Independence. Creativity. Money. Those are the benefits associated with successful entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. But is being an entrepreneur really more lucrative than working for a salary? And who is best cut out to succeed? A new study by Professor Ross Levine of the Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group answers both of these questions.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Janet Yellen, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Haas Professor Emeritus, speaks at the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Speaker Series about the benefits of the Fed opening communication channels.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Prof. Ross Levine explains why financial regulations and reform play such an important role in the economic recovery, and therefore should be a key issue in the presidential election.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Brain scans measuring neural responses to economic decisions are increasingly allowing researchers to uncover how we learn and make decisions in complex social and strategic settings. In other words, examining brain activity lends further clues to how consumers make buying decisions in a competitive market.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

A real estate investor owns a big office-building complex and decides he needs $10 million to invest in energy-efficient improvements. He goes to the bank, where the loan officer says, "Sorry, we don't do that kind of thing."

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Watching a horror movie can scare you into selling your stocks earlier than you would have otherwise.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Business schools are churning out a new breed of MBA graduates who want to use their leadership skills toward effecting social good.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Basel III decreases but does not eliminate systemic risk in the banking system, according to research by UC Berkeley business and finance professors.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Innovation drives markets. But when innovation is left unharnessed and spreads too fast, regulation can’t keep up and innovation implodes.

Friday, June 3, 2011

How likely are you to repurchase a stock you sold? Professor Terrance Odean, who studies behavioral finance, found that that trading patterns involving previously owned stock are driven by a desire to avoid or at least limit anticipated regret.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

In Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy, UC Berkeley economist Atif Mian and co-authors Amir Sufi and Francesco Trebbi exploit legal differences across states in how mortgage defaults are handled. States in the US are divided into two camps. Some – like Illinois – are judicial, meaning the lender is obligated to go through the court before foreclosing on a home.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Access to information technology benefits female research scientists more than their male counterparts, increasing research productivity and collaboration, according to a new study co-authored by Assistant Professor Waverly Ding of the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Henry Chesbrough, executive director of the Haas Center for Open Innovation, rethinks the concept of open innovation to tackle a new economy. In his new book, Open Services Innovation (Jossey-Bass, January 2011), Chesbrough offers the tools to apply service-focused innovation to avoid what he calls "the commodity trap."

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

When he took his behavioral economics research out of the lab and into the world of Internet domainers and pornographers, UC Berkeley professor John Morgan found that business professionals in industries typically considered “shady” are better collaborators and more “trusting, trustworthy, and altruistic” than college students whom he tested in a lab setting.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Associate Professor Don Moore teaches the core course "Leading People."

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

When customers are allowed to pay what they want for a purchase, knowing a portion of the payment will go to charity, they become rather generous, according to a study by Associate Professor Leif Nelson, Haas Marketing Group.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Senior Lecturer Sara Beckman designed the course "Problem Finding, Problem Solving" to teach students the process of creative problem framing. She says, "This class is aimed at teaching a process whereby students identify and frame problems and come up with alternative solutions. We employ creative problem solving, systems thinking, and critical thinking that are necessary to be an innovative leader."

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

In order to prevent inflated credit ratings and an economic crisis similar to that in 2008, the government should eliminate rating-contingent regulation, according to Assistant Professor Marcus Opp, Haas Finance Group. “If the government didn’t have these rating-contingent regulations, I believe the ratings would automatically become more informative,” says Opp.

Friday, August 13, 2010

As federal legislators and regulators consider taxing utility companies for carbon emissions, Assistant Professor Lucas W. Davis suggests a fixed pricing structure on natural gas service that would protect consumers and satisfy utility companies.

Monday, June 28, 2010

As federal legislators and regulators consider taxing utility companies for carbon emissions, Assistant Professor Lucas W. Davis suggests a fixed pricing structure on natural gas service that would protect consumers and satisfy utility companies.

Monday, June 28, 2010

How can managers and executives in knowledge-based industries maximize their effectiveness in a dynamic world? What are the tools they need when they operate in turbulent ecosystems with rapid innovation cycles? Senior Lecturer and management behavior expert Homa Bahrami provides the answers in a new book called Super –Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises: A Toolkit for Dynamic Adaptation, co-authored by Stuart Evans, Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

The annual David Aaker Distinguished Lecture Series in Marketing co-sponsored by the Deans Speaker Series, the MBA Marketing Club, and the Undergraduate Marketing Club. Presented at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The power of counterfactual reflection on life’s pivotal moments.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Panel discussion with Maximilian Auffhammer, Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics; Bill Collins, Department Head, Climate Science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Rich Muller, Professor of Physics, author, Physics for Future Presidents; Margaret Torn, Program Head, Climate and Carbon Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on questions about the integrity of the peer review process for climate change research.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

How Haas is redefining the business school graduate to deliver leaders for the idea economy.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Haas Senior Lecturer Sara Beckman and other design experts address the topic "Dimensions in Design: The Evolving Role of Design in Business."

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Tom Campbell, California gubernatorial candidate and former Dean of the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, talks on "Political Leadership in a World of Suspicion" as part of the Deans Speaker Series.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Haas School celebrates the creation of its Energy Institute with a launch event and panel discussion focused on energy innovation. Keynote speaker, Matt Rogers, is senior adviser to US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, who directs the disbursement of energy-related stimulus money.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Despite recent upticks in the economy, the U.S. and worldwide employment picture continues to be bleak. Are we facing a "jobless recovery?" Did the international economic collapse in 2008-09 alter the labor market permanently? What employment patterns and prospects should we expect as global markets and economies recover? UC Berkeley scholars answered these questions, explored the role of international organizations such as the G20 in addressing them, and offered proposals to prevent protectionism and promote a global solution. Panel: John Quigley, Goldman School of Public Policy; J. Bradford DeLong, Department of Economics; David Card, Department of Economics; Andrew Rose, Haas School of Business

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Hundreds of Haas School faculty, staff, and students toasted Professor Oliver Williamson today after he was named a winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Williamson, the Edgar F.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Highlights of activities and celebration for Professor Oliver Williamson, recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Monday, October 12, 2009

News coverage of Professor Oliver Williamson's 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The Edgar F.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Political economist Pablo Spiller, the Jeffrey A. Jacobs Distinguished Professor in Business and Technology, discusses his research on government vs. private contracts. Spiller found that a fundamental difference between public and private contracting is the potential scrutiny of public contracts by opportunistic third parties.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Professor Jennifer Chatman, the Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management at the Haas School of Business, provides four principles for managers to follow especially during difficult economic times.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Haas School Associate Professor Cameron Anderson discusses how individuals who act like leaders - by speaking up and appearing confident - may be perceived as more competent, even if their actual skills don't measure up.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Tom Campbell, Adam Galinsky, and Pablo Spiller discuss "Which Ethical Lines Were Crossed?" This is the fifth event in the ongoing Dean's Speaker Series on the financial turmoil, featuring Haas experts examining the implications of the global economic crisis.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Panelists include Joe Cook of Cushman & Wakefield, Sean Flannery of Wells Fargo, Dave White of Prudential Real Estate Investors, and Ezra Mersey, founder of Jackson Pacific Ventures.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Jerome S. Engel, Executive Director, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, presents a panel discussion with Haas School Professor Jim Wilcox; Brian Atwood, Managing Director, Versant Ventures; Mike Gridley, Principal, Industry Ventures; and Garrett Gruener, Co-Founder and Director, Alta Partners.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Haas School Professors Jim Wilcox, Hayne Leland, and Dwight Jaffee respond to the escalation of the financial crisis by the collapse of Lehman Brothers and AIG and the overall market’s downward spiral in an impromptu teach-in.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

In “Stakeholders vs. Shareholders,” Haas faculty debate, "Whom exactly should business serve?" Professors Ernesto Dal Bó and Dean Rich Lyons speak from the stakeholder point of view. Professors Hayne Leland and David Vogel champion shareholders.

Monday, September 8, 2008

David Vogel, Haas School Professor and Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor debate "Corporate Social Responsibility: Is it Responsible?" Vogel, a business ethics expert, is also a professor in Berkeley's Political Science Department and an affiliate professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Dr. Laura Tyson, formerly dean of Haas School of Business and London Business School discusses the theme “Global Ambition.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Haas School faculty experts debated the impact of the economic downturn on US and global economies.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Haas School Dean Tom Campbell gives the Annual Bank of America Walter E. Hoadley Economic Forecast to the Commonwealth Club of California

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Inside Innovation Conference Panel, "Creating Value in a Global Marketplace," with Haas School professors Raymond Miles, David Mowery, and David Teece; associate professor and associate dean for strategic planning Steven Tadelis; and moderator David Vogel.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Inside Innovation Conference Panel, "Breaking Tradition -- Driving Growth" with Henry W. Chesbrough, Adjunct Professor and Executive Director, Center for Open Innovation; Lee Fleming, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School; Haas School professor John Morgan; Haas School professor Pablo Spiller; and moderator Adam Berman.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Inside Innovation Conference Panel, "Discovering and Launching New Product Blockbusters," with Haas School professor emeritus David Aaker; senior lecturer Sara L. Beckman; Kay-Yut Chen, Ph.D., principal scientist, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories; and moderator Rashi Glazer.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Professors Andrew Rose and Richard Lyons discuss Thomas Friedman's recently updated book The World Is Flat.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Speakers: Assistant Prof. Tom Davidoff, Prof. Mary Comerio. Moderator: Prof. Dwight Jaffee

Friday, October 14, 2005

Speakers: Prof. Karlene Roberts, Prof. Nora Silver, Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Michael Lebsack. Moderator: Prof. Pino Audia

Friday, October 14, 2005

Speakers: Prof. James Wilcox, Prof. Severin Borenstein, Prof. Robert Bea, Prof. Raymond Seed. Moderator: Haas School Dean Rich Lyons

Friday, October 14, 2005

Investing in Emerging Markets: China, India, and Russia": seven videos on the challenges and opportunities for business growth and investment in the three fastest growing economies in the world.

Friday, October 7, 2005

At Haas since 1993, Wood has taught the core undergraduate class in macroeconomics since 1999. He has twice been nominated for the Earl F.

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Acting Dean Rich Lyons and Professor Andy Rose debate before the East Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network.

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Against a backdrop of business scandals, Haas faculty experts analyze corporate governance and business ethics.

Monday, December 29, 2003

Professors Andrew Rose and David Vogel go head-to-head in a debate over whether the US should participate in multilateral trade liberalization.

Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Is there a housing price bubble in the Bay Area? Have the office markets bottomed yet? Which real estate markets are healthiest in 2003? Ken Rosen, Haas School professor and chair of the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics, speaks at San Francisco's World Trade Club.

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

"The Conflict With Iraq: What Are the Economic Consequences?" features Professors Andrew K. Rose and Janet L. Yellen, with an overview by Haas School Dean Tom Campbell.

Monday, November 25, 2002

Dean Laura Tyson, Associate Dean Ben Hermalin and Professors Janet Yellen, Hal Varian, Ken Rosen, Rich Lyons, Dwight Jaffee, Jerry Engel and Severin Borenstein present a review of economic conditions in the United States in the wake of the events of September 11 and the ongoing war on terrorism.

Friday, November 9, 2001

What went wrong with California's electricity restructuring in 2000 and 2001? How can the state recover from the precarious supply situation it put itself in? Does the California crisis have lessons for other states that are restructuring? In this talk, Severin Borenstein, E.T.

Friday, January 19, 2001

Actor and philanthropist Paul Newman inaugurates a new Haas School program, the Forum on Philanthropy in Business, with an informal chat with Dean Tyson. In this clip, Tyson asks him to describe his game plan.

Thursday, September 7, 2000