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Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the Emerging Frauds in the Digital Age Conference

Technology is rapidly transforming our financial ecosystem in both good and bad ways. Technology offers new investment vehicles to stimulate the economy and bring economic. …

May 24, 2017

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A Different Kind of Food Delivery Connects Diners with Immigrant Chefs

Vang wanted to start a business that could hire immigrants like his mom and help them land on their feet. Vang began developing the business plan for Foodhini in his classes at…

May 23, 2017

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Jared Kushner’s Other Real Estate Empire

When I presented JK2 Westminster’s record of litigation to Matthew Cypher, a Georgetown University business professor who used to work for the real estate giant Invesco, he…

May 23, 2017

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Low Supply, High Demand — Unpacking Housing

An op-ed by Sumit Agarwal, William G. Droms Term Professor: “Housing starts were down in April by 2.6 percent, following a 6.6-percent decline in March. This is the lowest…

May 23, 2017

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How Not to Close the Digital Divide

An op-ed by Larry Downes, project director at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy: “Thirteen percent of adult Americans still don’t use the Internet. And…

May 22, 2017

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Consumers and Retailers Push to Project Swipe Fee Reform

Robert J. Shapiro, Ph.D., an internationally known economist and current senior policy fellow at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, took a look at the impact…

May 19, 2017

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4 Tips For Happiness And Prosperity Following Graduation

An op-ed by Allan Eberhart, professor of finance and the founding director of the Master of Science in Finance program: “If you’re one of the millions—yes, millions—of…

May 18, 2017

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Trump Likes to Talk About Steel and Manufactured Goods. America’s Better Trade Hope May Lie in Exported Services

An op-ed by Jim Angel, associate professor of finance: “As the Republicans consider financial reform, they appear to be making the same mistake the Democrats did with the…

May 17, 2017

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Civil Actions: Creating A Culture of Kindness at Work

A recent essay in Harvard Business Review makes an obvious but often neglected observation: manners matter. Christine Porath, author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the…

May 1, 2017

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Why Venture Partners Shouldn’t Have Too Much in Common

“People who have the same background are likely to make the same mistakes,” says lead author Paul A. Gompers, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School,…

April 30, 2017