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Bernanke's World War II Monetary Regime

When a government spends beyond its means, the options for paying for the spree are unattractive. It can burden the populace with higher taxes, or it can wipe out a portion of creditors' wealth by inflating the money supply, repaying debts with a debased currency. Or it can do both. The United States is avoiding these choices by borrowing enormous sums, bringing federal debt to almost $17 trillion, at interest rates that the Federal Reserve has managed to keep very low. For now.

Developing the international management mindset

Despite the relative slowdown in its rate of growth recently, it seems more than possible that China can expect to become the world鈥檚 leading economic power at some point in the foreseeable future.

Accelerated learning would add trillions of dollars in wealth

If students could complete their education a year faster, the many benefits would include increased personal wealth, decreased government spending, and more sustainable entitlement programs.

MOOC-Learning Studio

Professor Nancy Adler held the second Learning Studio with managers who are taking the Leading Strategic Innovation MOOC in Bled, Slovania. Read full article (in Slovenian): Si21, March 20, 2013

Les ravages du market timing

Entrer dans le march茅 boursier quand il va bien et en sortir quand il va mal, ou l鈥檌nverse, est au c艙ur de la strat茅gie de synchronisation du march茅. Il existe plusieurs fa莽ons de tenter de surpasser le march茅 et de d茅jouer les indices, mais toutes comportent leurs risques, 脿 la fois au plan du rendement, de l鈥櫭ヽonomie et de la soci茅t茅.

New CSX terminal to heat up intermodal competition along St. Lawrence corridor

The late-January unveiling of a project by American rail-freight giant CSX to build a new $93.3-million intermodal terminal near the Quebec port of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield warmed the hearts of local stakeholders on one of the coldest days ever recorded in Central Canada.

鈥� For his part, 香蕉视频 business professor William Polushin sees the new terminal project as a sound business investment for CSX, Valleyfield and the province.

Want Agility? Integrate Your I.T.

Ever wonder if your firm's technology is holding it back? You may want to take a look at how well your IT tools play with others. A company's agility depends heavily on the integration of its technology, according to recent research by Salman Nazir and Alain Pinsonneault of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频.

Pay gap influenced by low applications, says research

Women are underrepresented in high-paying jobs because they don鈥檛 apply for them, according to new research.

Workplace discrimination at the point of hiring is a factor but many women choose not to apply for higher-paying positions because of 鈥榩reconceived notions鈥� of job roles.

Free Markets Series E11 - Reuven Brenner - The force of finance

Free markets are essential to the technological innovations that underpin rising levels of prosperity. In this sobering interview, though, economist Reuven Brenner expresses his concern for the future of free markets, at least in the near term.

Watch full interview: YouTube, March 12, 2013

Talking Management with Karl Moore: What's the opportunity for women leaders in Russia?

Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频 talks to Marina Treshchova, CEO of Fast Lane Ventures, Enterprises.

Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, March 12, 2013

Canadian Business Students Visit St. Petersburg

Last weekend St. Petersburg hosted a group of 37 business students and alumni from 香蕉视频, Montreal, Canada, as part of the institution鈥檚 鈥淗ot Cities鈥� initiative.

鈥� Speaking to the St Petersburg Times, trip leader Dr. Karl Moore, a lecturer in business leadership and strategy at McGill鈥檚 world-renowned Desautels Faculty of Management, explained that this trip was a chance for students to experience the global business environment first-hand.

McGill students use crickets for a business model

A group of McGill students (Mohammed Ashour, Gabriel Mott, Shobhita Soor, Jesse Pearlstein and Zev Thompson) hope their plan to breed crickets for use as a viable food source will be a million-dollar idea. The five students will be up against teams from Harvard, MIT and Yale as well as other teams from around the world.

Crickets as food source

With his team, Mohammed Ashour, a Master's candidate at 香蕉视频, won a regional championship of a special competition to have their proposal of crickets as a food source for impoverished countries presented to Bill Clinton and Barack Obama - and potentially win $1 million.