Cowboy Economics News Archives Page 9

Scotland Exports its Retail Expertise (1/22/2008)

A Scottish University is to export its world renowned retail expertise to Singapore under a drive by the Singaporean government to promote specialist collaborations. ...> Full Article

Scientists: Environmental protection, development not always at odds (1/21/2008)

Mangroves in coastal Thailand are the main protection against deadly flooding from tsunamis, so it might seem wise to protect them at all costs. ...> Full Article

Work force and economic development agencies team up in tough times (1/20/2008)

Michigan's economic woes have prompted a greater incentive for work force agencies and economic development groups to collaborate, a new University of Michigan study shows. ...> Full Article

Going global - is the future bright? (1/19/2008)

The global economy is entering a dramatic, virtual phase of development claims a new book, Going Global, published today (enter date) following a collaboration between the independent charity the Tomorrow Project and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ...> Full Article

Government intervention in subprime crisis rewards bad behavior, expert says (1/18/2008)

Bail out plan needs to help consumers ...> Full Article

Toll road privatization may result in indirect impacts (1/17/2008)

Privatizing toll roads in the U.S. may result in significant diversions of truck traffic from privatized toll roads to "free" roads, and may result in more crashes and increased costs associated with use of other roads, according to a new study. ...> Full Article

House prices cooling but affordability worsens by 9.6 per cent for the year (1/16/2008)

The rate of house price increases slowed over the second half of last year and the latest Massey University Home Affordability report says there are indicators prices will continue to cool. ...> Full Article

Researchers report dramatic increase in home foreclosures (1/15/2008)

Report calls for nonprofit and government agency assistance ...> Full Article

Advertising competition leads to career success (1/14/2008)

In his final year at the DeGroote School of Business, then commerce student David Sherrard didn't take the typical route in his job search. He went beyond the standard resume and cover letter and instead developed an innovative new experiential advertising campaign for the new Mitsubishi Lancer. ...> Full Article

Designing the 700 MHz Auction (1/14/2008)

It's been called beachfront property. Wireless companies are clamoring for pieces of it. The auction that will parcel it out will be the biggest of the next decade, with reserve prices set at $10 billion. ...> Full Article

Wilderness Preserves Spur Land Development (1/13/2008)

Conservation agencies that purchase wilderness areas to protect them from development may inadvertently spur development adjacent to their preserves. That was the finding of a team of researchers who studied changes in land use surrounding preserves in North Carolina, Massachusetts and Arizona. The researchers reported their study in Conservation Biology, a publication of the Society for Conservation Biology. ...> Full Article

Is innovation costing us too much? (1/13/2008)

Too few Welsh companies are aware that they are owed money by the tax man, according to leading financial adviser KPMG. ...> Full Article

Examining the European economy from a historical perspective (1/13/2008)

Is the single European market in people, goods, money and ideas a new development? Or are we merely reassembling something that existed a century ago? Appropriately, the European Science Foundation is supporting the researchers who aim to find out. GlobalEuroNet, the Globalizing Europe Economic History Network, runs from 2006 to 2010. ...> Full Article

Americans pay the most for prescription drugs and still don't take them (1/13/2008)

An international study of dialysis patients shows that although U.S. residents have the highest out-of-pocket drug costs, even those who can afford their prescription drugs are far less likely to take them than patients in other countries. ...> Full Article

Does the face of a CEO determine a successful company? (1/12/2008)

It certainly takes more than a pretty face to run a leading national corporation. But according to a recent Tufts University study, the performance levels of America's top companies could be related to the first impressions made by their chief executive officers (CEOs). ...> Full Article

New book offers challenge to the myths about entrepreneurship (1/12/2008)

What are the odds of getting a venture capitalist to finance your new business idea? If you said less than the odds of dying from a fall in the shower, you'd be right. One of the great myths about entrepreneurship in America is that venture capitalists finance many entrepreneurs' ideas. ...> Full Article

Education Inequalities May Inhibit American Economic Competitiveness (1/11/2008)

While there is growing consensus in developed countries that widely-available education is essential for remaining competitive in the global economy, the traditional American model of education is often seen as plagued with inequality. As a result, illiteracy among minorities in the labor force continues to be high, while the achievement gap in high schools remains unresolved. A new study published in Curriculum Inquiry entitled, "Social inequality in education: A constraint on an American High Skills Future," examines the current American educational condition, finding that these inequalities are a serious constraint on the future of high-skills industry. ...> Full Article

Financial Savvy - 'Key To Successful Living' (1/10/2008)

Reevaluating your financial plan is something that you can do at any time of year, but for most people, it makes sense to schedule a little check-up when the New Year rolls around. That makes it easier to remember when it's time again. Although there are many aspects of your financial plan that you should go over every year, my suggestion today is for you to take a careful look at your household's asset allocation. ...> Full Article

New Workout 'Paradigm' Promises to Preserve Value in Financially Troubled Companies (12/19/2007)

With the recent wave of highly leveraged private equity deals and the current problems in credit markets, market observers are now predicting a sharp increase in corporate defaults, with possibly serious spillover effects. But thanks to changes in workout and bankruptcy practices in the U.S. and abroad during the last two decades, the prospects for preserving the values of financially distressed companies are greatly improved. ...> Full Article

Climate change has business in a fluster (12/19/2007)

Corporations could be wasting millions of dollars by jumping on the climate change bandwagon, a Queensland University of Technology researcher said. ...> Full Article

Generation Y Internet users aspire to become rich and famous rather than work for their country (12/6/2007)

Generation Y students dream of being rich and famous according to a new Facebook application from graduate recruitment specialist Milkround.com. ...> Full Article

Experts Say Consensus Should No Longer Be Deal Breaker in World Trade (12/6/2007)

The Warwick Commission, a panel of leading specialists on world trade is this week publishing the results of its 10 month study of the state of the world trade system. They are concerned about what they see as a dwindling commitment to multilateralism in global commerce and critical of national political leaders' reliance on "the politics of blame and responsibility avoidance" in trade talks. They call for an end to the reliance on consensus decision-making in future negotiations; a bigger role for the World Trade Organization in the delivery of Aid for Trade to developing countries; escalating financial compensation as a means to resolve some trade disputes and a high level 'reflection exercise' on the future of the trade system by the members of the WTO. ...> Full Article

The Global Brain: New Book Provides Roadmap for Innovation (11/16/2007)

Today's corporate leaders are increasingly aware that growth and success depend on a company's ability to tap external sources of innovation. Yet many find it difficult to translate that knowledge into action. A new book co-authored by a management professor from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a management professor from Northwestern University presents multiple models that companies can customize to fit their particular circumstances. ...> Full Article