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Can industrial policy help revive struggling regions?

March 18, 2024

Economic inequality have widened since the 1970s, affecting both individuals and regions due to the shift from manufacturing to a service-based economy.

Vaccine delivery initiative expands in Sierra Leone

March 13, 2024

A medical care and vaccine delivery project, co-led by Yale’s Mushfiq Mobarak, is expanding into remote, rural parts of the West African nation.

What does a record stock market mean?

March 5, 2024

In a Q&A, Yale School of Management’s William Goetzmann explains what soaring stock prices say about the economy and the future of the markets.

Student project explores retirement savings in underserved populations

February 28, 2024

Students in Yale SOM’s M.B.A. for Executives program last fall explored initiatives to encourage retirement planning in African American and Latino communities.

Yale Ventures student associates support Yale innovation’s expanding impact

February 19, 2024

The program offers students the opportunity to support start-ups in a variety of stages, facilitating and bolstering their career goals long after graduation.

Cross-disciplinary housing course wins design education award

February 19, 2024

A Yale course on affordable housing that is about to yield eight new homes in New Haven is being held up as an example of design education.

Assembling an economy in space

February 15, 2024

Commercial space is developing quickly, but public funds remain key to building out a self-sustaining economy in orbit around Earth.

What happens when unions bargain for social justice?

February 9, 2024

A new Yale SOM study examines the wave of unionization in museums, where workers often bring social-justice concerns to the bargaining table.

How start-ups evade scrutiny and ensure executive windfalls

February 1, 2024

Yale Law’s Sven Riethmueller discusses the regulatory holes that allow companies to grant discounted stock options as compensation while preparing to go public.

Bitcoin is legal tender in El Salvador — but does anyone really use it?

January 30, 2024

A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s David Argente and Diana Van Patten found that a lack of trust caused use of the cryptocurrency to fall off quickly.