The University of Virginia , which last year hosted a summit that brought together venture capitalists representing nearly $20 billion in active capital funds, will hold its Second Annual Venture Summit on March 25 and 26.
The number of Chicago homeowners appealing their property tax assessments has increased during the last decade, but a decreasing percentage of them have been successful, according to a study at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
What will our world look like in 15 years? If your organization hasn’t paused to consider this question, Erik Peterson, senior advisor for a prominent D.C. think-tank, says you’re risking your company’s future and bottom line.
John H. Bishop, a professor at Cornell University’s ILR School, says the federal hiring bill approved by the Senate on March 17 is less effective than the subsidy proposed by President Barack Obama.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell University senior lecturer at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the pending National Mediation Board rule change that could reduce the threshold for creating unions in the airline industry -- from a majority of all workers in any class to a majority of all votes cast in the union election.
Robert C. Hockett, professor, Cornell University Law School, says: "Sen. Christopher Dodd's bill is a tentative step forward toward long-awaited improvements to our presently hole-riddled system of financial regulation." Hocket explains the bill's attributes.
University of Arkansas marketing professor Molly Jensen says American consumers will continue to purchase more private label (non-brand) items as the recession weakens.
The bigger high-tech companies in Europe are recruiting EEs, but talent is in short supply, especially for smaller firms looking for very specific skill sets.
Strongly held but conflicting values have shaped the U.S. social safety net and the policy debates since its expansion in the 1960s. A new Urban Institute Press book disentangles these beliefs and shows how they have led to the patchwork of mostly uncoordinated programs the safety net is today.
The University of Virginia, which last year hosted a summit that brought together venture capitalists representing nearly $20 billion in active capital funds, will hold its Second Annual Venture Summit on March 25 and 26.
Unrealistic expectations amid the country’s continued unemployment struggles are a double-edged sword that can cut equally into the well-being of job seekers and the companies that hire them, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) strategic management expert.
Most former residents of Chicago's now-demolished public housing still live in segregated, low-income neighborhoods despite using housing vouchers to subsidize their rents, according to a study by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers.
They have been called “financial weapons of mass destruction” and blamed for a number of catastrophic losses and bankruptcies. New research by a finance professor at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, however, counters the popular perception of derivatives as dangerous tools and investments.
Focused on job creation, leaders in biotechnology and life sciences will convene in Chicago, Illinois this spring to evaluate the role of biotechnology parks in the economic recovery. The Association of University Research Parks’ (AURP) BioParks 2010 will bring together executives from research and science parks around the world to learn the latest on building communities of biotechnology innovation.
During economic downturns, staying within budget at the grocery store may be more important than ever for many shoppers, especially those with low incomes. But a new study shows that the harder shoppers try to accurately calculate the total value of items placed in their carts, the worse they do.
The small increase in take-home pay that began in April 2009 through the Making Work Pay Credit could mean an unexpected bump in your tax bill says Cheryl Block, tax law expert and professor of law at Washington University. The problem, according to Block, is that the Treasury Department’s new withholding tables do not take several individual employment circumstances into account. Some joint filers, college students and retirees, among others, may end up repaying all or part of the credit this tax season.
In his recent book, Strategic Bargaining and Cooperation in Greenhouse Gas Mitigations, Binghamton University’s Zili Yang suggests ways governments might realistically work together to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. He also makes a case for curbing the use of fossil fuels — whether they contribute to climate change or not.
Jihadist terror organizations have set economic terrorism as their new target, intending to harm and paralyze Western economies, the United Sates in particular, claims Prof. Gabriel Weimann, expert researcher of terrorism over the Internet.
Credit scores, developed to make loan processing faster and fairer, account for some of the racial disparities in the types of houses that Americans buy and the neighborhoods in which they live, according to a new study.
Undergraduates at Washington and Lee University have turned theory into practice by developing a new student microfinance organizaiton that will give small loans to projects in Central and South America.
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke addressed innovation through regional cluster formation Thursday at “Clustering for 21st Century Prosperity”, a meeting at the National Academy of Sciences, hosted by the National Research Council. Innovation leaders from around the nation participated in the event.
“Job creation in the U.S. will largely depend on start-up companies and entrepreneurs who populate university research parks, laboratories and incubators across the nation,” says Brian Darmody of the University of Maryland. In a new report for the Association of University Research Parks, he recommends 10 simple steps to create jobs and new businesses.
On the eve of high-level policy discussions about the federal role in job creation, university technology transfer, and regional clusters, the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) releases "The Power of Place 2.0: The Power of Innovation—10 Steps for Creating Jobs, Improving Technology Commercialization, and Building Communities of Innovation" in Washington, D.C.
Losing a spouse can be one of the most trying and emotional periods in an individual's life. However, what may be just as trying for individuals is dealing with the financial situation a loved one leaves behind.
The unenergetic progress shown by the Leading Index for Indiana (LII) over the last couple of months came to a stop in January.
Mixed-income housing developments, intended in part to reduce social isolation for public housing residents, don’t automatically lead to strong communities. While these developments appear to be successful in improving physical conditions and safety, the social environment is proving more challenging.
Data from a study conducted by the Battelle Memorial Institute shows Mayo Clinic is responsible for $22 billion in economic impact nationwide, including $9.6 billion in Minnesota. The $9.6 billion impact in Minnesota is larger than that of the hotel and lodging industry ($1.8 billion), motor vehicle manufacturing ($3.9 billion) or professional sports ($717 million).
"The Greek debt crisis has exposed the underlying contradictions of Europe's economic monetary union-- a single currency and market absent a single government--at a time when the EU is beset by growing conflicts among the member states."
The AUTM U.S. Licensing Activity Survey: FY2008 shares quantitative information about and real-world examples of licensing activities at U.S. universities, hospitals and research institutions.
"If men and women have the expectation that it's OK for a spouse to earn more, it's not going to affect their relationship like it would if they go into the marriage with the expectation that the husband will have the job that pays more," said Kristy Archuleta.
Consumers are feeling a little bit better about the amount of money they owe to creditors, a new survey suggests. The Consumer Debt Stress Index (DSI) dropped by slightly more than 2 percent in January, from 119.8 to 117.4.
New research by University of Arkansas economists decodes the mystery of what transforms a network of interconnections among firms into a single organism that functions as an economic powerhouse. By examining the relationship between product-clusters in international trade and their connection to accelerated economic growth at the country level, researchers found that the way in which a country’s exported products are connected to each other and to other products in the global-trade network – rather than mere participation in global trade – determines whether or how much a country will achieve accelerated economic growth.
Now is the time when families should be thinking about financial aid for college. Tom Weede, vice president of enrollment management at Butler University, offers four tips for getting the best financial aid package: apply; be prepared; don’t be afraid of loans; and think about a campus job.
University of Oregon authors focus on key perspectives and experiences, provide roadmap for changes.
A business law professor and former AIG employee tells why the firm should not be boycotted.
"Monetary Policy Amid Economic Turbulence" is the focus of a public conference to be held Feb. 5 in the Bryan Cave Moot Court Room. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Danforth Campus, Washington University in St. Louis. Experts from around the country and the St. Louis Federal Reserve will discuss the Fed's role during the recent recession and future directions for policy.
The University of Delaware has been selected by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, to implement a $308,000 Title VIII grant program that will fund economics and business research by 12 American scholars on the continuing transition of Eastern Europe and Central Asia to a free-market economy.
Researchers at Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy have developed the first model designed to estimate future charitable giving by households on a quarterly basis, and have issued first projections for 2009 and 2010.
Temple University sport management professor Emily Sparvero says three major challenges – a struggling economy, decreased interest in the Olympics and disputes among social welfare groups – could hinder the Canadian host city from recouping its investment.
Government financial support that has bolstered this country's commercial news business since its colonial days is in sharp decline and is likely to fall further, according to a report released today by the University of Southern California’s Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Because these cutbacks are occurring at the height of the digital revolution, they will have an especially powerful impact on a weakened news industry.
Art Wheaton, Cornell University automotive industry expert, comments on the impact of accelerator-part problems in several Toyota cars and trucks.
Researchers devise formula to examine just what types of change occur over time among complex and integrated structures.
Kristin Smith, a family demographer with extensive knowledge of child care costs and women’s rising contributions to family incomes, is available to comment on President Obama’s State of the Union address.
In their new book At Home on the Street: People, Poverty and a Hidden Culture of Homelessness, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Associate Professor of Sociology Jeffrey Michael Clair, Ph.D., and UAB alumnus Jason Wasserman, Ph.D., give readers an in-depth look at long-term homelessness and show the true meaning of life on the street.
Providing a street-level perspective on welfare reform, a new study reveals a world of struggle for people living in Philadelphia row houses, where many residents contend with long histories of drug addiction and alcoholism and where their lives did not improve.
Untrained interviewers and too much small talk can result in poor hires and promotions.
Consumer demand for value will persist after economic recovery, leading to bankruptcy for some firms if they don’t adjust positioning. But firms can thrive with two strategies--"just good enough" and "altered amotization" say marketing experts at TCU and LSU.
Jason Wasserman uncovers one of the biggest problems with how social assistance programs deal with the problem across the country.
While the Leading Index for Indiana (LII) for December continues "its unenergetic climb," for the first time since its release in October of last year, the state economic indicator was higher than it was a year earlier.
The nation’s top lobbyist remarked recently that America’s infrastructure is “running out of capacity,” and that it is time to boost public investment in infrastructure, including the world beneath, to help catapult the country out of the worst recession in 70 years. To upgrade existing lines in need of repair, companies must have a precise map of where they run.
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