From CBS News The President of the United States, major news media, bloggers, bankers, stand-up comics, and people all around the world are shaking their heads and wondering what the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protest is all about. Is it a display of leadership or anarchy, revolution or Sunday in the park? And the answer [...]
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Jackie Wilbur: MBA job offers back to pre-recession numbers
October 11, 2011 – 11:09 am
Despite the ongoing economic turmoil, the job numbers for our MBA class of 2011 are very strong. In fact, we’re back to the same offer rates we saw before the recession. As of this writing, 94% of the class has an offer. This is up from 81% last year and closely matches the 93.4% we [...]
Dean David Schmittlein–Government, Business and Academia for Jobs
August 31, 2011 – 10:37 am
From CNBC Squawk Box 8/31/11 The government should be smart and strategic about the type of spending it will do, says David Schmittlein, MIT Sloan School of Management dean, who says if the government spends on innovative enterprise in America, it can put those dollars to better use.
Kristin Forbes among five leaders sharing ideas for creating jobs and reforming taxes
August 29, 2011 – 2:46 pm
From the Boston Globe My top priority if I was in charge: fundamental tax reform for individuals as well as consumers. Get rid of all the numerous deductions, exemptions, and special deals so that you could dramatically lower marginal tax rates while raising as much (if not more) money. This would make our economy more [...]
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