Government policy and regulation

By pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies.

It’s a better predictor than economic self-interest.

When Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […]

From restaurants to lead paint, data is making government more efficient.

We need a pandemic czar to fast-track new diagnostics.

Big isn't categorically bad, but it should invite public suspicion and scrutiny.

It’s time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis.

They are prioritizing profits over R&D.

When Congressman Jeff Flake recently proposed eliminating NSF funding for political science research, it marked the third time in the past 6 years that...

Targeting abuses of purchasing power helped usher in a golden age of retail in the United States — and it could again.

Six steps business leaders can take right now.

Don’t let your competitors control what “sustainable” means in your industry.

We need to encourage larger stakes and a longer-term orientation.

Some people—in particular, panicky policy makers at the Fed—fear that the new economy is a bubble about to burst. They’re dead wrong. Barring any government interference, the new economy is rock solid and here to stay.

Buying into America: How Foreign Money Is Changing the Face of Our Nation, Martin and Susan Tolchin (New York: Times Books, 1988) 400 pages, $19.95. Yen!: Japan’s New Financial Empire and Its Threat to America, Daniel Burstein (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988) 335 pages, $19.95. For Canadian bystanders like me, a good deal of […]

Business leaders worked together with city government officials.

Japan today sits on the largest cache of wealth ever assembled. It has the power to move markets anywhere in the world. Consider that. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has now surpassed New York to become the world’s largest on the basis of market capitalization. Osaka has bumped London to fourth place. Of the world’s ten […]

Five questions companies should be asking.

A framework for government and corporate leaders in the U.S.

If we could better track the value of human capital, employees would be better off.