Discover the latest news and research from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Idea Stories Opensearch
August 06, 2026
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Investors are increasingly eying alternatives to the world’s strongest currency.
August 06, 2026
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Younger, wealthier households are more likely to use AI to boost efficiency and enjoy more downtime.
School Stories & News Opensearch
KQED Radio
August 17, 2026
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AI Will Create Enormous Wealth — But Who Benefits? with Erik Brynjolfsson
The Wall Street Journal
August 16, 2026
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The DIY M.B.A.: How These College Dropouts Used the C-Suite as Their Classroom
Latest Faculty Publications
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Journal Article
Complementary Climate Policies for Supply and Demand
Geir B. Asheim, Bård Harstad
AER: Insights (forthcoming)
September42026
Journal Article
Contingent Trade Agreements: Linking Free Trade and Environmental Conservation
Bård Harstad
Economic Journal (forthcoming)
August2026
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Working Paper
Making Room on an Empty Planet: The Spatial Consequences of Depopulation
Tim de Silva, James D. Paron
July182026
Working Paper
Explanation and Prediction of Cross-boundary Disruption: A Qualitative and Quantitative Framework
Robert A. Burgelman, S. Shankar
July2026
Research Insights
Idea Stories Opensearch
September 10, 2026
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New research teaches independent AI agents to ask for help — and builds oversight of models we don’t fully trust.
August 27, 2026
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New research finds that class shapes not just who negotiates for higher salaries, but who pays a price for speaking up.
August 27, 2026
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The winners of the AI for Organizations Grand Challenge believe that identifying the “grammar of coordination” could have profound implications for the future of work.
Podcasts
Idea Stories Opensearch
June 25, 2026
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A simple rule that captures the processes by which humans learn social conventions demonstrates the limitations of AI.
Idea Stories Opensearch
August 26, 2026
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Waymo’s co-CEO reflects on the road to self-driving cars, giving herself the chance to take a moonshot, and the future of mobility.
Videos
Idea Stories Opensearch
July 30, 2026
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The technology behind LLMs can be adapted to forecast more than words.
May 28, 2026
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Can we trust artificial intelligence if we don’t understand how it works?
April 23, 2026
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Private equity offers outsized returns. Retail investors are taking note.
Latest School News
School Stories & News Opensearch
March 31, 2021
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Back to Class: Corporations, Finance, and Governance in the Global Economy
A pair of Stanford GSB professors use movies, skits, and Saturday Night Live-style cold opens to teach the “broad and deep applicability of finance.”
March 26, 2021
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“What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?”
Three women from the Class of ’72 discuss what it was like to be at Stanford GSB when the school was 98% male.
March 22, 2021
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Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA ’91: What Matters to Me Now and Why
“I have had to learn to fight bureaucracy, corruption, and complacency — skills I hadn’t considered at business school.”
March 12, 2021
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Meet the MSx Class of 2021: Resilient, Purpose-Driven Leaders
By the numbers, learn more about the newest class of MSx students.
February 24, 2021
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Black History Matters
Members of the Black Business Student Association answer the question: “What does Black History Month mean to you?”
February 12, 2021
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William Eaton, MBA ’75: “My Art Form Starts with Trees”
Four decades ago, Eaton drafted a business plan that became the blueprint for the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery. Today he still runs the place, making one-of-a-kind guitars.
January 15, 2021
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Back to Class: I’m Just a Bill
Pretending to be lawmakers, students hone negotiating skills that work in the boardroom as well as the back room.
January 14, 2021
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2020 Stanford MBA Employment Report Shows Strong Outcomes
Despite the economic challenges of the global pandemic, the job market for Stanford GSB graduates remained robust.
January 11, 2021
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Paul Oyer and Kathryn Shaw Reflect on the Legacy of Pioneering Economist Edward Lazear
“Eddie’s natural ability to see, analyze, and explain all the economics of any given situation was truly remarkable, and a textbook example of comparative advantage.”
December 04, 2020
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2020 in 12 Images
Visual highlights of our campus and community from a tumultuous year.
December 04, 2020
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Matteo Maggiori Wins 2021 Fischer Black Prize
This biennial award recognizes outstanding contributions from a financial economist under age 40.
December 02, 2020
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Hard Lesson: COVID-19, the Wedding Crasher
In early 2020, Molly Kang, MBA ’15, was poised to upend the wedding industry with a direct-to-consumer bridal dress company. Then came social distancing.
November 25, 2020
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Trailblazing Economist and Presidential Adviser Edward Lazear Dies at 72
Described as “perhaps the foremost labor economist of his generation,” professor Edward P. Lazear passed away from pancreatic cancer on Nov. 23.
November 16, 2020
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Yvonne Romero da Silva, MBA ’04: What Matters to Me Now and Why
“I came to realize that one could catalyze change on multiple levels.”
November 01, 2020
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Maker: La Monarca Bakery — The Smells and Flavors of Home
Ricardo Cervantes and Alfredo Livas both grew up in Mexico but didn’t meet until Stanford GSB. They agreed on one thing: They missed the bakeries of their youth.
October 30, 2020
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Office Artifact: Saumitra Jha’s Arabic Astrolabe
How a medieval navigation tool symbolizes the link between world trade and inter-ethnic harmony.
October 29, 2020
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Alumni and Students Recognized for Their Impact
Meet the alumni and students who are making a difference in finance, social entrepreneurship, healthcare, technology, and media.
October 12, 2020
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David Kreps Lauds 2020 Nobel Laureate Robert Wilson
“Bob brought economic theory to the real world, both as a mechanism for understanding ‘how things work’ and then in the design of better institutions.”
October 12, 2020
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Stanford Economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson Win the Nobel in Economic Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the pair for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.
October 09, 2020
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On Your Mark, Get Set … Innovate
Stanford Rebuild, a two-month “innovation sprint” triggered by COVID-19, drew more than 5,000 proposals from entrepreneurs worldwide.
October 06, 2020
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Five MBA Students Named 2021 Siebel Scholars
This year’s Siebel Scholars — Brian Aoyama, Mariana Martins, Bianca Pinasco, Austin Ward, and Joshua Young Yang — are well poised to contribute to humanity.
October 05, 2020
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Dare Ladejobi, MSx ’20: Building a COVID-19 Response into a HealthTech Solution for Millions
The 2020 Social Innovation Fellow’s multi-channel tool has potential for broad use in bringing affordable healthcare to emerging markets.
October 01, 2020
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“What Does Being Hispanic Mean to You?”
Members of the Hispanic Business Student Association share personal thoughts on their heritage and how it informs who they are and how they lead.
September 29, 2020
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Susan Athey Honored for Innovative Market Research
Stanford Graduate School of Business professor and economist recognized for pioneering and innovative scholarship on markets.
