Video: Complexity, divisiveness cloud health care reform prognosis

The healthcare system in the United States has been slowly collapsing over the past 30 years, according to Bradford Kirkman-Liff, professor of health policy and biotechnology at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Video: U.S. health care costs impacted by technology innovations, drug research investments

Much of the increase in the price of healthcare in the United States can be traced back to technology advances that improve patient outcomes, but are expensive to develop and implement.

Jumbo woes in the mortgage market

The meltdown of the subprime mortgage industry, often associated with the lower end of the U.S. housing market, continues to spread upward, bringing uncertainty into the jumbo mortgage loan market (loans above $417,000).

The globalization of sushi: From street snack to gastronomic delicacy

From its origin as an economical means of preserving dried fish to its current ubiquitous presence in supermarkets and five-star restaurants, sushi presents a fascinating glimpse of the rise and fall (and rise again) of Japan's modern economy and the similarly wild ride of sushi's culinary center

Disease outbreak and bioterrorism: The ultimate supply chain test

In the event of a disease outbreak or bioterrorist attack, public health officials must make decisions about how to allocate finite medical resources — decisions that impact the spread of the disease and the number of lives lost.

A penny for your thoughts: When customers don't complain

When it comes to consumer contentment, managers and executives should not mistake silence for satisfaction. Most unhappy customers never say a word; they just take their business elsewhere.

Podcast: Hedge funds and the collapse of the subprime market

The collapse of the subprime market has hit hedge funds hard. According to Anthony Sanders, professor of finance and real estate at the W. P. Carey School of Business, many hedge funds forgot due diligence when the real estate market was hottest, and are now stuck with bad paper.

The British are coming: How Tesco plans to cater to the U.S. market

Mark Barratt wants to see Tesco succeed in America. The British expatriate and assistant professor of supply chain management at the W. P. Carey School and his wife have lived in the U.S. for five years, and they still haven't found a one-store replacement for the U.K.'s monster chain.

Health care coverage for all: Hits, misses and possible fixes

As more and more states begin targeting insurance reform, the costs and problems they face become increasing evident. Still, the current system of health-insurance coverage in the U.S.

Lobbying to stay competitive

Two-thirds of all bills introduced in state legislatures are filed at the request of state or local government agencies, business associations, social activist groups, companies, or individual citizens. Most of those are brought to the legislature by legislative advocates, or lobbyists.