A Paradox
I have come across this article about how some minorities get fewer jobs because of what they fought for, a ban of employers accessing their credit scores. In the exact words of the author, “in 2007 the state of Washington introduced a new rule aimed at making the labor market fairer: firms were banned from […]
Social Media and Market Trends
As we all know from firsthand experience, we like to buy things that are in style. Whether it’s the new seasonal trends or the hot new product everyone is buying, we are more likely to purchase something if other people have it. We clearly saw this in class through our discussion of the Network Effects. […]
Start-ups: How to Survive in the Rising Competition?
The article introduces us to an age of technological innovation. As the financial and regulation barriers are lowered, small start-ups emerge at a pace faster than ever before. The information technology enables better services that cost less to customers, and more resources are pouring into the field to develop further improved technology. Subsequently, there are […]
Epidemics: STDS- How we Can Predict them and Prevent them
How Facebook Can Predict the Spread of STDs Peter Leone of the University of North Carolina’s Center for Infectious Diseases recently found that risks of contracting HIV can come from immediate friend circles, rather than just significant others/sexual partners. The reasoning is that people in the same social circles usually act in the same “risk-taking patterns” and […]