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Re-working supply chains requires thinking differently

by Kimberlee Josephson | Feb 15, 2022 | The Professor, zLead Article, zNewsletter

Marketers, manufacturers and even the media have been keeping tabs on all things related to logistics like never before. Coverage of supply chain matters practically doubled in 2020 and media messaging for 2021 spiked towards the end of the year, referring to...

Finding value in co-living space

by David Higgins and Peter Wood | Feb 14, 2022 | The Professor, zOurWriters2

There is more than one way to inhabit a city,say these authors. As the future of work is changing, we now find ourselves at a stage where demand for quality, convenience and flexibility in urban living is not being met by traditional inner-city apartment complexes....

Death by inflation or by interest rate hikes?

by Daniel Fernández | Feb 10, 2022 | The Professor, zEditor's pick

Inflation is skyrocketing in practically the entire world. Central banks are getting scared and beginning to announce the end of expansionary measures, also known as tapering. Why do central banks find themselves in a dilemma? Why has inflation risen so much?...

$30 trillion with neither a whimper or bang

by Peter C. Earle | Feb 9, 2022 | The Economist, zLead Article, zNewsletter

On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the United States national debt surpassed $30tr for the first time. It’s the latest in a series of recent fiscal and monetary benchmarks received with increasing blitheness. I counted only a handful of headlines reporting on it. Two of...

Breathe easier

by Chyi Lin Lee and Jianing Wang | Feb 9, 2022 | The Professor

Does air quality enhancement lead to higher house prices and rents? Our recent study, which is published by Energy Policy (this article is a media summary of the full article of Wang, J and Lee, C L (2021) ‘The Value of Air Quality in Housing Markets: A Comparative...