Tag: Commentary
How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership
Cities tackle a vast array of responsibilities – from building transit networks to running schools – and sometimes they can use a little help....
Is meditation in the workplace truly working?
Overwork and burnout are affecting many Americans.
The American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work and Well-being Survey found that 77% of Americans suffered from workplace stress....
Is entrepreneurship a viable tool to alleviate poverty?
Nearly 1 in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even in many developed countries such as the U.S., poverty rates exceed 12%.
As...
Primary care doctor: Downside of value-based health care
This May, after I had given a presentation on primary care at a health care summit in the Statehouse, an audience member asked me...
Trump’s plans may spur economic growth; there’s a cost
What does Donald Trump’s return to the White House mean for the U.S. economy?
I believe there are two key areas in particular where Trump’s...
With partisan feuding, there is a cost to business
Partisan squabbling isn’t just annoying – it’s also bad for business.
That’s what my colleagues and I found in a recent study on how uncertainty...
After pager explosions, supply chain security matters more than ever
Supply chain professionals woke up to a new world on Sept. 17 after the synchronized explosions of thousands of pagers in Lebanon killed numerous...
Price controls are a recipe for big problems
One topic in economics where theory and experience are in complete agreement is that price controls don’t work at lowering inflation. In fact, theory...
When seeking donations, the device matters
Most charities aren’t tailoring their online fundraising strategies to the electronic device donors may use when they decide whether to click a “donate” button....
Many top companies set age limits for CEOs, with good reason
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, is 78. No one older has ever run for U.S. president as their party’s official nominee....
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