Posted in News on Nov 18th, 2009
Q&A with Assistant Professor Michael Wara (JD, ‘06) and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes (JD, ‘78) regarding the new administration’s Interior Department. From Stanford Lawyer magazine.
Q: With regard to striking a balance, what do you think the right approach is for resource energy extraction and natural resource protection?
A: You start [...]
Posted in Alumni in the News, News on Oct 17th, 2009
California “requires retailers to purchase beer and wine from single sources, i.e., monopolies that set prices and delivery schedules. . . . We do not need bailouts. What we need is bail to set us free from the overabundance of laws that bind and imprison us in inefficient, arcane, inequitable and costly regulatory constraints and [...]
Posted in Alumni in the News, QOTD on Sep 17th, 2009
“Many of the major companies in the Gulf continue to be government-owned despite a few successful privatization initiatives. Governments would do well to open more of their prized assets to private capital in order to benefit from enhanced accountability and efficiency that comes with private sector involvement.”
– Fawzi Jumean, MBA ‘05, executive vice president for [...]
Posted in Stanford Business magazine on Aug 31st, 2009
UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS have been catching up with Americans’ waistlines and health. Over a third are now considered obese, and another third are overweight, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Heart disease and diabetes, which can be triggered by diet, continue to alarm the medical community.
Several Business School graduates are among those trying [...]
Posted in Knowledgebase, News on Jul 30th, 2009
Q. Why are you and your fellow economists worried about the independence of the Federal Reserve?
A. A representative in Congress, Ron Paul, proposed that the Government Accountability Office, which is Congress’ investigative arm, be given authority to audit the Fed’s monetary actions. There is a long-standing belief, well understood by many, that you want to [...]
Posted in News on Jul 27th, 2009
Aug. 4 – “Sustainability Matters: Business Strategies for Environmental Sustainability” free webinar by Professor William P. Barnett.
Posted in QOTD on Jul 2nd, 2009
“We must never forget that this financial crisis isn’t just about banks, credit, and lending — it’s about the day-to-day effects the crisis is having on the American people…. These real-world harms are the reason Congress has given the Office of Financial Stability the mandate it has, and I will ensure that combating these human [...]
Posted in Knowledgebase, News, Research News on Jul 1st, 2009
Economist Peter Henry spent 10 intense months in the maelstrom of national politics, leading then candidate Barack 0bama’s group on Economics, Globalization and Trade Policy during the 2008 campaign. He collected position papers and tracked down surrogates who could knowledgeably speak for the Obama Campaign on economic issues. He even found himself in front of the microphones.
Posted in Research News on Apr 17th, 2009
A plan by global financial regulators to fix the mess created by the misuse of credit default swaps is flawed, says Darrell Duffie, professor of finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Posted in Research News on Apr 9th, 2009
Barbados and Jamaica are living proof that government protectionist policies hurt the economy in the long run, say Stanford researchers. Once sporting nearly identical economies, today Barbados outstrips Jamaica’s GDP by more than $5,000 per capita.
