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Reason December 2005 Ronald Bailey |
Data: Escape from Poverty In 2000 the world's eight richest nations set the Millennium Development Goals... Average annual global per capita income fell, in real dollars, from $445 in 1 A.D. to $436 in 1000 A.D. By 1820 it had increased to $667... etc. |
HBS Working Knowledge July 30, 2008 Mihir A. Desai |
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI American financial executives are courting foreign direct investors, particularly sovereign wealth funds, for new investments. Should these investments draw increased scrutiny from U.S. regulators? Economics says that FDI should be encouraged. |
HBS Working Knowledge May 10, 2004 Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures Why are joint ventures losing favor with transnational companies? Professor Mihir A. Desai discusses research that suggests globalization makes go-it-alone strategies pay off. |
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Michael J. Mandel |
Inventing The "Clinton Recession" The Council of Economic Advisers is trying to alter the start date in a way that benefits Bush. It's not fair. |
Reason October 2005 Ronald Bailey |
Data: Aiding and Indebting Despite the push to give to sub-Saharan African economies, evidence that aid boosts economic development is hard to come by. |
HBS Working Knowledge April 7, 2008 Sean Silverthorne |
The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits Harvard Business School professor Mihir Desai describes how the U.S. taxes corporations' foreign profits, and makes a case for exempting foreign profit from taxes if proper safeguards are put in place. |
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Frederik Balfour |
A Boom Built By Beijing Hong Kong is coming back, thanks mainly to China's largesse |
Scientific American November 2006 Jeffrey D. Sachs |
The Social Welfare State, Beyond Ideology Are higher taxes and strong social safety nets antagonistic to a prosperous market economy? The evidence is now in. |
BusinessWeek November 12, 2007 Catherine Arnst |
America's Angry Patients U.S. patients pay more, wait longer to be seen, and suffer a higher rate of medical mistakes. |
The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Psst! This Recession Ain't Over, Folks A sobering observation for share investors that is entirely inconsistent with a powerful rally that has lifted stocks 64% from the March 9 market low. |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Ilan Kolet |
What's a Central Banker Worth? Ben Bernanke, who oversees a fifth of the global economy, makes way less than most of his peers. |