Economics
Dockworkers strike to disrupt supply chains
A prolonged strike favors the longshore industry employers, allowing them to raise prices and benefit from delays and bottlenecks, according to a University of Miami management science specialist.
Fed chief highlights progress, urges patience
Raphael Bostic, in a presentation hosted by the Miami Herbert Business School, judged the economy to be strong and improving and touted the progress the Fed has made to curb inflation.
Assessing sustainability’s expanded impact on investment
During a conference at the Miami Herbert Business School, sustainability officers charted the increased impact of environmental and social concerns on investment potential.
Can Milei fix Argentina’s bungled economy?
A sextet of Argentine economists convened for a forum hosted by the Miami Herbert Business School to assess the economic chaos that has plagued Argentina for decades.
Fed officer skeptical of need for central bank digital currencies
During a lecture at the Miami Herbert Business School, Christopher Waller, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, assessed the need for the United States Central bank to adopt its own digitalized currency.
Conference highlights Miami’s towering real estate potential
Entrepreneurs and innovators met with leading commercial real estate investors—to explore opportunities spurred by new technologies and the vibrant movement of people and capital to South Florida—at the Real Estate Impact Conference, co-hosted by three University of Miami schools.
Impressive job gains point to stabilizing economy
Strong gains and fluctuations in the labor market are indicators of a vibrant, growing economy stabilizing from the pandemic and are not drivers of inflationary trends as many economists suggest, according to a Miami Herbert Business School economist.
Economist: Debt ceiling impasse threatens government default
David Andolfatto, a senior economist in the Miami Herbert Business School, assessed the current debt limit standoff and the consequences if Congress does not resolve the stalemate over how much money the government can borrow.
Economists gauge impact of Fed action to tame inflation
Business school economists Noah Williams and Alex Horenstein assessed Federal Reserve Board chair Jerome Powell’s recent remarks that outlined a restrictive monetary and policy stance to better align supply with demand and control inflation.
Experts see current crypto shakeout healthy for industry
Crypto markets have tumbled along with the general economy, a novel alignment for the new technologies. Miami Herbert Business School faculty members expect it will rebound stronger than ever in part because of its inherent risk-averse stability.
