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In Trade Actions, Trump Embraces Unpredictability

“He has not had a discernible trade policy from the beginning,” said Pietra Rivoli, a trade expert at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “I don’t…

September 29, 2017

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After Breach, Equifax CEO Leaves with 8 Million Pension, and Possibly More

Plus, Smith’s “award agreements are still outstanding,” the spokesperson said. That means Smith might retain the rights to millions of dollars in stock that have yet to,…

September 26, 2017

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SEC Chair Clayton Grilled Over Data Breaches

Since becoming chairman, Clayton has pushed for greater scrutiny and education surrounding cybersecurity at the agency and the institutions it regulates. But an increase to the…

September 26, 2017

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U.S. Must Not Allow the Gulf Carriers to Continue Their Subsidy-Fueled Expansion

An op-ed by Rob Britton, adjunct professor: “Thank you for calling attention to the threat that the Gulf airlines’ unfair practices pose to Minnesota jobs in “The not-so…

September 21, 2017

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Libertarianism vs. Meritocracy

An op-ed by Thomas Mulligan, faculty fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics: “The American Dream is a meritocratic ideal. Our…

September 21, 2017

News Story

Twelve New Faculty Join Georgetown McDonough

This year Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business welcomed four new tenured and tenure-track faculty members, as well as eight visiting faculty members,…

September 20, 2017

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Heavy Debt Crushed Owners of Toys ‘R’ Us

“The 00 million a year in debt service was really constrictive as they were trying to compete,” said Katherine Waldock, a finance professor at Georgetown University’s…

September 20, 2017

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Volokh Conspiracy Symposium on the “Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism”

I am pleased to announce that this week, the Volokh Conspiracy blog will host a symposium featuring posts by many of the contributors to the Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism …

September 18, 2017

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The Silent Killer of Workplace Happiness, Productivity, and Health is a Lack of Basic Civility

An op-ed by Christine Porath, associate professor: “More than ever before, people are feeling disrespected at work. Employees, like some at Uber, feel they’re working in a…

September 17, 2017

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Jan Dhan Yojana: One Rupee Balance and the Dormancy-Duplication Problem

A separate 2017 working paper by Georgetown University professor Sumit Agarwal and his co-authors – which studied 1.5 million PMJDY accounts from August 2014 to May – also…

September 15, 2017