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A Journey to the East and Back
Morgan Alexander Jones, MBA ’15, COO of US-China Strong In a subtle but powerful way, Morgan Jones was exposed to Chinese culture even before he went to school. He was […]
Book Talk: ‘Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi’
Speaker: Eswar Prasad Eswar Prasad is Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, part of the College of Agriculture and Life […]
The Impact of Local Trade on Export Activities, Firm Performance, and Resource Misallocation
Speaker: Jie Bai Jie Bai is an Assistant Professor in Public Policy at Harvard University. Jie’s research focuses on microeconomic issues of firms in developing countries and emerging markets, particularly to […]
Review of Mazzucato’s and Penna´s Analysis of Brazilian National Innovation System
Brazilian innovation policies reflect the very notion of innovation itself: they are uncertain, cumulative , and collective. Innovation policy is, thus, risky by nature because results are hard to predict. […]
Perceptions of China’s Outbound M&A
by Kaiwen Zhong, BA ’15 Chinese companies’ acquisitive streak in the US is often called a buying “spree” and is frequently compared to Japan’s heightened real estate purchase activities in […]
Economic Integration and Spatial Wage Differences: How Valuable Is Market Access to Workers in China?
Speaker: Mary Lovely Mary Lovely is a Professor of Economics at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, where she combines interests in international economics and public economics. She was […]
Tanzania unleashes tax on tourism
Tanzania´s New VAT tax on Tourism could Potentially Slowdown an Otherwise Thriving East African Country by German Peralta On July 2016, President John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania imposed an 18% […]
Combining Passions in Pursuit of a Dream
Combining Passions in Pursuit of a Dream by Ana Kalugina, MBA ’17, MPS ’17, Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow Every great journey begins with a step, and with enough […]
Startup Snapshot: Service First, Career Second
Matt Ronen, MBA ’11: ServiceCorps by Dick Anderson As a senior at Colorado College in 2004, Matt Ronen felt compelled to pursue a service year before settling down professionally. He […]