Business, Law + Politics
December 06, 2011
In 2008, the U.S. recession put Europe’s economy in flux. Now, what’s happening in European countries like Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland raises anxiety levels about a potential blow to the rocky U.S. economy. The International Monetary Fund may be able to throw a lifeline to the struggling…
August 22, 2011
Research published in the August issue of the American Economic Review finds that small businesses have been overpaying for health insurance. The collaborative research paper “Unhealthy Insurance Markets: Search Frictions and the Cost and Quality of Health Insurance” highlights difficulties that…
July 13, 2011
Statistics play out unfinished 1994 MLB season. Could the 1994 Cleveland Indians have brought home that long-awaited World Series title? We'll never know, of course, because the season was cut short by the 232-day baseball strike that left 655 games unplayed and resulted in the first…
May 27, 2011
Can capping malpractice awards really rein in health care costs? Not so fast tort-reform fans-according to a legal and medical expert at ӰƵ, there's no evidence that reducing a victim's compensation will put a lid on skyrocketing health care costs. Maxwell Mehlman is…
May 27, 2011
Economics professor embarks on auto industry study. The recent recession and global competition has taken a toll on the U.S. auto industry. Researchers at the ӰƵ Weatherhead School of Management have begun a study of the nation's auto supply chain to gain insight into…