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Economy, Strategy & Finance Data Reactions
2018
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The future of nontraditional work arrangements
March 27 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)This blog describes some of the trends and recent developments that may impact the prevalence of nontraditional workers in the future. Most trends point to a growing share of nontraditional workers, but some developments are likely to have a negative impact. Even when the direction of the impact is clear, there is a lot of uncertainty about the magnitude of the impact.
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On Governance: How Will Blockchain Technology Change Organizational Governance?
March 21 | Lewis Cohen, Partner, Hogan Lovells | Soraya Ghebleh, Law clerk, Hogan Lovells | Comments (2)Many of the corporate board monitoring costs can be drastically reduced, if not eliminated, by using blockchain to establish trust between directors and shareholders.
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Corporate Communications Practices: 2018 Edition
March 08 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Corporate communications teams are being called on to reinforce their company’s reputation in the face of a skeptical public, concludes a report by The Conference Board, Corporate Communications Practices: 2018 Edition. The survey covers more than 100 publicly traded companies.
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An interview with David Hoffman, Managing Director of the Conference Board’s China Center
March 07 | Ethan Cramer-Flood, Fomer Senior Fellow, China Center for Economics and Business, The Conference Board | David Hoffman, Senior Advisor, China Center for Economics & Business, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Market shake-outs – as typical of creative destruction cycles, even those with “Chinese characteristics” – should yield better operating conditions over the longer-term, especially for competitive firms. At this critical juncture, executives need to understand the gamut of potential China exposures facing their companies – both positive and negative – so that they can position their companies to exploit associated opportunities and mitigate risks.
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A State-Level View of 2017 Consumption Patterns
March 05 | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Brian Schaitkin, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The Conference Board provides a state level view of 2017 consumption patterns, using their nowcasts of nominal PCE growth by state.
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Do investors have a reason to worry about the US labor market?
February 27 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (1)The economy is likely to keep growing above its long-term 2 percent trend in the next 1-2 years, but a very tight labor market and higher interest rate are likely to pressure stock prices.