Consumption - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
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Damon Silvers

that trouble was coming, just as the fact that in the United States consumer consumption has gone from 65 percent to 70 percent of GDP since 1970. The idea that the United States can maintain 300 million people in a broadly middle-class... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

01 Dec 2008
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Back to the Future

consumption per person has declined from 3.5 gallons per day in 1979 to 2.9 in 2007. One dramatic way to further reduce oil use is to increase mileage efficiency in motor vehicles. Stobaugh believes that mandated fuel efficiency is a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Mar 2010
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Sole Mates

spite of difficult labor relations based on a history of division and confrontation, I love the entrepreneurial spirit and opportunity found on this small island. We need to make some improvements, however. We must revamp a model of development that is skewed toward... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

content consumption (e.g., mobile, direct-to-consumer); and realize gains through theNFL Investment Fund, its recent partnership with Providence Equity Partners. Grubman is also heavily involved in the process of investigating whether new... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2013
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Curing Health Care

sources such as amalgam dental fillings (which contain 50 percent mercury) or the consumption of certain fish, such as swordfish, shark, and tuna. The company is currently investigating genetic markers that indicate sensitivity to other... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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