Accounting, Economics & Finance
Sharing stories related to our industry expertise in accounting, economics, and finance.

Under the Influence: How behavioral contagion can drive positive social change
Others’ choices affect our own and have enormous economic, social, and environmental consequences, argues Robert H. Frank in his new book.

Cybersecurity: Crimes and consequences
As hacking threats grow in sophistication, here’s a look at what companies are doing to protect themselves and their clients.

Investing for good
Mubadala Ventures investor Alaa Halawa focuses on early-growth, deep-tech life science companies that are disrupting traditional industries.

Portfolio Management: a definitive guide
Scott Stewart and his co-authors, all quantitative experts, drew on their experience as money managers for Portfolio Management: Theory and Practice.

Park Perspectives: A quarter at the Cornell Tech campus
Matt Ford details his experience in the fintech intensive at the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.

Present Value: Saule Omarova discusses financial sector oversight and fintech
Present Value podcast talks with Cornell Law School’s Saule Omarova about financial oversight, Dodd-Frank, and implications of an emerging fintech sector.

MBAs in the Fintech Intensive hear insights from Betterment’s SVP
Betterment’s Ben Alden is one of the many market-changing leaders to visit Cornell Tech and discuss their industry’s technological shifts.

M&As are Up, IPOs are Down. What’s the Story?
As public equity markets lose players, private equity grows, and mergers and acquisitions reach historic levels, the economy struggles to adapt.

Take it from a VP: Learning never ends
Earning an MBA marks the beginning, not the end, of a business education, says Tom Strobel ’96, MBA ’05, vice president of finance at Ecolab.