Companies That Receive State Subsidies Are More Likely to Break Workplace Laws‌

In 2013, the state of Washington gave the aerospace company Boeing a massive subsidy package worth $8.7 billion, including tax breaks and reimbursements for worker training costs. That eye-popping price tag isn’t typical—the Boeing subsidy is believed to be the largest in U.S. history—but state subsidies have become more common…

How Finance Shapes Your World with Song Ma

Hosted by Blake Eskin A few weeks ago, I got a message from my bank.‌ Hello, this is Fraud Prevention Services. You know the kind. More than $1,000 charged in three different states in less than an hour. And I am not a sneakerhead.‌ It is important that you call…

The Growth Curriculum: How Everyday Struggles Shape Us

What if the challenges you’re facing aren’t obstacles—but invitations to grow? In this episode, Heidi Brooks and leadership expert Jennifer Garvey Berger explore how we grow through uncertainty, not just survive it. They also discuss why change is essential for leaders, how to turn everyday challenges into opportunities for growth…

Aging in Bursts and Other News

Howie and Harlan check in on health issues in the news, including the big bet that went wrong for Walgreens, prohibited words at federal health agencies, the weaknesses of a much-discussed study suggesting that people age in bursts, and the long-term impact of the HPV vaccine. Links: Walgreens “Walgreens to…

Video: Can the Tools of Finance Help Combat Climate Change?

I work on trying to understand the motivations and the drivers of investors’ preference for green investment. I try to understand how can investors use the financial insurance that they have access to better ensure themselves against potential climate change damages or damages from regulation of climate change. ‌ I…

Free Pre-K Gives Parents’ Income a Long-Lasting Boost‌‌

Unlike parents in many other high-income countries, American parents are largely on their own until their kids are old enough for kindergarten when it comes to childcare and schooling. But over the past two decades or so, municipalities around the country have started rolling out public pre-kindergarten that is available…

The Funding Crisis Facing Nonprofits‌

What is the role of federal funding for nonprofits?‌ Andrea Levere: Since we’ve been doing this work, one of the constant themes we hear from philanthropy, despite how much philanthropy has grown, is that what they are able to do to address key issues doesn’t come close to matching the…

Has Inflation Been Tamed?‌‌

Inflation has fallen dramatically since its high point in 2022, although it has crept up in recent months. Why has progress on inflation slowed? ‌ Prior to the new administration, the Fed was projecting that the economy would stay fairly stable over the next couple of years, with output and…

Art as Experience: How Aesthetic Experience Fuels Creativity, Collaboration, and Wellbeing

Creative expression is essential for everyone—to think differently, connect deeply and thrive through uncertainty. In the Season 4 premiere of Learning Through Experience, Heidi Brooks welcomes Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen, co-authors of Your Brain on Art, for a thought-provoking conversation about how engaging with art can help shape the…

CEOs Don’t Want to Return to Russia, Because They Know It’s Bad Business

This commentary originally appeared in Time. The views expressed are the author’s own. On Inauguration Day, President Trump saluted Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky’s desire for peace and noted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unwillingness to end his assault on its peaceful nation. We congratulated Trump for seeing through Putin’s diplomatic propaganda…

Introducing Season 4 of Learning Through Experience

Welcome to a new season of Learning Through Experience! This season will explore something that resonates deeply with everyone right now: facing uncertainty. My conversations are with a diverse array of exceptional guests who will talk with us about how they see and experience uncertainty through their lens. Together, we’ll…

Leading Effective Teams with Prof. Julia DiBenigno

Think about the teams you’ve been a part of. A cross-functional department tasked with launching a new product. The family and friends who helped you pull off another great Thanksgiving dinner. Or maybe it was your high school swim team.‌ I swam the 50 freestyle, the 100 freestyle, and the…

Do Oscars Wins Pay Off?‌‌

How does an Academy Award nomination or win affect a film’s profitability? Are studios right to spend heavily to get them?‌ Studios do spend heavily, investing millions of dollars and sometimes tens of millions of dollars, in Oscar campaigns promoting their films, going back to the notorious (for other reasons)…

Elon Musk Is Kicking Down the Barn, Not Building a Better Government

This commentary originally appeared in Newsweek. The views expressed are the author’s own. Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is not about reforming anything. It’s about cutting costs indiscriminately and gaining control over all the levers of government power. The result is that vital activities are being hastily cut…

Are Trump’s Tariffs Repairing Market Failures or Eroding Global Trust?

This commentary originally appeared in Fortune. The views expressed are the authors’ own. With reports of widespread business uncertainty and confusion leading to an unanticipated 10-year record plunge in January dealmaking, air is rushing out of business’s balloon of early euphoria for the Trump agenda. President Trump’s language of schoolyard…

Does the Rasputin Curse Live Again?

This essay was originally published in Newsweek. The views expressed are the authors’ own. ‌ MAGA pillars such as Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer have been raising alarms over Elon Musk's blurring of public and personal business interests, with Bannon going so far as to call Musk "a truly evil…

The Consequences of Slashing Medicaid Spending‌‌

This commentary was adapted from episode 161 of the Health & Veritas podcast. The views expressed are the author’s own. Subscribe to Health & Veritas for weekly doses of expert insight on health and the healthcare industry.‌ Congress is in the midst of considering massive tax and spending changes, and…

What Investors Are Missing about Pfizer and Merck

This essay originally appeared in Fortune. With relevance to current life science companies, the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, often labelled “the father of modern medicine,” advised almost 3,000 years ago “healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” That counsel rings especially true…

How College Presidents Respond to Critiques of Higher Ed

This commentary originally appeared in Time. New survey data shows that Notre Dame’s legendary president Father Theodore Hesburgh’s wisdom for college presidents from 55 years ago is still relevant today.‌ “My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't make them because they are…

Why Do Museums Matter?‌

‌Q: Why do museums matter?‌ Art is elemental. Civilizations across the planet and across time have used art to tell stories, construct identity, and help us to understand our place in the world. Human beings have also created and stewarded collections of art, in various ways, going back to the…

The AI in the Doctor’s Office and Other News

Howie and Harlan discuss a breakthrough pain medication, studies on AI-assisted medicine, the explosion of sports gambling, and the health consequences of the shutdown of USAID. Links: A First-in-Class Painkiller “F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects” “FDA Approves Novel Non-Opioid Treatment for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain”…

The Right Approach to State Regulation of AI

This commentary originally appeared in the Hartford Courant. In the last week, financial markets and the tech sector experienced a convulsive shock akin to the Russian Sputnik surprise of 1957. While recent advancements—honestly achieved or not—by DeepSeek have leaders reconsidering their approach to the development of artificial intelligence, it is…

AI Photo Analysis Illuminates How Personality Traits Predict Career Trajectories‌

Personality characteristics have long been thought to predict a wide range of personal outcomes, including career success: being conscientious, for example, will take you further professionally than, say, being neurotic. ‌ However, because personality has primarily been measured through surveys, obtaining large-scale, detailed data on personality traits has been challenging.…

Donald Trump Has the Opportunity to End the Ukraine War

This commentary originally appeared in Time. President Donald Trump revealed on his first day that he may be closer to delivering on a campaign promise than skeptics believed. As we show in our new, original economic analysis, Trump has the levers to force Vladimir Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war…

Susan Mayne: Keeping Food Safe

Harlan Krumholz: Welcome to Health & Veritas. I’m Harlan Krumholz.‌ Howard Forman: And I’m Howie Forman. We’re physicians and professors at Yale University and we’re trying to get closer to the truth about health and healthcare. Our guest today is Dr. Susan Mayne, but first we’re always checking in on…

The Key Information Hiding Behind ‘Consensus’ Target Stock Prices‌

Investors use estimates of a stock’s future price, set by finance industry analysts, as one tool to assess the asset’s value in coming months and decide whether to buy or sell. At first blush, very high “consensus” analyst target prices—that is, the average of financial analysts’ individual target prices—may look…

Why CEOs Are Reaching Out to the New President

This commentary originally appeared in Time. With Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos joining the CEO of TikTok as guests of President-elect Donald Trump at Monday’s Inauguration, many have noticed how differently some tech titans are greeting the second Trump presidency. This follows the many CEOs racing to Mar-a-Lago…

The Lessons for CEOs in the Turmoil at the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times

This commentary originally appeared in Chief Executive. Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, like Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, faced staff revolts, prominent resignations and thousands of readers canceling their subscriptions when his paper suddenly decided to drop political endorsements.‌ CEOs do make bold choices and reverse prior positions as…

In Defense Of Dual-Class Shares

This commentary originally appeared in Corporate Board Member. As the 2025 proxy season launches, dual-class shares may once again become a common target of proxy ratings firms and activist investors. These reflexive critics miss the reality that dual-class shares can often be a vital protector of shareholder value and allow…

Finding Returns with a Demographic Lens on Commercial Real Estate ‌

Q: How does Harrison Street approach investing?‌ Harrison Street is a traditional investment manager in the sense that we raise capital that we deploy by executing real estate strategies. What differentiates us is our demographic focus. Instead of the traditional commercial real estate sectors—office, retail, multi-family, industrial, or lodging—we look…

Small Changes, Big Results: Research-Backed Tips for Living a Good Life in 2025‌‌

Think local and escape echo chambers‌ Todd Cort, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability; Faculty Director, Sustainability Program, MBA for Executives; Faculty Co-Director, Yale Center for Business and the Environment‌ In 2025, I anticipate that climate action will go local. Sometimes we rely on national governments too much to take on the…

Reflecting on Season 3 of Learning Through Experience

Thank you for tuning in this season on the Learning Through Experience podcast! In this season 3 reflection episode, I take a step back to reflect on the key themes, conversations, and experiences that shaped the show. This season featured several insightful and impactful conversations. I highlight discussions with guests…

Writing For Yourself and Writing to be Read

Writing has the power to transport us to the depths of the human experience – to illuminate the joys, sorrows and complexities that make us who we are. In this captivating final episode of Learning Through Experience Season Three, Amy Bloom and I explore the transformative power of the written…

A Cheap Way to Change Lives‌‌

This commentary was adapted from episode 155 of the Health & Veritas podcast. Subscribe for weekly doses of expert insight on health and the healthcare industry.‌ It’s our last episode of the calendar year and in the spirit of the season, I thought I would share some positive news. In…

Making Impact Investing Work for System Resilience—and Investor Profits‌

The world is facing a “polycrisis”—a confluence of environmental and social issues that risk destabilizing the vital systems of human civilization. Our survival hinges on building resilience—the ability of systems to bounce back from shocks and ideally emerge stronger—within our ecological and social as well as economic and financial systems…

What Will the Return of Trump Mean for Connecticut’s Economy?

This commentary originally appeared in the Hartford Courant. The return of President Trump portends sweeping changes across many areas of economic policy, and those impacts will be felt by virtually every business sector and every region of the state. In fact, even beyond Trump’s broad economic pledges of tax cuts,…

Our Most-Read Stories of 2024

January 02, 2024 Harness your own creativity, learn to leverage ChatGPT, and have some fun are three of the suggestions from our faculty to help you make your new year healthier, more rewarding, and more prosperous. January 19, 2024 The door plug that plunged from an Alaska Airlines aircraft in…

Who Is Responsible When AI Breaks the Law?‌‌

Q: You are co-authors of “Is Your Use of AI Violating the Law?” published in the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. What is the aim of the paper?‌ Chertoff: The idea was to survey various ways in which artificial intelligence is impacting the legal landscape. What are the responsibilities…