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Professor, Mailman School, Columbia University

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Knightian uncertainty bookRuminations

Interview with HBS Alumni Stories on Uncertainty Book

March 7, 2025 Amar Bhidé 637 Views imagination,  uncertainty

  05 Mar 2025 Uncertain Terms Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) on the importance of human imagination and ambiguity in

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Wall Street Journal Review

March 2, 2025 Amar Bhidé 684 Views innovation,  uncertainty

Charles Calomiris, an eminent scholar, entrepreneur and music composer penned a serious insightful review in the Wall Street Journal this

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Thinking in Cases

February 19, 2025 Amar Bhidé 1026 Views Moral hazard

A couple of years ago I chanced upon John Forrester’s Thinking in Cases. I found the title intriguing — I

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Fun Chat with Greg LaBlanc

February 9, 2025 Amar Bhidé 739 Views uncertainty

  What is the difference between risk and uncertainty? Why does mainstream economics often overlook uncertainty altogether? Amar Bhidé is

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Interview with Martin Reeves

February 8, 2025 Amar Bhidé 526 Views Artificial Intelligence,  uncertainty

When I was in Business school, oh an eternity ago, BCG was the tough, brainy, analytical outfit. McKinsey, the suave,

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A Cautiously optimistic view of LLMs (Project Syndicate oped)

January 30, 2025 Amar Bhidé 509 Views

… After two deeply skeptical pieces in 2024 (which I stand by!) Amar Bhidé explains what a purported Chinese AI

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General Audience Book talk at the Kansas City Public Libarary

January 18, 2025 Amar Bhidé 519 Views discourse,  uncertainty

Thanks to Jonathan Kemper, an old friend and Library Trustee, I was invited to give a “signature event” talk at

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McKinsey Author Talks Interview

December 31, 2024 Amar Bhidé 542 Views

Book interview with the Good Old Firm brought back memories of the Good Old Days

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Gene Tunny Economics Explored Podcast

December 30, 2024 Amar Bhidé 507 Views

The booker was right: Gene is a kind and thoughtful interviewer, with a well-deservedly avid listeners

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Elaine Chao: What we read in 2024

December 6, 2024 Amar Bhidé 594 Views

“Uncertainty and Enterprise: Venturing Beyond the Known” is a must-read for anyone seeking a roadmap to the bewildering array of

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