Attention Economy


Thursday, June 26, 2014

Interesting Items 6/26


Puerto Rico – America’s Own Tax Haven

Google’s Mobile Division Chief – Interesting Profile

Enabling Global Access to the World’s Best Tea: Technology and fresh business techniques shake-up a staid industry:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/as-indias-teas-gain-fans-seeking-a-faster-way-to-get-it-to-them/


Fascinating WSJ article – Bringing Jobs Back to U.S. Is Bruising Task – notes:
 “Crib maker Stanley Furniture Co. misjudged the willingness of Americans to pay more for domestically produced goods when cheaper imports are available, for example. Meanwhile, the husband-and-wife entrepreneurs who founded 20-year-old Chesapeake Bay Candle have struggled to find workers who can do basic math.”


Economics of Higher Education
Will Technology Finally Disrupt Higher Education

Returns to Education – Cross-Country Variations