Market & Economy

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Knowledge@Wharton September 10, 2003	The Economic News is Good, Unless You're Looking for a Job The stock market has jumped and the economy shows signs of perking up, but Americans continue to lose jobs. What's in store for the rest of the year and the year to come?
Knowledge@Wharton September 10, 2003	Do High Regulatory Costs Force Public Firms to Go Private? Steps aimed at increasing the financial transparency of U.S. companies could backfire if companies respond by going private instead. In these post-Enron, post-WorldCom times, that would deal a body blow to confidence in capital markets.
HBS Working Knowledge September 8, 2003 Ann Cullen	A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform Do the markets need an investor's union? Should company audits be overseen by stock exchanges? If you want to restore investor confidence, think radical reforms, say professors Paul Healy and Krishna Palepu.
CFO September 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty	Are We There Yet? Our quarterly Global Confidence Survey reveals that finance chiefs are more hopeful about economic prospects over the next year than they have been since December 2000.
Knowledge@Wharton August 27, 2003	What Labor Shortage? Debunking a Popular Myth It's a prediction frequently made by think tanks and consulting firms that companies and the U.S. economy are going to cope with a dearth of workers in the years to come. The problem, however, is that this piece of conventional wisdom is false.
HBS Working Knowledge August 25, 2003 Cynthia D. Churchwell	Studying Japan from the Inside What comes next for Japan's economy? Masako Egawa, executive director of Harvard Business School's Japan Research Office, sees a period of fundamental change ahead.
CIO August 15, 2003 Lafe Low	SARS Hits IT Spending While the World Health Organization declared on July 5 that the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, had been contained, the world economy will continue to feel the effects of the deadly disease for some time.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Mandel & Madigan	Commentary: Outsourcing Jobs: Is It Bad? An accelerating pace is raising concerns over its effects. Two BusinessWeek economists debate whether that's good or bad
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Frederik Balfour	Drowning in Dollars It's a problem for China, but is revaluing the yuan a wise move?
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Robert J. Barro	Why the Second Half Looks More Solid Every Day Bigger defense outlays, improved global security, and economic stimulus should keep fueling a U.S. recovery
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