2016 High School Workshop in Experimental Economics
June 27 – July 01, 2016 The Economic Science Institute hosted a one week-long International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) and Thomas W. Smith Foundation sponsored workshop on experimental economics for high school students. Taught by Andrew Smyth, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow at the Economic Science Institute and soon to be Assistant Professor of Economics at Marquette University. Many of the
Distinguished Speaker Series with Anand K. Nallathambi How to Find Success in a Data-Driven World
Operating in this new big data-driven world, corporations and individuals find themselves faced with the challenge of navigating through massive amounts of information, making sense of it, and applying it to improve their business. While data comes more easily, it is much more complex. Mr. Anand K. Nallathambi shared his insights into how students can create value
Feature Fridays
Kina De Santis is not just any student at Chapman University. She is a co-founder of MotorMood and a leading entrepreneur within the business school. In a quick Q&A, we answer some of your questions about starting as an entrepreneur along with tips from Kina De Santis. As an entrepreneur what inspired you to
Chapman MBA Ranked #81, Top Business Schools Another Move up for The Argyros School
US News and World Report published their list of the 2017 Best Business Schools, and Chapman’s Full Time MBA program jumped two spots, up to #81 from #83 in the previous year. The ranking methodology includes a variety of factors like student selectivity, employment outcomes, salaries, recruiter assessment and peer assessment. We congratulate all of our faculty,
Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship hosts Tim Draper from Draper University
The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at the Argyros School of Business and Economics is hosting an even open to the entire Chapman community. Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, is coming to Chapman University on Thursday, February 25th 2016. He will be guest speaking from 12pm -1:30pm about his new innovative curriculum
Vernon Smith delivers keynote address at Trinity Economic Forum
February 7, 2016, Dr. Vernon Smith, at Chapman University’s Economic Science Institute, delivers keynote address at the fifth annual Trinity Economic Forum (TEF) in Ireland. TEF is Ireland’s first and largest student run economic forum and was launched by the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, to promote student participation in shaping the future direction of
Walk Down Wall Street Leads to Career Paths
Many Argyros School students never imagined that participating in the Argyros School’s “Walk Down Wall Street” course would help them find their career paths, but that’s exactly what has happened in many cases. Walk Down Wall Street is offered each interterm session to about 30 Argyros School undergraduates, and includes a seven-day trip to New York
Chapman’s MBA Program Receives 2015 Poets & Quants’ MBA Ranking The Argyros School is listed in the top 100 for U.S. MBA Programs
Chapman’s MBA program is currently ranked in U.S. News World & Report and Bloomberg Businessweek and now we are pleased to add Poets & Quants to the list! Poets & Quants provides analysis of business schools rankings and full-time MBA programs. For the first time, Chapman’s MBA program was ranked among some prominent schools coming in
2016 Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics
The Economic Science Institute at Chapman recently hosted 20 doctoral students from around the world for the 21st Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics. In a series of 11 sessions, the students first participated in an economic experiment earning cash as a naive subject would and then afterwards discussed with the faculty member the
The Leatherby Center Hosts the Keith A. Pham Business Model Competition Chapman student and alumni startups get a boost with prize money, real-world experience and the opportunity to pitch to local investor groups
The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics hosted the Keith A. Pham Business Model Competition on December 4, in which teams consisting of Chapman students and alumni competed for prize money and an opportunity to pitch to Angel investor groups. At the competition, the 10 finalists pitched their business models to a panel of