Fletcher In the News

The Fletcher community, including faculty, leadership, students, and alumni, is actively engaged on the international stage as analysts and advisors for elected officials, policy makers, organizations, and industry. Read more about their ongoing research and work in global business and international affairs.

Featured Research

Did Big Tech Save the World From an Even Bigger Economic Meltdown?

Bhaskar Chakravorti evaluates if the nations with better digital readiness experienced greater economic resilience during the COVID-19 meltdown, via his Foreign Policy column.

In the News

Michael Kleins talks EconoFact with The Financial Exchange

April 23, 2019

Professor of International Economic Affairs Michael Klein speaks with Barry Armstrong of The Financial Exchange about EconoFact, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and more.

Announcing Fletcher’s New Dean

April 8, 2019

Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All, has been named Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Facebook’s Fake Pivot To Privacy

March 11, 2019

In this article in Forbes, Fletcher’s Dean of Global Business, Bhaskar Chakravorti, analyzes Facebook’s proposed focus on privacy and what it really means from a business perspective.

Which Countries Are Leading the Data Economy?

January 24, 2019

This Harvard Business Review article, co-authored by GBA faculty member and our Dean of Global Business, explores data as the driver of a new world order, and why “gross data product” – an alternate GDP – can provide useful insights into issues like security, privacy, and economic growth.