Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

Gradual hotel slowdown: Has the party ended?
Cornell Real Estate Market Indices: Crocker Liu and co-authors report on hotels’ regional, price, and financial performance in Q2 2019.

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.

Equipment purchases: Putting a number on it
Mao and Moulton discuss their spreadsheet-based application that can be used to quickly compare the economic value of various equipment alternatives.

10 tips for entrepreneurs from unicorn founder Gang Yu
Serial entrepreneur Gang Yu, MS ’86, addressed alumni at the inaugural event of the Cornell SC Johnson China Council of Alumni.

CIHLER welcomes Christian White to industry advisory board
The Cornell Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations is pleased to welcome Christian White to the advisory board.

Green for green: Funding sustainable property upgrades
Nicholas Zuba of the Connecticut Green Bank gives students a glimpse of the considerations at play in the world of green energy finance.

U.S.-China trade war: A zero-sum game
Undergraduate researcher for the Emerging Markets Institute Michael Pocress summarizes the history and outlook U.S.-China trade relations.

SGE speaker demystifies “responsible investment”
Linda Giuliano, MBA ’02, of AllianceBernstein gives students a glimpse of the key themes and considerations in responsible investment as part of SGE’s Finance and Sustainability speaker series.

Sustainable energy and the State Grid Corporation of China
The State Grid Corporation (SGCC) of China has become a major, global player in sustainable energy over the last 10 years.