All articles tagged: economics

In The Alchemists, economic journalist Neil Irwin argues that the financial crisis of 2007–08 made the central bankers of the U.S., U.K., and Europe the most powerful people on earth.

When it comes to building your personal and corporate networks, put the advice of business books through a second set of filters.

The social theorist on why new technologies are ushering in a paradigm shift, and how the transition will redefine how business is done.

George Dyson, author of Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe, introduces a passage arguing for a more equitable distribution of the wealth created on the Internet from Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier.

Dan Heath, the coauthor of Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, explains how to raise the quality of your company’s decisions.

In weak local economies, startup numbers are strong.

A review of Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Markets, Speculation, and the State, by William H. Janeway.

A review of The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office, by Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan.

Multinationals can increase exports from markets hurt by a decline in local sales.

Author and scenario planning expert Betty Sue Flowers dissects the attitudes and beliefs that unconsciously influence leaders.

A new index of countries links their future prosperity to raising the status of women.

A review of Private Empire, by Steve Coll.

Considering Competition

Breakthroughs in pharmaceutical innovation are poised to change the prevailing business model of the industry — with dramatic effects on healthcare costs and practice.

“Prudent” banks couldn’t resist subprime investments — and took a bigger hit in the stock market.

Gernot Wagner, an economist with the Environmental Defense Fund, believes business will push for policy change.

Automobiles are selling again, and executives are confident. The U.S. auto industry is positioned for a global economic recovery — if car manufacturers can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

A leading solar energy policy advocate explains how this dynamic, rapidly maturing industry can reach its true potential.

Personal connections between borrowers and bankers produce better results for both sides.

A review of Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman.

The companies PE firms acquire aren’t any more likely to go under than other debt-heavy businesses, once some variables are factored in.

Four steps to implementing a shared-services model to capture scale and develop advanced capabilities.

Carl J. Schramm, author of Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity, introduces a lesson in power and the sources of good jobs from The Coming Jobs War: What Every Leader Must Know about the Future of Job Creation, by Jim Clifton.