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What’s Ahead for Financial Markets? An Interview with Robert Shiller
Nobel laureate Robert Shiller discusses some of the trends he currently sees in finance and the housing market.
Why Do We Need Experts?
Today’s political and cultural debates reflect a lack of consensus not just on policy but on the facts themselves—and on who is qualified to judge the truth. Robert C. Post, the dean of Yale Law School, argues for an approach to free speech that preserves the role of expertise.
How Do You Sell Insurance across Cultures?
People the world over want to protect themselves from risk, but they have very different ideas about what insurance is and should be. Beth Hirschhorn, executive vice president for global brand and marketing at MetLife, discusses how her company found a universal message that can be localized for cultural resonance.
Merkel’s Almost-But-Not-Quite-Decisive Victory Is Bad News for the Eurozone
With Germany at the center of the Euro crisis, the country’s recent national election has the potential to affect what happens far beyond its borders. Professor David Bach, Yale SOM's senior associate dean, teases out the implications of Angela Merkel’s big—but maybe not big enough—win.
How Can Social Entrepreneurs Respond to the Growing Freshwater Shortage?
Anupam Bhargava, CEO of Clearwater Systems, discusses the role of cleantech in ensuring a sustainable water supply.
How Did the Corporation Become Global?
Henry Schacht, the CEO of Cummins from 1973 to 1995, saw his company transform from an essentially domestic company to one so global that "it doesn’t matter where the headquarters are." He talks about how leaders can learn to think globally.
Where Will China Go Next?
China faces an immense challenge: it needs to continue growing its economy while shifting away from the manufacturing-led model that has fueled its growth in recent decades. At the same time, it has to address concerns over pollution, income inequality, and other social issues. Yale’s Stephen Roach argues that the rest of the global economy has a stake in whether China can successfully shift gears.
China's business landscape
China’s remarkable economic expansion has cooled recently, but it remains a fast-growing and fast-changing marketplace. Yale China expert Deborah Davis gives a sociologist’s view of the cultural environment in which Chinese enterprises and entrepreneurs compete.
Classroom Insights: Hybrid Models for Social Good
In a talk with Master of Advanced Management students at Yale SOM, Mercy Corps CEO Neal Keny-Guyer ’82 discusses the importance of finding innovative partnerships between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.
Do international development organizations need to be in the innovation business?
Neal Keny-Guyer '82, CEO of Mercy Corps, talks about his organization's formula for innovation: local leadership, rigorous metrics, and a willingness to adapt and change in mid-project.
