Controlled studies capture only a fraction of the effects of artificial intelligence. Economists should work with social scientists to find innovative ways to fully grasp this fast-moving field, writes IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Daniel Björkegren.

Stephen Miran, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers addressed the implications for inflation, interest rates, and monetary policy following the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year.

“There was a large bout of inflation that resulted in an increase in prices after the pandemic,” Miran said during an IGP event. “While American families are still rightly distraught with that experience and unhappy with affordability, prices are now once again stable, albeit at higher levels. Policy should reflect that.”

For Journalism 2050’s inaugural live event, Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin are joined by Azmat Khan, the director of Columbia’s Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism, and IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Anya Schiffrin, to discuss the consequences of the war on Gaza on journalism and what history can teach us about the role of the press in times of crisis.

Camille François, Professor of Practice at Columbia SIPA, and Mark Surman, president of Mozilla Foundation, examine generative AI’s potential to foster or stifle diverse artistic expression

Trump’s approval rating has reached the lowest point of his second term, according to a series of national polls. IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Robert Y. Shapiro comments that "the economy, the Epstein scandal, the disruption ICE has caused, and the defeats that his party has had in the off-year elections do not bode well for Republicans."

IGP Faculty Policy Director Jack Lew, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and former ambassador to Israel in the Biden Administration, joins CNBC to discuss macro outlooks on the economy.

Thomas J. Christensen, IGP Affiliated Faculty member and director of the China and the World Program at Columbia SIPA, called for the United States to recommit to a pragmatic approach to great power competition. He said this means prioritizing partners, avoiding maximalist gestures, and better understanding China as a rising power.

IGP Affiliated Faculty member Robert Y. Shapiro states that "Trump has been very consistent about trying to soak up as much of the news media's attention that he can."

On the proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan, IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Irwin Redlener writes in a New York Times letter to the editor: “Ukraine’s sovereignty, security and democracy should all be nonnegotiable. A strong Ukraine is critical to the security of the United States and Europe”