September 2018

Vertical Integration May Save Your Life

Healthcare in the U.S. is expensive.

In both the political and economic landscapes, healthcare has been heavily featured in the public dialogue, often accompanied with high-flown words, from overtones of governmental incapability to excessive cost inefficiencies, fraud and abuse. ... Continue reading...

Government

The Inevitable Failure of Trump’s Tariffs

Steel tariffs will allow American steelworkers to keep their jobs, help the American domestic economy, reduce United States’ dependency on China as a trading partner and foster the growth of the middle class.

This was the logic that motivated Donald ... Continue reading...

Government

Comparing the Bush and Trump Tariffs

On March 1st, 2018 President Donald Trump signed two proclamations imposing a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum that have become subject to much public debate. “I’m defending America’s national security by placing tariffs ... Continue reading...

Dartmouth Technology

Unmasking Unmasked: A Look into Dartmouth’s Newest Startup

Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of the nascent world of online social networking was a space where people could create and foster an online social persona to connect with friends. Jack Dorsey limited the length of a user’s tweet to 140 characters.... Continue reading...

Markets

Smarter Environmental, Social and Governance Investing

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, an investing strategy that considers factors such as carbon emissions, supply chain management and business ethics, has become increasingly widespread. According to the U.S. SIF Foundation, one fifth of the total assets under professional... Continue reading...

International

How the PNB Scam Threatens to Damage India’s Diamond Industry

In February 2018, India was rocked by news of a massive case of bank fraud, involving some of the country’s wealthiest and most well-connected citizens as well as its third largest bank. The incident, referred to as The Punjab National... Continue reading...

Technology

Augmented and Virtual Reality: Gaming’s Latest Frontier

Recent technological development has impacted the gaming industry by expanding the capability of existing platforms, creating exciting new channels and challenging developers to think creatively about alternate forms of consumer experiences. Of these changes, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality... Continue reading...

Markets

The Middle Man Lives: Wall Street Equity Underwriting after Spotify’s Direct Public Offering

In 2004, a technology startup looking to raise capital through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) decided to forgo the traditional route, instead using a novel method colloquially known as the “Dutch auction”. Here, investors bid for the stock to dictate... Continue reading...

Uncategorized

Reading Between the Numbers: A New Approach to Nonprofits

In 2016, the Wounded Warriors Project (WWP) brought the nonprofit sector to the forefront of public debate. On January 26^th of 2016, the New York Times published “Wounded Warrior Project Spends Lavishly on Itself,” unleashing a media frenzy about... Continue reading...

International

The Asian Infrastructure Bank Represents a New Standard

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank (MDB) that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, has quickly filled a vacuum left by traditional MDBs that have become bloated and inefficient. Since the... Continue reading...

Dartmouth Business Journal

Vertical Integration May Save Your Life

The Inevitable Failure of Trump’s Tariffs

Comparing the Bush and Trump Tariffs

Unmasking Unmasked: A Look into Dartmouth’s Newest Startup

Smarter Environmental, Social and Governance Investing

How the PNB Scam Threatens to Damage India’s Diamond Industry

Augmented and Virtual Reality: Gaming’s Latest Frontier

The Middle Man Lives: Wall Street Equity Underwriting after Spotify’s Direct Public Offering

Reading Between the Numbers: A New Approach to Nonprofits

The Asian Infrastructure Bank Represents a New Standard

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