDirectorship magazine notes Batts has the "ear of CEOs and directors at the largest companies" more > "A Truly Transformational Experience"Welcoming new students to the GSB more > Robert H. Topel Appointed Director of the George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy of the StateRespected researcher to head efforts to examine intersection of economic life with political life more > Chicago Tribune Features Op-ed Piece by Dean SnyderOffers Chicago perspective on Chinese product recalls more > Corporate Governance Is Tied to PerformancePanel discusses effect on shares and shareholders more > Discretion Meets DisclosureResearch shows what motivates managers to conceal profits more > Did You Really Drive a Hard Bargain?Research by George Wu shows most people don't bargain as well as they think more > President Bush Names Dennis Carlton to Council of Economic AdvisersGSB professor to assist White House with policy issues more > Will Women Get Bigger Paychecks Than Men?Professor Gary Becker shares statistics that show women are poised to advance more > ‘What We Need Now Is a Henry Ford of Microfinance’Conference looks at how technology and other factors will change microfinance more > Braintree Financial Takes Top Spot in New Venture ChallengeNine teams vie for $85,000 in prize money in annual business plan competition more > Students Discover How a Small Firm Goes BigSterling Capital Partners’ Rick Elfman, ’83, shares firms’ story with Professor Steve Kaplan’s class more > CEOs Agree: Opportunity Leads to Profit in Latin AmericaStudents host fourth annual Latin American Business Conference more > Trends in the Technology SectorStudent-led conference examines developments in marketing, private equity and managing innovation more > Professor Amir Sufi Receives Inaugural JPMorgan Young Researcher PrizeRecognized for paper on lines of credit in corporate finance more > Professor Lubos Pastor Receives 2007 Goldman Sachs Asset Management AwardHonored for research on predictive systems more > Costly Responses to Climate Change Would Be Worth ItDan Cashdan, ’86, an environmental analyst and policy expert, talks with students more > An American in Asia: How Jack Wadsworth Primed the MarketsRetired chairman of Morgan Stanley sees economic parallels between Japan and China more > Experience Trumps Logistical Challenges for Executive MBA Students in New Venture ChallengeXPs commute from Paris, Atlanta, Milwaukee for Chicago competition more > Ron Huberman, MBA ’00, MPP ’00, Outlines Chicago’s Bid for the OlympicsHigh-ranking city official talks to students more > How Productivity Benefits from CompetitionAssociate professor Chad Syverson speaks at Becker Brown Bag lunch more > Mexican-U.S. Migration Could Flow Both WaysMexican secretary of finance and public credit Agustin Carstens, AM ’83, PhD ’85, speaks at Initiative on Global Markets more > Tata India Business ConferenceStudents learn from experts about challenges and opportunities in Indian economy more > Leader of the House of Lords on the Free MarketBaroness Amos speaks to students about easing the growing pains of diversity, globalization more > Class of 2007 Urged to Keep Strategy in Mind and Learn from Failure As Well as SuccessProfessor James Schrager and Evercore CEO Roger Altman, ’69, speak at spring convocation more > Seeing Things His Own Way, Sam Zell Embodies the Entrepreneurial SpiritBillionaire shares his thoughts with students in the Executive MBA Program more > Part-Time Students Take First Place in Marketing Case CompetitionTeam of Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students beat Kellogg, DePaul, Loyola, and the University of Illinois at Chicago more > 55th Annual Management ConferenceBringing together latest groundbreaking business ideas and research more > How to Compress Time in the World of FinanceNobel laureate Myron Scholes, MBA ’64, PhD ’70, explains use of omega more > Michael Milken Sees Competition for Human Capital in 21st CenturyMilken shares predictions with students at the Harper Center more > Why Hong Kong Offers the “World’s Freest Economy”Economics Commissioner Margaret Fong visits GSB’s Singapore campus more > Former President of Mexico on “the Destructive Power of Government”Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon addresses Myron Scholes Global Markets Forum more > Former Harley CEO on Being the Head of the PackRichard Teerlink, ’76 (XP-36) describes leading Harley-Davidson turnaround more > Why Minorities Hold Few Top Spots in Corporate AmericaFormer JPMorgan executive Clayton Rose shares his research with students more > Michael Gibbs Receives Award for Management Accounting ResearchAmerican Accounting Association recognizes paper on incentives more > Why It’s Difficult to Characterize India’s Economic Past, Present, and FutureGSB’s Initiative on Global Financial Markets hosts professor Raghuram Rajan more > University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Receives Naming Gift for its Hyde Park CenterCharles M. Harper, '50, retired chairman and chief executive of ConAgra Foods, honored for donation more > Deans' Statement on General Pace's Visit to the GSBThe Deans express a collective view in response to concerns about the General's upcoming visit more > Why Vision and Commitment Can Lead to FailureAuthor Michael Raynor talks to students about The Strategy Paradox more > Kevin Murphy on Wage InequalityMurphy speaks to students at Becker Brown Bag Lunch more > Using Microfinance to Break the Generational Cycle of PovertyAlex Counts of the Grameen Foundation describes path to success more > Kevin Murphy and Robert Topel Receive Kenneth J. Arrow AwardRecognized for best research paper in health economics more > Eugene Fama Wins 2007 Fred Arditti AwardCME Center for Innovation recognizes contributions that have changed financial markets more > Students Win Funding for Chicago NonprofitTaking second place in JPMorgan Good Venture Competition pays off more > Robert Lane, ’74, Describes Deere Turnaround on “CEO Exchange”University of Chicago hosts live taping of national PBS program more > Gary Becker Explains the Benefits of Setting a Price for ImmigrationBecker Center on Price Theory hosts first Brown Bag discussion for students more > Finding a Corporation with Socially-Minded ValuesKevin Conlon examines the softer side of business for Net Impact more > Spending Brings Greater Value to Health Care ResearchProfessors Kevin Murphy and Robert Topel speak to Biopharma Roundtable more > Bargains, Value, and Fit—What a Hedge Fund Seeks in InvestmentsEvening and Weekend Program students get inside look at Tala Investments LP more > Team's Nose for Details Leads to Win in Venture Capital CompetitionMidway Venture Partners takes first place in Glencoe Capital VC contest more > EQ More Important than IQ When It Comes to SuccessJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon chats with professor Luigi Zingales more > A Tale of Merging with NYSECofounder of Townsend Analytics speaks to students more > Steven Kaplan Testifies Before House Financial Services CommitteeProposed legislation focuses on shareholder voting for CEO pay more > Identifying the Causes of Wall Street’s Loss of CompetitivenessProfessor Luigi Zingales speaks at Global Financial Markets Forum more > Sixth Annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity ConferenceProfessionals and alumni in the industry gather to hear speakers and discussions more > Bush Advisor Calls American Economy “Robust and Stable”Global Financial Initiative welcomes Council of Economic Advisors’ Edward Lazear back to Chicago more > Chris Gardner describes The Pursuit of Happyness at DuSable ConferenceBroker tells what it took to make it on Wall Street more > Leaving a Good Impression? You Might Be SurprisedProfessor Nick Epley explains why intuition is unreliable more > John Templeton Foundation Gives $2.2 Million for Center for Decision ResearchGrant will fund research in behavioral economics, behavioral finance and cognitive psychology more > Former U.S. Treasury Under Secretary on Post-9/11 International FinanceInitiative on Global Financial Markets hosts John Taylor more > Diane Swonk, ’89, Says the Economy Will ExpandEconomist sees slowdown, but investments, profits up more > How Teamwork Trumps AdversityBlind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer shares insights with students more > Firms Offer Socially Conscious MBAs a Chance to HelpAbbott, Bain, and Boeing are among firms with employee programs more > Being Ethical May Not Boost the Bottom LineProfessor Mike Gibbs focuses on the cost of compliance at ethics conference more > Is It Feasible to Do Well by Doing Good?Consultant Michael Diamond talks to students about corporate social responsibility more > Why Deutsche Bank Keeps Its Focus on Global MarketsCEO Seth Waugh speaks to the dean in a fireside chat more > Retail Success Relies on Customers, Employees, and Brand ImageAlumni among panelists at 6th annual Retail Conference more > Recalling Milton Friedman, Colleague and TeacherFaculty pay tribute to one of Chicago’s most influential thinkers more > Risk Management Requires a Mix of Science and ArtStudents host second annual Risk Management Conference more > Brattle Prize Awarded Again to University of Chicago Graduate School of Business for Finance ResearchJoshua Rauh wins for outstanding research paper on corporate finance in Journal of Finance more > Tobias Moskowitz Wins 2007 Fischer Black Prize Honoring Top Finance Scholar Under
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