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Complementary Climate Policies for Supply and Demand

Geir B. Asheim, Bård Harstad
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Contingent Trade Agreements: Linking Free Trade and Environmental Conservation

Bård Harstad
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October 09, 2018
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Valerie Shen, MS/MBA ’19: A Journey Into Subjectivity

Plunging into assignments that have no “objectively correct answers” has left her with more questions than answers — and happily so.
Valerie Shen. Credit: Stacy Geiken
September 28, 2018
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Stanford GSB Academic Year Begins with New Faculty and Electives

The start of each school year brings new additions to faculty, lecturers, and electives that enhance the student experience.
MBA students. Photo by Elena Zukhova
September 21, 2018
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Where Stanford GSB Interned This Summer

Students headed around the world to work in every major industry.
Young professionals working together. Credit: iStock/Vasyl Dolmatov
August 24, 2018
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Myra Strober: Breaking Barriers at Stanford GSB

One of the school’s first female faculty members talks about that uninviting climate — and how she’s built the field of feminist economics.
 Myra Strober. Credit: Courtesy Stanford Special Collections & University Archives
July 18, 2018
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Corporate Governance Expert Nicholas Donatiello, MBA ’86, Dies at 57

Nicholas Donatiello, Jr., MBA ’86, who taught corporate governance at Stanford Graduate School of Business, died at his San Francisco home two days shy of his June 28 birthday.
Donatiello in the classroom
July 18, 2018
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Exploring Rural Minnesota To Learn Who Could Benefit From Tax Reform

This summer, MBA student Cody Evans is traveling to low-income areas targeted by a new federal program for economic investment to see how they could succeed.
Business is booming at this woolen mill in Bemidji, Minnesota, which MBA student Cody Evans says could benefit from new investment. Credit: Cody Evans
June 20, 2018
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Rethinking Corporations and Capitalism

With the Corporations and Society Initiative, Anat R. Admati hopes to make Stanford GSB a better citizen of the world.
Anat R. Admati | Nancy Rothstein
June 17, 2018
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Carlos Brito to Class of 2018: What Would the World Miss if You Did Not Exist?

Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO and Stanford alumnus advised graduates to seek a higher motivation.
Stanford GSB Class of 2018 | Saul Bromberger
May 02, 2018
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Professor Darrell Duffie Awarded Amundi Pioneer Prize

The Journal of Finance has bestowed first prize honors on the paper “Benchmarks in Search Markets.”
Darrell Duffie, The Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance | Nancy Rothstein
May 02, 2018
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Professor Hau Lee wins Case Centre Award

Prize awarded in the case method community’s annual ‘Oscars’.
Hau Lee
April 26, 2018
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New Awards Recognize Academic Achievement of Graduating Sloan Fellows

Two new awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by Sloan Fellows in the Stanford MSx Program.
Parker, Joss | Helen Chang
April 23, 2018
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Community in Conversation: The Business of Politics

Two first-time political candidates talk about applying the lessons they learned at Stanford GSB.
A woman running for office looking ahead. | Illustration by Roman Muradov
April 17, 2018
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Dave Whorton, MBA ’97, Goes Against the Grain to Invest in “Evergreen” Companies

A venture capitalist changes course after one crucial conversation.
Dave Whorton, MBA ‘97 | Camilla Ekenheim
April 16, 2018
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Professor David Kreps Honored With the 2018 Nemmers Prize in Economics

Northwestern University announces Kreps as the winner of the 2018 Erwin Plein Prize in Economics based on his work in game theory, decision theory, and finance.
David Kreps | Photo by Nancy Rothstein
April 06, 2018
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Katherine August-deWilde, MBA ’75: A Leadership Checklist

Understanding what a strong leader needs.
Katherine August-deWilde: "You can’t ask more of your team than you ask of yourself." | Reuters/Neal Hamberg
April 04, 2018
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Young Scholar Award Inaugurated in Honor of Marketing Professor V. “Seenu” Srinivasan

The new award will reward young scholars working on quantitative methodologies of interest to academics and practitioners of marketing.
V. "Seenu" Srinivasan | Nancy Rothstein
March 19, 2018
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Chief Kindness Officers?

Students explore how self-awareness, self-care, and self-understanding can help them become better leaders.
Leah Weiss, a lecturer in organizational behavior, teaches students that a better bottom line starts with being better to yourself. | Illustration by Valeria Petrone
March 07, 2018
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Behind the Scenes at Stanford GSB’s Executive Challenge

Get an exclusive MBA student’s-eye view as a mentor guides her squad through this intense one-day test of leadership skills.
Squad 44 (from left): Abiodun Buari, MBA ’19; Jamie Beaton, MBA ’19; Alice Song, MBA ’19; Lauren Humphrey, MBA ’18; Sarah Hoffman, MBA ’19; Thomas Hanley, MBA ’19; and Tyler Willibrand, MBA ’19 | Shaun Roberts
March 06, 2018
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Take a Virtual Tour of Stanford GSB

Visit the Knight Management Center on a busy Wednesday.
video tour
March 02, 2018
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Nicole Alvino, MBA ’04: Creating the Company of Her Dreams

Turned off by corporate fraud, she discovered the tools to start a venture born of passion, where she could set the tone.
Nicole Alvino and Greg Shove | Courtesy of Nicole Alvino
February 27, 2018
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From the Dean: Staying Ahead in the Digital Age

“Effective leaders in the digital age will need to be mindful of the social consequences of technology.”
From left to right: Michael Ostrovsky, Guido Imbens, Dean Jonathan Levin, and Susan Athey | Toni Bird
February 20, 2018
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Stanford GSB Launches New Executive Education Program to Help Senior Leaders Harness Big Data in Their Organizations

Big Data, Strategic Decisions: Analysis to Action will empower senior-level executives to use data analytics to improve decisions and gain a competitive advantage.
Courtesy SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Archives and History Office
February 16, 2018
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Startup Garage Celebrates Five Years

At Startup Garage, students learn to create and launch new products. For its fifth anniversary, meet five companies that began as class projects.
Stefanos Zenios working with students in the Co-Lab | Steve Castillo
February 12, 2018
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Edward Fenster, MBA ’07: Bringing Solar Energy Home

Classmates provided inspiration — and a future partner.
Stanford GSB classmate Lynn Jurich (right), Edward Fenster | Sunrun Inc.