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Hewitt on the economy: Debt causing something far worse than a recession...

April 14, 2008

Solutions address the surface, not the structural problem.

WJLA News Channel 8

Hewitt op-ed in Philadelphia Inquirer poses question to presidential candidates

April 14, 2008

Debt, trade deficit making U.S less competitive in global market, says associate professor of economics and finance at the Mason School.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Falling CD rates will discourage investor savings, says Boschen

January 31, 2008

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette talks with John Boschen, professor of economics and finance, about the Federal Reserve's second rate cut in as many weeks

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pearson: Analysis looked at the Virginia Port Authority's statewide economic impact

January 24, 2008

Report finds cargo operations in the port of Hampton Roads delivered a powerful economic boost to Virginia. The facilities moved 16.4 million tons of cargo and generated over $41B in revenue for the state.

The Virginian-Pilot

Boschen: Take comfort in the Federal Reserve’s rate cut

January 23, 2008

What's next for U.S.? As a former employee of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, Professor John Boschen provides insight on the latest rate cut.

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Strong: Airline consolidation seldom beneficial to traveling public

January 2008

Professor John Strong comments safety in the airline industry, and on a rumored merger between Northwest Airlines and Delta on Minnesota Public Radio.

Minnesota Public Radio

Gibson cited in article on Actively Managed ETFs

January 2008

Scott Gibson, associate professor of economics and finance at Mason, says that if active-fund managers are able to make trades purely on investment merit, they would beat their indices by 2 to 3 percentage points a year.

TheStreet.com

Felton explains the importance of ethics in the classroom

January 2008

Edward Felton Jr., a professor of ethics and strategic management at W&M’s Mason School, says that ethics education prepares students for the moral complexities of operating in foreign cultures, where, for example, paying a bribe might be considered an acceptable part of doing business. “There is no international court for business behavior,” he explains.

Virginia Business

	Mooradian, colleagues’ report: Managers Must Work on Emotional Intelligence to Improve Intuition
	November 17, 2007 An article in MIT Sloan Management Review not only argues that managers can improve their intuition, but outlines how to do it. The starting point is understanding that intuition is “not a magical sixth sense or a paranormal process,” writes Kurt Matzler, a professor of international management at Johannes Kepler University in Austria; Franz Bailom, a consultant in Austria; and Todd A. Mooradian, an associate professor of marketing at the College of William and Mary.
	The New York Times

Strong delivers speech at the Food Marketing Institute’s Retail Store Development conference

October 21, 2007

In a keynote speech to kick off the annual conference here, John Strong, a professor of economics at the College of William & Mary, explained how mortgage woes and a weak dollar in the U.S. as well as turmoil in China, have put the world economy under stress.

Strong's Presentation

Supermarket News

Cici and Michael Boldin explore the why investors make poor index-fund decisions

October 3, 2007

Do investors make the best choices among index funds? Again, the decision shouldn’t be difficult because index fund returns are largely determined by easily predicted management expenses.

However, this argument appears to be inconsistent with several trends in the fund industry.

Investment Executive

Felton comments on ethic courses in the business curriculum

October 4, 2007

Business schools have long debated whether to require a class in ethics or embed it throughout the curriculum.

They ought to do both, said a report released Wednesday by a research center in Charlottesville.

The Virginian Pilot

	Cici examines "The Index Fund Rationality Paradox"
	In this working paper, authors Michael Boldin and Gjergji Cici examine whether both large and small investors make the best choices among index mutual funds. The choice should not be very difficult because index fund returns are largely determined by easily predicted management expenses.
	IndexUniverse.com

	Szykman comments on “corporate reputation” ads In a city known for large and sometimes questionable investments of public money, some private companies are spending millions of dollars marketing products almost nobody can buy. Advertised alongside consumer goods; they are seen daily by millions of people but targeted only at Congress.

	The Virginian Pilot

	Gibson and CiCi – New Study on Old Controversy Plenty of Asset Managers operate mutual funds and hedge funds under the same roof. But some of those mutual funds could be getting the short end of the stick. Let's take another look at the research on side by side management relationships with hedge funds.

	Institutional Investor

	Gibson and CiCi – New Study on Old Controversy Plenty of Asset Managers operate mutual funds and hedge funds under the same roof. But some of those mutual funds could be getting the short end of the stick. Let's take another look at the research on side by side management relationships with hedge funds.

	Barron's Online

	Gibson tracks actively managed open-end mutual funds
	What's the big deal about actively managed ETFs? It is not as though mutual fund managers always beat the market anyway.
	Financial Times

	Cici and Gibson research on managed mutual funds cited in Motley-Fool
	"75% of actively managed mutual funds fail to beat the S&P 500 over the long run." I'm sure you've heard this statistic before. Index fund fanatics tout it all the time to show how investors are better off simply buying the market rather than entrusting their money to a fund manager who actively buys and sells stocks.
	Motley-Fool Online

	U.S. Department of the Treasury cites Merrick Research in inquiry into "Gaming" of Future Markets
	New York City, NY - Thank you very much. It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to address this distinguished audience. Before turning to my prepared remarks, let me just take a moment first to thank the Bond Market Association for organizing this event and second to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here today.
	U.S. Dept. of the Treasury Press Release

	Cici and Gibson Research exploring conflicts of interest in funds management cited in Investopedia
	The hedge fund industry has seen substantial growth over time as high-net worth individuals have flocked to this investment class. Its attractive structure and compensation have also attracted some of the best money managers in the world, often at the expense of the mutual fund market. To help minimize the impact of this shift, institutional investment advisory firms have argued that for mutual funds to maintain talent they should be managed by people also running hedge funds.
	Investopedia Online

	Cici and Gibson research cited in separating liquidity and valuation trades
	U.S. EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS HAVE CLOSE TO $400 billion in assets. So the $1.5 billion that WisdomTree, a fledgling venture launched in 2006, has under management in 30 funds is a mere drop in the bucket.
	Barron's Online

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