Markets
What Does a Record Stock Market Mean?
We asked Yale SOM’s William Goetzmann, an expert on financial markets and the history of finance, what soaring stock prices say about the economy and the future of the markets.
How Do You Build a Startup?
Serial entrepreneur Kevin Ryan YC ’85, founder of Gilt, MongoDB, and Business Insider, describes his approach to evaluating ideas and assembling a team.
What Are the Consequences of India’s Currency Reform?
In November, in an effort to fight corruption, India withdrew its two largest paper money denominations from circulation. Yale SOM’s Shyam Sunder looks at some possible effects of the change.
Can a Social Message Sell Sneakers?
The 100-year-old sneaker company Keds has adopted women’s empowerment as its theme as it pursues a more nimble mobile-first marketing strategy.
How Could President Trump Affect the Global Economy?
Global Network for Advanced Management experts from four continents foretell a period of uncertainty and adjustment, as global agreements are reevaluated and supply chains disrupted.
Restricting Employment Restrictions
Research shows that limiting enforcement of non-compete agreements encourages entrepreneurship and economic growth.
Can You Reinvent an Iconic Brand?
James Firestone ’78, president of corporate strategy and Asia operations for Xerox, talks about building a new business out of an iconic brand.
What’s the Real Jobs Picture?
Yale SOM’s Lisa Kahn on the revolutionary shift in labor markets as automation and offshoring reshape work as we’ve known it.
Do We Benefit from Trade?
Yale SOM economist Peter Schott on what the research shows about the effects of trade and how smart policy decisions can ease the impact on workers.
What Happens When the Same Investors Own Everything?
Diversification means that in many industries, companies are owned by an overlapping set of investors, reducing their incentive to compete.
Is Government the Key to Prosperity?
Yale’s Jacob Hacker argues that society needs both healthy markets and effective government.
