Faculty Viewpoints
What Does the Chinese Slowdown Mean for the World?
Yale SOM’s Stephen Roach says that the world will need to adapt as China makes a much-needed transition.
What’s Next for China?
With China’s dramatic internal growth on shaky economic ground, the country is looking outward for its next act.
How Did Volkswagen Go Wrong?
Three Yale faculty on the causes and consequences of the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Can the American Civil Religion Bridge the Partisan Divide?
Yale sociologist Philip Gorski on our competing national narratives and what they mean for contemporary politics.
Can We Change the Climate Conversation?
Yale's Brad Gentry on the state of the climate change talks and what a recent Global Network survey of MBA students tells us about the change in the discourse.
Don’t Assume a Fed Action Will Move the Market
Robert Shiller writes that our responses to a rate hike are unpredictable, even when we know in advance that it will happen.
How Should We Decide?
HEC Paris's Itzhak Gilboa on decision science, which draws on both mathematical models and human intuition to create formal frameworks for making effective decisions.
Is Your Organization Like Mrs. Winchester’s House?
Sarah Winchester's sprawling mansion, built over decades with no master plan, is an great analogy for how many organizations have been constructed.
To Thrive, Green Bonds Need Standards for Environmental Impact
With sales of green bonds slowing, Yale SOM’s Todd Cort and co-author Cary Krosinsky write that the industry needs standardized methods for assessing the environmental impact of a project.
Time to End Confrontations Over Federal Borrowing Limits
In a Foreign Policy op-ed, Yale SOM Dean Emeritus Jeffrey Garten writes that the recurrent threats to force a U.S. debt default could end in catastrophe, and it’s time for Congress to end them permanently.