Economics & Business

Summer/2016

The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham, AB’38 (1917–2001), learned as she went—and made history along the way.

Summer/16

With She Leads Africa, Afua Osei is supporting talented businesswomen in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

Summer/16

Historian Jonathan Levy, AM’03, PhD’08, traces the rise of the modern corporation and the company man.

07.20.2016

If you want a job now, says Elatia Abate, AB’99, MBA’08, learn the new rules.

06.07.2016

Drew Davis, MBA’14, and Hunter Swartz, a Chicago Booth student, are growing the Eastman Egg Company.
Spring/16

Reflections on teaching business ethics at Chicago Booth after the financial crisis.

Winter/2016

The NFL passes no more. As football warms to what Moneyball-style stats have done for MLB, Booth alumni and faculty are changing the way the game is played.

Winter/16

Chicago Booth assistant professor Abigail Sussman explores our preoccupation with saving money at all costs.

Fall/15

In political scientist Monika Nalepa’s game theory course, students learn how voters play around with political participation.

08.06.2015

Chicago Booth students partner with the city of Chicago’s Field Museum to help draw more visitors to the colossal fossil.
09.23.2015

With She Leads Africa, Afua Osei, MBA’13, MPP’13, supports promising female-led start-ups in Africa and the diaspora.

09.09.2015

When times are tough, we often look to family. Research suggests lenders do likewise: family-owned businesses paid significantly less for debt than nonfamily firms when credit was difficult to secure.