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Supply Chains Need to Become More Agile in an Age of Tariffs
The ground rules for global trade have changed dramatically in the last year—and sometimes changed back and changed again—as the U.S. has levied tariffs on rivals and allies alike. Prof. Sang Kim, an expert in supply chains, explains how the shifts in global politics and trade could disrupt the complex systems that get products to your door.
The Corporation Is Centuries Older than We Thought
The genesis of the joint-stock company is usually traced to the founding of the English East India Company and the Dutch East India Company around 1600. New research co-authored by Prof. William Goetzmann says this origin story may be off by centuries.
How Trump Is Making the Fed’s Job Harder
Prof. William English, a former Fed official, says that the Federal Reserve’s mission of balancing inflation and employment has been complicated by a series of wild cards delivered by the administration, including tariffs and an attempt to fire a member of the Board of Governors.
Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Package Is Just Bad Corporate Governance
Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that the gargantuan package proposed by Tesla—based on a series of implausible performance targets—suggests a board in thrall to its charismatic, erratic CEO.
Economic Data Helps Explain a Pattern of Violence Against Myanmar’s Rohingya Minority
New research from Yale SOM’s Mushfiq Mobarak shows that the violence and looting in rice-growing areas is tied to rice prices, suggesting an economic motivation for the attacks, and finds that the government response to conflicts involving the Rohingya is far harsher than in conflicts with other ethnic groups.
How Corporate Jargon Obscures the Truth and Fuels Disaster
When executives spew business buzzwords, writes Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, their colleagues are often just as confused as the rest of us.
A Diversified Portfolio of Climate Solutions
We talked to Dean Takahashi ’83, founder and executive director of the Carbon Containment Lab, a nonprofit helping to develop multiple high-quality, undervalued climate innovations.
Why Is Enrollment Plunging in the Public Schools?
Public school enrollment has dropped sharply since COVID-19, with some students moving to private or charter schools and others leaving the system entirely, according to a new report co-authored by Prof. Faidra Monachou.
Would Stricter Antitrust Rules Have Stopped the Rise of Amazon?
In a new study, Prof. Edward A. Snyder and his co-authors consider whether current antitrust guidelines would have checked Amazon’s voracious appetite for acquisitions if they had been in place earlier.
DOGE’s Lease Cancellations Are Already Hitting the Commercial Real Estate Market
A study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Cameron LaPoint shows that the cancellations drove up the cost of commercial mortgage-backed securities as investors priced in more risk, and could reverberate through the broader economy.
