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FT Business Book of the Year — a Lockdown Reading List

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy by Pietra Rivoli (shortlist 2005) [is recognized by the Financial Times as a business book of the year]. Subscription.…

April 19, 2020

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The Heat: Economic Impact of COVID-19

China faces the worst economic losses since 1979, after shutting down the country to fight COVID-19. [Watch] Arthur Dong, [who] is a teaching professor with the McDonough School…

April 18, 2020

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The Blood and Misery on Trump’s Hands

The administration’s dithering also did enormous damage to the economy. An analysis by Robert J. Shapiro—a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of…

April 17, 2020

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NBA Boss Adam Silver Faces the League’s Biggest Challenge Ever to Restart the Season, but Insiders Say He’s Prepared

“This is the ultimate case study for a sport,” said Marty Conway, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of.…

April 17, 2020

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Highlights from Center for Financial Markets Webinar on COVID-19 Volatility

The Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business quickly assembled a group of panelists well-equipped to provide their views…

April 16, 2020

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Online Investment Tools See a Boost Amid Economic Uncertainty

“Millennials have been hit,” said Simon Blanchard, an assistant professor of marketing at Georgetown University and a consumer marketing and personal finance expert. …

April 16, 2020

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Supply Chain Management is a Vital Weapon in the War Against the Coronavirus

An op-ed by Ricardo Ernst, Baratta Chair in Global Business and director, Global Business Initiative: "The great French-Algerian philosopher Albert Camus observed in his classic…

April 15, 2020

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How the Government Pulls Coronavirus Relief Money Out of Thin Air

Even so, the growing comfort with the Treasury Department’s relying on the Fed to buy its bonds — and help finance large deficits — is an important shift in the…

April 15, 2020

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3 Steps to Optimize Intern Onboarding and Training

"MBA internships are often used as a ‘bridge' to pivot from one industry or function to another," Doreen Amorosa, associate dean of career services at the Georgetown McDonough…

April 14, 2020

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Virtual Communication Can be Tricky. What Happens When Every Part of Your Life Depends on it?

An op-ed by Jeanine Turner, affiliate professor: "An advertising executive presents a marketing plan via Zoom to her boss and colleagues, hoping her kids are still watching…

April 14, 2020