Haas in the News
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Reuters
Study suggests systemic-risk charge for small banks
October 21, 2009
Jim Wilcox, a professor in the Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group and Haas Finance Group, was featured for his research paper about how large groups of small but similar banks can collectively pose a risk to the entire financial system.
Minnesota Public Ratio
What's a pundit good for?
October 21, 2009
Philip Tetlock, a professor in the Haas Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations Group, was interviewed about why America needs pundits and what makes a good one.
USC News
Operations Research Expert to Join USC Viterbi
October 21, 2009
Dorit Simona Hochbaum, a professor in the Haas Operations and Information Technology Management Group, was featured for being the first recipient of the Epstein Family Chair in the Daniel Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Los Angeles Times
Feared flood of foreclosures in California may be averted
October 21, 2009
Kenneth Rosen, chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, was quoted about a second wave of foreclosures and how federal officials will do whatever it takes to clear the backlog of foreclosures.
The Desert Sun
Does it always pay to go solar?
October 21, 2009
Severin Borenstein, co-director of the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, was quoted about his analyses of the cost savings of solar versus improving the energy efficiency of a house.
IT Business Edge
UC-Berkeley Focuses on Business Side of Green Tech
October 20, 2009
The new Energy Institute at Haas was featured for the role it will play in responding to energy and climate change challenges with events and initiatives.
The Energy Institute at Haas was also featured in the following news outlets:
YubaNet.com
Sustainable Energy Initiatives Converge at New Institute at UC Berkeley's Business School
October 21, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
Haas School to offer green tech program
October 20, 2009
Catherine Wolfram and Borenstein, co-directors of the new Energy Institute at Haas, were quoted about how the Institute will help attract and teach students in clean tech, how to commercialize new technologies, and how energy markets work.
Belleville News-Democrat
Answer Man: Olympics always cost host cities
October 19, 2009
Andrew Rose, a professor in the Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group, was featured for his study on the economic benefits for cities that host the Olympics.
Media Newswire
The Effect of the Economic Crisis on the Real Estate Market
October 19, 2009
Robert H. Edelstein, co-chair of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, was featured as a speaker of the Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies “Real Estate and Other Alternative Investments” conference on October 26.
Gigaom
Coming Soon: A Mozilla App for the iPhone
October 19, 2009
The Haas School of Business >play Conference was mentioned in an article about an interview with Mozilla’s CEO John Lilly, a keynote speaker at the conference.
The >play Conference was also mentioned in the following news outlets:
Wayerless
Futurología: Fennec, el Firefox para móviles llegara al iPhone dentro de poco
October 19, 2009
Buzz Tracker
Coming Soon: a Mozilla App for the iPhone
October 18, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
UC students defy image with work for poor
October 18, 2009
UC Regent Richard Blum, BS 58, MBA 59, was mentioned in an article about the center he helped create, the Richard C. Blum Center for Developing Economies, focused on improving the lives of the people around the world living in poverty.
BusinessWeek
UC Berkeley: A Virtual Tour
October 16, 2009
The Haas School of Business was profiled in a virtual tour in BusinessWeek.
The Globe and Mail Report on Business
Steps and funnels: Remodeling your business
October 16, 2009
Henry Chesbrough, an adjunct professor and executive director of the Center for Open Innovation, was interviewed about his research on business model innovation and companies developing new technologies
CNN
Welcome to the University of iTunes
October 16, 2009
Haas School of Business was featured for its videos of lectures and discussions available on YouTube EDU.
Haas was also mentioned in the following news outlet:
Saida Online English
Welcome to the University of iTunes
October 16, 2009
Harvard Business Blogs
Think U.S. High Tech Isn't Healthy? Look at the Data
October 16, 2009
Laura D’Andrea Tyson, a professor in the Haas Business and Public Policy Group,
wrote an article about how evidence does not point to the idea that the US has lost its innovative capacity, or that the outsourcing of production to low-cost locations has undermined the global competitiveness of U.S. high-tech companies.
Wall Street Journal
The Art of Social Entrepreneurship
October 15, 2009
Jerome Engel, chairman of the New Venture Creation and Venture Capital Program, was interviewed about why social entrepreneurship is capturing MBA student attention and Haas' class offerings in social entrepreneurship.
Engel was also featured in the following news outlets:
Wall Street Journal Blogs
The Daily Stary-Up: Why Canadian Start-Ups Head South
October 15, 2009
Agence France Press
Entrepreneurs face funding drought
October 15, 2009
David Charron, acting executive director of the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was quoted about the state of venture capital situation entrepreneurs and how the current economy is a great time to start a company.
Wall Street Journal
M.B.A.s Seek Social Change
October 15, 2009
Jeff Denby, MBA 08, was featured for his being a social entrepreneur and his process in creating an environmentally friendly and sustainable product.
Globe Investor
The Economist’s Top MBA Schools
(registration required)
October 15, 2009
A posting featured the Haas School ranking #3 in the Economist ranking of MBA programs.
CSR Wire
UC Berkeley's College of Chemistry Goes Green with Dow Chair
October 14, 2009
The Haas School was mentioned for participating with other UC Berkeley schools in the new Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry, which was created by the College of Chemistry.
International Business Times
UC-Berkeley (Haas) Essay Analysis, 2009–2010
October 14, 2009
The Haas School of Business was ranked top US institution in the annual Economist global MBA rankings.
The Haas School was also featured in the following news outlets:
Growth Business
UK business schools dominate European top ten
October 15, 2009
Globe and Mail
Report on Business
October 14, 2009
Grist
Paging Dr. Chu, venture capitalist
October 14, 2009
The Haas School was mentioned as the location for the Cleantech Institute, a gathering of regulators, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs who discussed the state of green technology.
The Cleantech Institute was also featured in the following news outlet:
The Energy Collective
Paging Dr. Chu, venture capitalist
October 14, 2009
CNNMoney
Push on to expand $8000 tax credit
October 12, 2009
Rosen was quoted about his study on the expansion of the tax credit and how it will motivate buyers in the trade-up market to purchase a higher-priced primary home.
Time
Americans Take Nobel Prize in Economics
October 12, 2009
Professor Emeritus Oliver Williamson was named the 2009 Sveriges Riksbank Prize winner in Economic Sciences with Indiana University and Indiana State University Professor Elinor Ostrom.
Williamson was also featured in the dozens of other news outlets, including:
New York Times
Two Americans Are Awarded Nobel in Economics
October 12, 2009
Wall Street Journal
U.S. News: Nobel Looks Outside Markets --- Economics Prize Goes to Americans Who Studied Shared Resources, Corporate Decisions
(subscription required)
October 13, 2009
The Economist
News from the schools, October 2009
October 14, 2009
China Taiwan
U.S. economists: Nobel winner Williamson's work has current relevance
October 13, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
UC Berkeley professor shares Nobel in economics
October 13, 2009
San Jose Mercury News
Editorial: Bay Area remains a hotbed of academic talent
October 13, 2009
USA Today
Americans share economics Nobel
October 12, 2009
The Boston Globe
MIT Alumnus gets Nobel in Economics
October 12, 2009
The Irish Times
First woman wins Nobel economics prize for study of benefits of citizen enterprise
October 12, 2009
El Mercurio
Leyes Chilenas de las OPA y pesca se inspiraron en trabajos de los ganadores del Nobel
October 14, 2009
ABC 7 News
New tax on oil could bring money for school
October 12, 2009
Borenstein was quoted about how a new tax on oil would not increase the price of gas for consumers at the pump.
The Wall Street Journal
Business Fends Off Tax Hit
(registration required)
October 12, 2009
Tyson was quoted about how Obama administration has shelved a plan to raise more than $200 billion in new taxes on multinational companies.
California Real Estate Journal
Kayakers and Slam Dunkers
October 12, 2009
The Haas School of Business won second place in the ninth annual Challenge for Children on September 18, which divided 350 real-estate-related professionals into 36 teams.
CBS 5
Is Quake Retrofitting Your House Worth The Cost?
October 12, 2009
Dwight Jaffee, co-chair of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, was quoted about how earthquake retrofitting is the "sensible thing to do."
CNBC
Research and Markets: From Innovation to Cash Flows: Value Creation by Structuring High Technology Alliances
October 8, 2009
Chesbrough was featured for his contribution to the John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report titled, “From Innovation to Cash Flows: Value Creation by Structuring High Technology Alliances.”
