In a rural area of Honduras where maize, cattle, and dairy farms are abundant, a small-business owner makes his living by raising and selling pigs. Recently, he was considering accessing credit to ...

The hollowing out of manufacturing in the United States has been blamed for societal ills ranging from growing drug and alcohol abuse to declining rates of marriage and civic engagement. When Canada, ...

Hiring is, more and more, dominated by artificial intelligence. Standard AI-powered tools can sift through résumés, saving companies time and resources. Newer AI voice agents can also collect ...

One day last spring, I came back to my office from a lunch meeting and found a high-school student camping outside. He was a prospective University of Chicago undergrad, and he said he was passionate ...

When President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs last April, pundits on both sides of the aisle responded by describing the likely effects in superlatives. In a White House ...

Generative artificial intelligence has set off a tremendous amount of excitement, speculation, and anxiety thanks to its ability to convincingly mimic human work, including human writing. Although a ...

Thirty years ago, job seekers paged through newspaper ads, made cold calls, or approached strangers at corporate networking events. Today, online applications and social networking platforms like ...

When you think about the events that have led to success in your career, you probably think about the flattering ones: times when you were insightful, courageous, or determined. You might not think ...

Crypto enthusiasts used to have a catchphrase in response to the doubters: “Have fun staying poor.” Their message: Go ahead, invest in your boring stocks and bonds while we get rich with Bitcoin, ...

A common currency is a wise and important component of European integration and economic vitality. The euro was set up presciently, but its evolution in a sequence of crises now leaves it in a ...

Chicago Booth is excited to announce the addition of a new MBA concentration in Applied Artificial Intelligence. AI technologies are transforming virtually every industry, and organizations are ...

The revolution that’s been happening in financial services is right in your pocket: the phone that you pull out when the check arrives after a restaurant dinner with friends. Until relatively recently ...