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- 15 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive
including working- and middle-class Americans, are struggling, as are many small businesses. The single biggest thorn in the economy’s side: our dysfunctional political system. While many political leaders individually agree with the...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
attractive to more people. Increasingly long hours on the job are a fact of American working life. Since 1979, the average workweek in the US has increased 9 percent. This has occurred disproportionately among so-called middle-class wage...
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- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
dancing. One hundred and fifty nine middle-class children from diverse backgrounds in a northeastern USA metropolitan area completed the study in 2011. The development of ToM is associated with decreases in self-esteem, which in turn...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
interest of privacy, I have used pseudonyms for the participants.) Williams, an African-American, was born and raised in a middle-class neighborhood in Washington, DC. After earning his bachelor's degree at one of the nation's leading...
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by David A. Thomas
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
operation with a compelling reputation. Several issues were critical in the Lauders' thinking. First, they wanted to reach large numbers of middle-class and wealthy consumers, women with sufficient means to buy premium-priced products...
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- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
goods, let alone political power, and as they are acquiring a share in this economy, they're buying cars and houses, and credit is fueling a lot of the current boom. Many of these participants in the economy just haven't had access to very basic things that not only...
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by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
economic development over the last few decades? A: If you had told me in 1979 that 350 million Chinese would be able to lift themselves out of poverty into something that resembles a middle-class existence, I would have sent you for...
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by Deborah Blagg
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier
including one centered on the acceptance of high-speed Internet cable access by residents of a middle-class Toronto suburb during the past four years. That community, they say, is typical of many throughout the United States. To date,...
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by Peter K. Jacobs
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
(GDP)." I agree completely. This country has to take some steps as soon as possible to stop the growth of deferred liabilities. I think some serious, material, and binding actions are needed to begin containing the continued growth of View Details
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by Jim Aisner
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
integrating operations to avoid corruption. The difference, the authors believe, lies in the choice between “push” and “pull” investment. MNCs seek growth by pushing current products onto emerging middle-class consumers. They retain some...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
distributional side they [the plan’s authors] seem to be sending signals that they don't want this to be criticized as just a tax cut that privileges people at the top. But they have some work to do. I think it's not easy to sell this as a View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
mattering for current tax policy is the "Buffett Rule" debate. The Buffett Rule would ensure that people with substantial incomes from investments paid average tax rates at least as high as middle-class workers. Both sides of this debate...
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- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
middle-class Indians could already afford to buy. The opulence also justified the high prices and created a natural market because these were luxurious garments that could be worn at festive occasions such as weddings, when people spent...
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- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
customers by appealing to digital savvy, middle-class customers that QNB Finansbank was lacking for a long time. By the end of 2016, it accounted for 16% of QNB Finansbank's deposits. With the support of the top management, Atan was able...
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Sean Silverthorne