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Peter Debaere

Debaere is a leading international economist, with a focus on international trade, multinationals and trade policy. His work addresses fundamental questions about the extent to which trade theories can explain actual international trade patterns.

Education in Entrepreneurship Gives Prison Inmates a Second Chance

Each day, nearly 1,600 prisoners in the United States leave jail and re-enter society. One of the primary factors influencing recidivism, or the return to prison, is the inability to find a job. People can change, and educational institutions can make a big difference in the success of their futures.

Edward D. Hess

Hess is a top authority on organizational and human high performance. His studies focus on growth, innovation and learning cultures, systems and processes, and servant leadership.

Ronald T. Wilcox

Wilcox has four specific areas of expertise: marketing financial services, branding, marketing for nonprofits and public policy, and marketing.

BizBasics: "Weber-Fechner Law of Pricing"

As Professor Ron Wilcox explains, our perception of a dollar changes within the context of a specific purchase. If you understand the Weber-Fechner Law of Pricing, more of your money might stay in your wallet.

Attitude Matters: Marketing to Woo Customers

A marketing model formulated by Darden Professor Raj Venkatesan to measure attitude helps companies predict customer behavior and value.

Dennis T. Yang

Yang is an expert on China — its labor markets, financial systems and phenomenal growth, which have made it an economic contender. His broader research expertise includes economic development and growth, comparative economic systems, as well as labor and demographic economics in the context of emerging markets.

Insights on China: How Agriculture Drives Socioeconomic Change

As emerging markets continue to find their places in the global economy, a question remains: What mechanisms are most effective at stimulating economic growth in developing countries?

Saras D. Sarasvathy

Named one of the Top 18 Entrepreneurship Professors by Fortune Small Business magazine, Sarasvathy is a leading scholar on the cognitive basis for high-performance entrepreneurship. Her work pioneered the logic of effectuation — a set of teachable and learnable principles used by expert entrepreneurs to build enduring ven

BizBasics: "Entrepreneurship: (Not) Risky Business"

Professor Saras Sarasvathy challenges the assumption that entrepreneurs are always risk-takers. Instead, she argues that entrepreneurs search for what they can create.