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The official account for #ChicagoBooth providing updates on faculty, alumni, students, research, events, and more.
Chicago, IL
Joined March 2010
Longer hold periods for private equity investments are due in part to higher interest rates, says Chicago Booth’s Steven Kaplan.
cfo.com
As private equity firms buy up businesses across many industries, finance chiefs are navigating a more complicated leadership structure.
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Retired Booth professor Waverly Deutsch shares how Dungeons & Dragons inspired entrepreneurial simulations in her course Building the New Venture.
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Retired Booth professor Waverly Deutsch shares how Dungeons & Dragons inspired entrepreneurial simulations in her course Building the New Venture.
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NEW podcast 👇 Why are home prices so high? Chicago Booth's Chad Syverson talks about his research on the weak link between building costs and home prices.
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Chicago Booth’s Chad Syverson talks about his research on the weak link between building costs and home prices.
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In the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis, Chicago Booth’s Erika Kirgios and her team considered the best way to fight the infodemic. Discover what communication style the researchers found to be most effective.
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Research provides a clear takeaway for combating future public-health crises.
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UChicago recently celebrated the opening of Hyde Park Labs to help advance local entrepreneurship and science research. The facility includes space for the UChicago Science Incubator, managed by the @polskycenter.
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New commercial space aims to turn research into real-world solutions, support deep tech startups
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“When applicants were told, ‘You can choose who interviews you—AI or human’—nearly 80 percent chose the AI,” says Chicago Booth’s @brian_jabarian of his latest study. “That’s not just a convenience issue. It’s a psychological signal.”
poetsandquantsforexecs.com
A Chicago Booth economist found that AI interviews outperformed humans in a randomized trial of 70,000 job applicants — and more than 3/4 of candidates chose the bot over a person.
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In a new poll conducted by Chicago Booth’s Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets and the Financial Times, 82 percent of economists chose Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller as their preferred pick to lead the central bank.
ft.com
Kevin Hassett seen as most likely to replace Jay Powell under pressure from president, according to FT survey
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Congratulations to Booth’s Marianne Bertrand on being selected as a 2025 Citation Laureate in Economics! The award celebrates economists whose research has reshaped policy, deepened insights into human behavior, and influenced global economic systems. https://t.co/ZoYfHxr4rU
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According to research by Chicago Booth’s @brian_jabarian and coauthors, women are more likely to prefer an AI job interviewer than men.
huffpost.com
Opting in ― or out ― of AI matters more than you realize.
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Students in Booth’s specialized masters programs cheered on the Chicago Cubs during a recent social outing to Wrigley Field. Before the game, they enjoyed a barbecue where they had the chance to meet Cubs owner and fellow Boothie Tom Ricketts, AB ’88, MBA ’93.
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Starting your application for Booth’s Full-Time, Part-Time, or Sokolov Executive MBA Program? Get tips for writing a successful essay and check out the latest prompts for each program.
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Starting your application? Here are five questions to ask yourself before drafting your essay.
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Research by Chicago Booth’s Erika Kirgios and coauthors argues that women are less likely than equally qualified men to compete for high-status roles or promotions, but highlighting this competition gender gap can motivate women to try for these roles.
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Stereotype reactance could play a crucial role in motivating women.
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Malls are “generally profitable” over long periods of time when compared to online retail, says Chicago Booth’s James Schrager.
chicagotribune.com
Increased use of online shopping and e-commerce appeared to be foreshadowing an eventual end to brick-and-mortar stores, especially those in malls.
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The percentage of unemployed college graduates has been steadily rising over the past decade, according to Chicago Booth’s Matthew Notowidigdo and predoctoral researcher Jingzhou Huang.
nytimes.com
For years, only a small portion of the people experiencing long spells of joblessness were college graduates. That’s starting to change.
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Get a glimpse into the unconventional career path of Satyajeet Salgar, MBA ’07, who’s played pivotal roles at some of the world’s largest tech companies and refined products that have become staples of modern life.
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A glimpse into alum Satyajeet Salgar’s (MBA’ 07) creative and unconventional career.
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What’s the best way to handle conflict in the workplace? On this episode of the @chicagoboothrev podcast, Booth’s Lisa Stefanac shares her tips for de-escalation and explains why it’s beneficial to confront issues rather than avoid them. https://t.co/TRaf4QnRUi
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Chicago Booth is pleased to expand its concentrations to include Business, Society, and Sustainability. The new concentration will equip MBA students with the skills they need to create positive change in the for-profit, nonprofit, and government sectors.
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The Business, Society, and Sustainability concentration will help MBA students develop the social impact skills that create positive change in for-profit, nonprofit, and government sectors.
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Happy first day of school, Boothies! What are you looking forward to most this quarter?
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A study by Chicago Booth’s Steven Kaplan and his coauthor finds that factors like execution, creativity, and strategy positively relate to success for CEOs.
chicagobusiness.com
Research from Chicago Booth shows what sets CEOs apart: strong execution and strategic thinking, not agreeableness or interpersonal skills.
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Using AI to analyze investors’ decisions and motivations, Chicago Booth’s Ralph S. J. Koijen and his coauthors uncovered relationships missed by traditional financial metrics.
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Using transformer models on portfolio data, researchers uncovered relationships missed by traditional financial metrics.
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