News tagged with economic theory
Strategic management theory offers fresh take on the economic crisis
The recent financial crisis and resulting global economic downturn has been the most defining global economic event since the Great Depression. Now research which appears in the November issue of Strategic Organization, publis ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Growing online sales could lower prices, but also trim choices
Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research led by a University of Illinois business professor.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Hoover's pro-labor stance helped cause Great Depression, economist says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pro-labor policies pushed by President Herbert Hoover after the stock market crash of 1929 accounted for close to two-thirds of the drop in the nation's gross domestic product over the two years that followed, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Study: Financial windfalls hasten early retirement
Older workers who get a jolt of cash out of the blue are more likely to cash in on early retirement, according to new research led by two University of Illinois finance professors.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Performance pay is a good lesson for education, expert finds
Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced a new education reform, calling for a merit-pay system for teachers in hopes of improving student performance. As the nation's public schools spend $187 billion in salaries, based ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Markets outperform patents in promoting intellectual discovery, say economists
When it comes to intellectual curiosity and creativity, a market economy in which inventors can buy and sell shares of the key components of their discoveries actually beats out the winner-takes-all world of patent rights ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 05, 2009 |
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