By David F. Larcker, Allan McCall, & Brian Tayan
Compensation figures commingle forward and backward, which makes it difficult for investors to understand what compensation has been promised to executives and what they eventually earn.
S P Jain receives four Top 10 rankings: Financial Times, Global MBA Rankings 2012
S P Jain School of Global Management, formerly known as S P Jain Center of Management, places in the Top 10 (in the world) on four parameters in the recently announced Financial Times Global MBA Rankings (2012),
Financial Transformation to Sustain the Arab Firestorm
By Nasser Saidi
The Arab world needs to undertake major structural transformations if it is to effectively address the challenges laid bare by the Arab Firestorm. Greater regional economic & financial integration, the development of local currency financial markets should be high on the agenda of policy makers’ priorities.
Basel I, II, III – We Want It All at Once
The complexity of Basel II and III has reached China. In a revolutionary turn within seven years, the Chinese bank regulator has introduced capital adequacy as the tool of choice for supervision and ensured that banks in the process remain focused on implementing all the pillars of the internationally developed Basel Accords. Will it really make Chinese banks more resilient?
Law and Religion in a Secular Europe
What place do law and religion occupy in European political societies? Do they overlap in such a way that conflict cannot be avoided?
North Rhine-Westphalia: First choice for foreign investors in Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s economically strongest federal state, has proven to be a particularly attractive investment location for foreign companies in Germany and Europe for many years. The successful location performance record in 2011 shows once again: “Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen“.
Immigration Policy and Executive Power at Loose Ends: The Case of the US1
The discretionary powers of the US Presidency have steadily expanded over the course of the 20th century. These powers are especially pertinent to immigration enforcement, which lies under the administrative authority of the Executive Office. This article briefly explains how these powers have been used to shape US immigration policy, but it also observes that, in recent years, they have proved ineffectual as a strategy for advancing the immigration policy interests of the Executive Office.
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China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
