Finance professor Dr. Stephanie Rauterkus was featured in the Birmingham News this weekend. The article focused on how business professors are teaching the current economic crisis to their students. Dr. Rauterkus said “we try to look at the big picture. I know when they go home for Thanksgiving, they’re going to be asked by their [...]
In case you missed it, Sunday’s Birmingham News had a front page business section story about executive pay at public companies in Alabama. Unfortunately, most of the data was included in tables that are not available at the News’ web site. For those of you who have been through any of my business research sessions, finding this information [...]
They say that history repeats itself. The current financial crisis is not the first one we’ve endured, not will it be the last. So, how does the current economic situation compare to others in the past? Take a look at this interesting post over at neatorama.com called “10 American Financial Meltdowns in the Past Century.“ [...]
Take a look at The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, part of the Library of Economics & Liberty. While you are there, check out some of the other content on the site including an interesting economics blog, additional readings and guides and economics books.
Interested in corporate philanthropy? Then check this out: Giving in Numbers: 2007 Editon Based on corporate contributions data from 136 leading companies, including 55 of the Fortune 100, this edition of Giving in Numbers is an unprecedented benchmarking resource. This report features corporate case studies, exclusive year-over-year analysis, and tips and tools for leveraging this [...]
Do you know that C-SPAN has an entire area of its web site dedicated to the economy? Of course, most of the recent coverage has been on the economic crisis and federal bailout. You can watch archived streaming video of C-SPAN coverage. It also includes links to other relevant web sites and documents. Did you [...]
From this morning’s Birmingham News: UAB students ride the market Business school’s student-managed fund beating S&P Monday, October 06, 2008 HANNAH WOLFSON Birmingham News staff writer Laura Bordelon is probably watching the current economic situation more closely than most of her fellow students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Bordelon is [...]