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Syllabus: MBA Managerial Economics Fall 2015

June 30, 2015 Filed Under: Utah Economist Blog

I’ll be teaching first-year MBA students at the University of Utah again this year. Here’s a syllabus for Managerial Economics (FINAN 6025).

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The Wall Street Journal

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For years, Western companies have sought an alternative to China to manufacture goods—a shift dubbed “China plus one.” Increasingly, the strategy looks more like China plus many. on.wsj.com/3qrhHhI

12:50 pm · June 2, 2023 ·

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The Economist

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PublicSq, an online marketplace, is home to 40,000 ﬁrms devoted to freedom, the family unit and the American constitution. Its CEOs, sellers and most avid customers dream of a parallel economy where conservatives need never buy from liberals econ.st/3oFL53x

12:41 pm · June 2, 2023 ·

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The Economist

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Today the company holds over 80% of the market in specialist AI chips. But the juicier the ﬁrm’s prospects, the more competitors it will attract econ.st/3N9PsNL

12:41 pm · June 2, 2023 ·

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The Wall Street Journal

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Watch: T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s parent company TJX made almost $50 billion last year – more than Nordstrom and Macy’s combined. WSJ explains how. on.wsj.com/3qqomsu

1:32 am · June 2, 2023 ·

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Ben Dowsett

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Yeah TBH, Quin is one of the main examples I was thinking of. Incredible systems coach. Incredible development coach. But those Jazz teams played ONE way and had no idea what to do when a good team countered it. It was always his biggest weakness. twitter.com/Matt9204/statu…

6:09 pm · May 30, 2023 ·

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Alec MacGillis

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"To understand why grocery prices are way up, we need to look past the headlines about inflation and reconsider long-held ideas about the benefits of corporate bigness." Such an important piece by @stacyfmitchell: nytimes.com/2023/05/29/opi…

6:07 pm · May 30, 2023 ·

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The Economist

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The commercial logic for splitting up the big four is only getting stronger econ.st/3IOQ1d7

6:07 pm · May 30, 2023 ·

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The Wall Street Journal

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“We didn’t get into this mud hole because everything was going great." Inside Intel's efforts to turn itself around. on.wsj.com/43dQe1B

1:42 pm · May 30, 2023 ·

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The Wall Street Journal

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Need more friends at work? Your bosses think so on.wsj.com/3MHNhiK

3:42 am · May 30, 2023 ·

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The Wall Street Journal

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First-time scalpers and short sellers of tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour are creating a frenzy in the resale market on.wsj.com/3BXSEpc

2:47 am · May 29, 2023 ·

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