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IFDM Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi is highlighted in this Smithsonian Magazine article as a woman trailblazer in the field of financial literacy.

In this Closer Look, CGRI examines the outcomes of a sample of 40 grants issued to 28 CEOs, including how much realizable compensation was earned by the CEO and how the company’s stock-price performance compared to market benchmarks.

Amit Seru, co-faculty director of CGRI, argues that modernizing U.S. bank expansion with better data and AI tools is important, but reducing human judgment could increase financial risks and harm stability.

Stanford Value Chain Innovation Initiative and Amazon co-hosted the inaugural Supply Chain Summit, bringing together executives and academics to explore transformative strategies in modern supply chain management.

GCAP Faculty Director Matteo Maggiori discusses the rise of China's economy, geoeconomics and sanctions power, measuring international economic data, and more in this podcast episode

Should you use ChatGPT to debug errors, or let an AI agent write your code from scratch? Join the DARC team to navigate the evolving landscape of AI coding tools, discover Stanford’s best practices, and learn how to keep your licensed data secure. Watch recording.

This NYT article quotes VCI Faculty Director Ilya A. Strebulaev on why there are more "soonicorns" today than a decade ago and why he expects that number to increase in 2026.

This presentation compares and contrasts three datasets that allow for historical research into public and private firms both in the U.S. and around the world, including at the establishment level. Watch recording.

The CGRI research team highlights the results of their annual ESG survey, which began in 2022.

Enhance your Qualtrics surveys with an embedded AI chat window that participants can use directly within your survey. Learn about the secure, easy-to-implement tool developed by the Behavioral Lab and DARC teams. Watch recording.

This issue covers a yen-slurm milestone; Bloomberg Terminal download limits; mitigating AI threats in survey research; new library resources, including additional Preqin modules; Hub updates; and more.

Topics include: AI integration in Qualtrics, comparisons of historical private company and establishment-level datasets, AI code development, and newly added Verisk/Infutor data spanning five additional years. Register to attend.

Amit Seru, co-faculty director of CGRI, joined fellow scholars at a Hoover Institution conference to examine governance models in American universities and decentralized autonomous organizations.

This CGRI Closer Look reviews evidence demonstrating the extremely poor financial performance and high-risk characteristics of foreign private issuers (FPIs).

CGRI Co-Faculty Director David F. Larcker comments on the difficult but essential task of succession planning that boards must undertake, even when a company is thriving.

IFDM Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi emphasizes that while traditional retirement "rules of thumb" provide a baseline, effective planning requires updating and tailoring these strategies to fit each individual’s unique financial situation.

This LA Times article features commentary from David Larcker, co-faculty director of CGRI, on the recent starts and stops surrounding succession planning and the process of selecting a new CEO at Disney.

Research from two papers by Hau Lee, former co-faculty director of VCII, finds that new import duties pushed “ultra-fresh” fashion companies to pivot, leading to reduced consumer waste.

This Financial Times article quotes Ilya A. Strebulaev, faculty director of the Venture Capital Initiative, who argues that lower barriers to entry have stiffened competition for AI companies.

In this Project Syndicate opinion piece, CGRI Co-Faculty Director Amit Seru comments on what is undermining the Federal Reserve's independence and legitimacy.