Economics

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Understanding the “Ethical” Consumer

Companies wanting to target ethically minded consumers need to understand some hard truths about human motivation and action if they want to capitalize on a growing trend, argue Timothy M. Devinney, Pat Auger & Giana M. Eckhardt.

Louise Shelley on Human Trafficking

Louise Shelley concludes that human trafficking will grow in the twenty-first century as a result of economic and demographic inequalities in the world, the rise of conflicts, and possibly global climate change. Rising gas prices, border issues, the economy… it’s still continuing. Meet her at Politics and Prose tonight, or watch these informative videos from the Hudson Institute.

India or China

India Or China: Raghav Bahl and Yasheng Huang Speak Their Mind on these two emerging nations. Can they become collaborators? Two views…

Wage increases in China

Author of Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, Yasheng Huang believes the time is right for workers to fight for wage increases in China.

Lomborg: Let’s fund the basic research that will make green energy too cheap and easy to resist.

Bjørn Lomborg speculates about the financial cost of new energy sources and wonders: What if we devoted ourselves to cheaper green energy for a cleaner future?