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As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Sep 2023
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History Matters

The stunning collapse of three high-profile banks in recent months—Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank—churned up a host of headlines and fears: Are these signs of major instability? The first dominos to fall? In the second edition of their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Feb 1999
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Too Much of a Good Thing?

While conceding that songwriters and poets can make a strong case for "I love you," economists know that the three little words that really make the world go around are "supply and demand." This familiar marketplace mantra - its symmetry... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Apr 2000
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Highly Recommended: Leah Modigliani

supportive of me." The importance of mentorship was impressed upon Modigliani at an early age. "I've always been around people who care about ideas. Everyone is a teacher in my family, except for me." That includes her grandfather, Franco Modigliani, a Nobel... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2001
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Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

government that is inclusive of wider sectors of Mexican society.” Before he returns to Mexico, Ramirez will continue his doctoral studies at Cambridge University with economist Amartya Sen. Ramirez, who studied under Sen previously at... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Sep 2023
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The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics

emergent ideas of behavioral economics, experimentation, and behavioral ethics. More people are interested in understanding how people actually behave, instead of living with the standard assumptions that economists have made for decades,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

01 Mar 2023
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Step Change

debt. Enan, then 24 years old, leapt at the chance to work for Youssef Boutros-Ghali, an MIT-educated economist and advocate for trade liberalization who worked to reform Egypt’s social security and pension systems, among other... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

20 Nov 2008
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Space Economics: Hunting Stags in Space

Study finds online ratings vulnerable to bias

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Inspires Students at Harvard Business School

Women less inclined to self-promote than men, even for a job

Bridging the “Middle Skills” Gap

Unicorns and Explosives: A Burning Ship Off Victoria’s Coast Hints at the Dangerous Secrets of Cargo Carriers

Inflation Is Higher Than the Official Numbers

Political dysfunction, economic progress and James Buchanan

Breaking the Salary Sharing Taboo

How Three Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre Continue to Fight for Reparations 100 Years Later

Should the Lions pick all 15 players from one team?

Thinking Ahead