All articles tagged: economics

A cap and trade system for storing radioactive waste may be the best means to wake up a critical but moribund industry.

A Cambridge scientist says it will take better arithmetic and less passion to replace fossil fuels by 2050.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, introduces an engaging lesson in business forecasting from Dance with Chance: Making Luck Work for You, by Spyros Makridakis, Robin Hogarth, and Anil Gaba.

People place more emphasis on numbers that have more digits, even when the economic value is the same or less.

A review of Free Market Madness, by Peter A. Ubel.

A review of The Origin of Financial Crises, by George Cooper.

A review of The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics, by Richard C. Koo.

Companies and industries are often driven by implicit formulas. Questioning their validity can lead to breakthroughs.

In considering the relationship between the public and private sectors, it’s time to distinguish the plausible visions of the future — such as a new regulatory environment — from those, like permanent government ownership of banks and industry, that are not plausible.

Fixing the mortgage meltdown, mastering disruptive change, inculcating a sense of urgency, and exploring drama at the Economist.

Learning from the literature of corporate environmentalism.

Carbon regulation will be unexpectedly complex — and business leaders will need to plan their approach accordingly.

Not all firms deserve financial bailouts, and Chapter 11 proceedings are effective at determining which companies should remain in business.

The world is not facing another Great Depression, says the noted economic historian, but the Federal Reserve is eroding its credibility.

Uncategorical Insight

In Search of Entrepreneurial Spirit

Asia As It Is

When you adapt your sourcing strategy to a more diverse world, everybody benefits.

How structured finance contributed to the meltdown.

The business press is touting a return of offshored jobs to the U.S. — but we’re not buying it.

To compete in today’s global economy, countries must learn how to quickly leverage new technologies.

Consumer choice modeling can help companies improve their market share by offering a better understanding of consumer preferences.

For commercial real estate owners, investing in green building techniques can add considerably to revenue and to profitability.