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Tag Archives: Economics
USA Healthcare Costs Now 16% of GDP
U.S. Health Spending Estimates [the broken link was removed]: Health care spending growth in the United States slowed for the third consecutive year in 2005, increasing 6.9 percent compared to 7.2 percent growth in 2004 and 8.1 percent in 2003, … Continue reading
Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation
How intellectual property influences innovation and growth in the economy depends on the application of intellectual property law. No intellectual property (IP) rights would hinder innovation. Complicated application of confusing and overreaching IP rights also hinders innovation. Now I see … Continue reading
Gladwell (and Drucker) on Pensions
The Risk Poolhttps://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/21/gladwell-and-drucker-on-pensions/ by Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point and Blink): The most influential management theorist of the twentieth century was Peter Drucker, who, in 1950, wrote an extraordinarily prescient article for Harper’s entitled “The Mirage of Pensions.” … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Data, Economics, Investing, leadership, long term thinking, Management
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New Look American Manufacturing
The New Look American Manufacturing [the broken link was removed] by Dale Buss: The evidence shows that American manufacturers that revise their processes and integrate technology in ways that allow them to stay close to customers can survive the onslaught … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lean thinking, Management, Manufacturing
Tagged Economics, lean manufacturing, Management, Manufacturing
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Innovation Needed to Keep USA Manufacturing?
ICAR touted as example of innovation needed in U.S. [the broken link was removed] “Our ace in the hole is innovation, and that’s why intellectual property is so important to develop,” Graham said. “How do we protect that advantage within … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Innovation, Management, Manufacturing, Systems thinking
Tagged curiouscat, Economics, Innovation, Manufacturing, Systems thinking
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Health Care Crisis
Probe finds nation’s emergency care system at ‘breaking point’ (the San Jose Mercury News broke the link so I removed it – poor usabilty on their part) by Lauran Neegaard: It’s a sobering symptom of how the nation’s emergency-care system … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Lean thinking, Management, Public Sector, Systems thinking
Tagged Economics, Health care, health care system
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Energy Future
Interesting chart from: The Oil Age Poster [the broken link was removed] . There are all sorts of opinions on the future price of oil. My view is based in the capitalist/market model – I believe that if it becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged economic data, Economics, Investing
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Engines of Democracy
Engines of Democracy [the broken link was removed] by Charles Fishman, Fast Company: The 170-plus people who work at this plant try to make perfect jet engines. And they come close. On average, one-quarter of the engines that GE/Durham sends … Continue reading
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Tagged Economics, Manufacturing
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America’s Manufacturing Future
A Wake-up Call From Asia [the broken link was removed] by Patricia Panchak [the broken link was removed]: China and India very aggressively are pursuing advanced manufacturing. Increasingly, China’s exports to the U.S. are composed of advanced-technology products. … J.P. … Continue reading
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Tagged Economics, economy, Manufacturing
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Gas Tax
An Increase in the Gas Tax Would Hurt Consumers and Slow the Economy [the broken link was removed] Gross Domestic Product would decline by $6.5 billion per year, in real terms, from 2005 to 2014. In other words, this $131 … Continue reading →