This Week @ Ourso 

As cryptocurrency continues to gain traction in the marketplace, how should policymakers balance innovation with investor protection? Professor Rajesh Narayanan in the LSU Department of Finance recently penned an op-ed for The Center Square examining the crypto market structure legislation now advancing in Congress. He asks whether its proposed carve-outs could undermine the safeguards that make markets safe, even as digital assets offer opportunities to improve efficiency and broaden access.

Headlines have focused on massive data center investments coming to Louisiana, but Dek Terrell, Director of the LSU Center for Economics, Business & Policy Research, says that’s only part of the story. The bigger question is how artificial intelligence will reshape the state’s businesses, workforce and communities. Terrell offered his take on how Louisiana can capitalize on AI’s opportunities while addressing its challenges in July’s episode of “Strictly Business” with the Baton Rouge Business Report.

Take a product off the shelf today and you might find a label proclaiming it to be sustainably sourced or environmentally friendly, examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the marketplace. But can a firm be both socially responsible and financially performant? An international team of researchers including LSU's Ted Waldron embarked on a new study to explore if companies can have it both ways.