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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
Africa, consumer spending is estimated to reach US$1.4 trillion by that date. Maybe that global big picture is another good reason why the irrepressible Mittal is smiling these days. View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
Yet Hudson couldn’t stop thinking about the opportunity. The problem of homelessness in Miami-Dade had improved over the previous two decades. In 1996, there were an estimated 8,000 people in the area without stable housing (a figure that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Turning Point: Living History
with the division of British-ruled India into two independent countries: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. It resulted in the displacement of an estimated 15 million people and the deaths of hundreds of thousands—some... View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition
market transformation in Sri Lanka. The YSP leadership team, comprising entirely of US-trained Sri Lankans, is united by a passion to support the country's post-conflict resurgence. While the investment banking market opportunity is View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
exploit the grand cru classification of the chateaux of the Médoc, created in 1855, as a fixed hierarchical symbol of class status. The classification cannot be reversely affected by the quality chateaux produce or the prices they charge, which greatly facilitates the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
40 percent of the world’s population lives within 60 miles of a coastline, putting wave and tidal power conveniently close to “demand loads” (aka customers). The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) estimates... View Details
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
making a commercial case for the new funding. The Commission estimates pandemics could cost $60 billion per year and argues that the extra funding recommended is a worthy, preventative investment. However, the WHO's track record hardly... View Details
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent
particularly textiles and agriculture, to compete globally. He said it is estimated that 27 million jobs in the developing world have not been created due to subsidies on farm and textile products in developed countries. According to... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
Mumbai, Pune, Goa, and Bangalore. When the pandemic hit, White Owl went from monthly revenues of over 50 million INR to zero overnight as bars and stores shut down. In the first week, Murad estimates he spoke to 30 or 40 investors,... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
group’s current challenge well from his own VC experience: “It’s time for us to put our foot on the accelerator and really scale up,” he says. The Arctic Ice Project recently hired a new executive director and is in the process of expanding its board. Fundraising is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Defining Flex Work
estimated that some 30 percent of women would leave the professional world to become caregivers, but that 70 percent would have stayed if they had access to a flexible schedule. It was an “aha” moment for Auerbach. She initially launched... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
threat responses and their implications for research on identity dynamics within organizations. Working PapersThe Impact of Supplier Reliability Tracking on Customer Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology Authors:Nathan Craig, Nicole... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
verbal skills. Then they were quizzed in categories considered favorable for men, such as business, math, videogames, cars, and sports. Respondents were asked to estimate how many questions they answered correctly on tests, and to guess... View Details
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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services
Grade Level, which provides a readability score reflecting an estimate of the grade level required to understand the text and the Gunning Fog Index, which estimates the year of formal education needed to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
more product and move to the next level? There are very few places to turn.’ ” The data backed up Kehinde’s experiences: Last year, the International Finance Corporation estimated the credit gap for small businesses in Nigeria to be at... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
exploring the conditions under which investable tax credits may be the most effective mechanism to deliver a production subsidy and discusses the desirability of employing investable tax credits in other policy domains. Estimates of tax... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
high: people make imperfect estimates of their level of control. By focusing on situations marked by low control, prior research has created the illusion that people generally overestimate their level of control. Across three studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
judgment—and further removed the risk from dating with a double opt-in. A couple matches only if both parties swipe right. If only one person expresses interest, the other person never knows about it. Last year Tinder reported an View Details
Keywords: April White
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
downstream exposure, we construct firm-specific exogenous credit supply shocks and estimate their direct and indirect effects on real activity. Credit supply shocks have sizable direct and downstream propagation effects on investment and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2006
- Op-Ed
Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting
change would save the considerable resources now dedicated to dual-reporting system compliance and allow for a lower marginal rate. Rough estimates are that a 15 percent tax on reported GAAP profits would be revenue-neutral for the... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai