On January 1st of this year, Gordon Phillips began his appointment as academic director of the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship (CPEE) and the C.V. Starr Foundation Professor. In his role as the academic leader of the CPEE, Phillips succeeds Colin Blaydon, the founding academic director of the center and a former dean of Tuck.
Later this week, European Union heads of state will convene in Brussels to discuss migration and other pressing matters facing the continent. But one issue will loom over the proceedings: renegotiating the terms of the United Kingdom’s EU membership. Today many in the UK are grumbling—or yelling—about Brussels. To understand why, let us consider … bananas.
In a new research paper, Tuck professor Leslie Robinson evaluates tax regimes that favor the fruits of innovation.
Market failure has long been a staple of Economics 101. Today a textbook example can tragically be found amid the world’s growing fears related to the Zika virus.
Here in the United States, the long wait ends starting today. In the great state of Iowa, in about 12 hours from this missive hitting your inbox voters will congregate in school gyms and other public spaces to caucus for their preferred presidential candidate.
New research from Scott Neslin shows how social contagion influences purchasing behavior.
It is one of the most pressing issues facing companies, government agencies, and educational institutions: what are the most effective styles of leadership, and how can they be developed?
Fresh off the death of the Doha Development Round, the World Trade Organization greets 2016 seeking renewed purpose. Here is one: assuage the drift left after last month’s global climate change conference in Paris (known as “COP21”) by forging a new free-trade deal—the Clean Technology Agreement.
Lewellen and her co-authors claim the Western Finance Association’s Best Paper Award in Empirical Finance.
Optimists that we are, your correspondents were looking for an exciting start to 2016. “Exciting” is one word that might describe the new year in global markets.
Second-year Tuck students have a front-row seat during December’s headline-making climate talks in Paris.
New research by Tuck professor Santiago Gallino reveals the benefits of virtual fitting rooms in online retail.
T’15s are settling into their target jobs, and base salaries are higher than ever.
Multifaceted cooperation engages Tuck MBAs in long-term planning exercise for AUK's College of Business and Economics.
Meet three Tuck students who landed unique internships by tapping into the school's extensive career resources and alumni network.
New research by Tuck professor B. Espen Eckbo sheds light on the impact of corporate bankruptcy on CEOs’ personal careers and wealth.
Physician Kevin Curtis is leveraging his Master of Health Care Delivery Science experience to help high utilizers in the ED.
Technology continues to remake large swatches of the global economy. Want Exhibit A that the world of finance is being transformed? How about banks deciding whether to lend to you based on how quickly you run down your smartphone battery?