Economics
Experts highlight Brazil’s economic resilience and path forward
Top economists gathered at Miami Herbert to examine Brazil's fiscal health, unexpected growth, and the role of the Amazon in shaping the country's future.
Miami Herbert Business School’s Florida 50 Stock Index closed at 245.73
The Miami Herbert Business School’s Florida 50 Stock Index (^UMIAMIFL) closed at 245.73 on December 31, 2024; this increase represented an 11.70% rise year-to-date.
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.
