Questrom News & Events

Immigration is crucial for population growth, a strong labor force, and economic progress in Massachusetts and the U.S., according to a new study by Mark Williams, Master Lecturer of Finance. The study, “Immigration is Vital to U.S. & Massachusetts,” highlights that sectors like construction, healthcare, and agriculture heavily rely on immigrant labor. Without this participation, […]

Megan MacGarvie, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law offers insight into the use of simulations to teach students about risk and uncertainty in forecasting, sharing lessons learned from election predictions that highlight the importance of understanding probabilities and assumptions in modeling. I teach an undergraduate course in business analytics at Boston University’s Questrom […]

From the Magazine (November – December 2024 issue) Harvard Business Review recently published an article co-authored by Constance Noonan Hadley, Research Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, discussing the persistence of loneliness in the workplace. Building on their collective decades of experience studying and consulting on loneliness with companies around the world, Constance and her […]