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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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% […]

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Startup Snapshot: Lean and Green

Michael J. Fallquist, MBA ’04: Viridian Energy, Crius Energy by Dick Anderson In 2009, Michael Fallquist founded Viridian Energy in Stamford, Conn., with the vision of creating “the first friends-and-family-focused […]

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Startup Snapshot: Red, White, and Views

Christian M. Miller, MBA ’85: Full Glass Research, WineOpinions.com by Dick Anderson Christian Miller has the heart of a sommelier and the soul of an entrepreneur. After a couple years […]

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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 […]

Profile in Leadership: Ian Kline ’92, President and CEO, The Cadmus Group

Profile in Leadership: Ian Kline ’92, President and CEO, The Cadmus Group

Scaling up for sustainable solutions When Ian Kline became CEO of the Cadmus Group in 2007, the government consultancy was small and best known for its work on drinking water […]