The history of Chicago Booth is one of pioneering insights that have transformed the practice of business—and even the way we live. From the revolutionary ideas about finance from Nobel laureate Eugene F. Fama, MBA ’63, PhD ’64, to fellow Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler’s work on behavioral economics, some of the most influential business concepts in history were born at Booth. Today, our faculty comprise more than 200 preeminent scholars of business whose innovative research is helping shape the world of today—and tomorrow.
Throughout the school’s history, leading scholars across disciplines have chosen to conduct research at Booth because they know that here they are free to explore their curiosity in an intellectually open and supportive community. They are surrounded by passionate colleagues, all committed to testing and nurturing ideas that can create global impact.
Booth is also a place of transformative business education. We anchor students in core disciplines but give them the freedom to choose the courses that best meet their goals. Similarly, our faculty are free to incorporate their research insights into classroom learning to illuminate key concepts and methods and underscore the critical importance of analytical rigor.
“One of the things that makes Booth unique is that we teach concepts in disciplines that have broad application across sectors and industries,” says Matthew Notowidigdo, the David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics. “That discipline-based education means that we can use our own research to teach students to think logically and critically about data.”