Tag Archives: Economist
House prices are rising again in many countries
After the crash
Jan 5th 2010
From Economist.com
WHEN The Economist last took stock of house prices across the globe, prices were falling in all but two countries. Three months later, prices are now rising in a total of six count… carry on reading.
Hawaii home sales are steady, with tax break or not
Friday, November 27, 2009
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) – by Janis L. Magin Pacific Business News
When economist Paul Brewbaker cracked this week that the government’s $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers affected only… carry on reading.
A UN report suggests that striking progress is being made in the fight against AIDS
Turning the screw some more
Nov 24th 2009
From Economist.com
A UN report suggests that striking progress is being made in the fight against AIDS
ALL epidemics run their course. AIDS will be no exception. But concerted act… carry on reading.
Blast from the academy on top pay
Chris Bones, the dean of Henley Business School, has just written this interesting article on leadership for The Economist. Note in particular his recommendation that no chief executive should receive a salary which is more than 20 times larger than… carry on reading.
Private schools beat the recession
Jul 2nd 2009 | LONDON AND NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition
In both America and Britain recession has so far done little to dent the demand for private education
“COMPARED with last year, applications are up 14%,” says M… carry on reading.
Your Job Search: Give Up Unreachable Goals
I’m fascinated by this article about depression in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13899022"… carry on reading.
Can We Please Stop Saying the Market is Efficient?
The economist Jovanovic wrote, about a quarter of a century ago, “efficient firms grow and survive; inefficient firms decline and fail”. What he meant is that the market is Darwinian; it will rule out the least efficient firms, with habits and pra… carry on reading.
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