According to the manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released by the HSBC, manufacturing production continued to expand in all major countries in the region, with their PMIs sta

Congratulations, Janet Yellen. The Senate has given the green light for Dr. Yellen to take her place in history as America’s first female Fed Chair.

While weather likely put a crimp in December job growth, the U.S. labor market picture remains remarkably consistent.

Economists may not agree among themselves about the “right” policies to pursue and they miss their forecasts, but they also generate lots of useful ideas.

Trade in final goods is increasingly being replaced by trade in intermediate inputs as a result of the international fragmentation of production processes over the last two decades.

Remarkably, it has been only a decade since economists began to study the impact of management practice with any degree of rigor. Certainly, it has long been a subject area for discourse. After all, the Harvard Business School came into existence in 1908.

. . . really! At MAPI’s 2^nd Annual Executive Summit (May 15-16 in Chicago), our diverse lineup of speakers will include:

• Mae Jemison, a NASA astronaut (she flew aboard the Endeavour) and physician; she is now working toward advancing interstellar travel and integrating science and technology into daily life

There is a specter hanging over Europe and this time it is not political but rather economic. It’s called deflation.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which entered into force on January 1, 1994, celebrated its 20^th anniversary last month. Over the past two decades, U.S.