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Keynes Is Dead, Abenomics Fizzles, US Fails to Reach Escape Velocity, Stimulus Fatigue

MishTalk

The chances are that the global economy, weighted by nominal GDP at current exchange rates, will grow at 2 percent Globalization, turbo-powered by information technology, has cut short the feedback loop between demand stimulus and supply response. The 2008 crisis prompted a pause. It continued in the following three years.

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Paying Skilled Workers More Would Create More Skilled Workers

Harvard Business

Nevertheless, few would argue that information technology permanently increased unemployment. The labor force adjusted to a new technology replacing an older one. It is not surprising that workers do not acquire more of these skills, since they do not reap any of the benefits of their increased productivity.

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List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Services offered include: complexity management, enterprise transformation, operations, procurement solutions, strategic information technology, strategy and sustainability. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Tel: +852 2868 0014.

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Deflation Will Return: Europe First, Then US; Global Supply Arbitrage

MishTalk

Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. A 3 billion-yuan ($496 million) Chinese trust product is on the verge of collapse. Bloomberg reports China Trust Products Gone Awry Evoke Soros Crisis Echoes China’s $4.8

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. on H-1B visas, boost the economy by increasing innovation, productivity, and sometimes even employment. But in April, just after U.S.