ExpertSpeak


Getting Bikes off the Streets Helps Bike-Sharing Firms
| Dec. 18 2020
China's bike-sharing regulations accomplished what the firms wanted to do on their own, but were unlikely to achieve.


The Power of Individuals
| Nov. 9 2020
Jeremy Heimans is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, a public benefit corporation. In this interview, Heimans explores the.
Adam Grant on Why Giving is Good
Giving is good, we have all been told. It makes you a good person and it is the right thing.


| Jul. 16 2014
Restrictions on New Car Purchases: An Economist’s Road Trip
Various cities across China are restricting new car purchases in an effort to curb pollution and traffic using either auctions.


| Jul. 9 2014
China’s Salt Monopoly: Cracking Down on Illegal Contraband
China’s 2,132-year old salt monopoly and why it makes sense to finally end it. Early last.


| Jun. 11 2014
Chris Stibbs, CEO of The Economist: A Finger on the Reader’s Pulse
Chris Stibbs, the new CEO of The Economist, on staying competitive in the fast-changing world of publishing, native advertising.


| Jun. 9 2014
Of Risks and a Global Economic Recovery
Philippe Legrain, economist and author of Aftershock and European Spring, on the global economic recovery and the risks that could.


| Jun. 3 2014
Ferrari in China: Turbo Brand
In the face of luxury push-back from China’s government and hyper competition for luxury car consumers, how is.


| May. 14 2014
Diffusion of Innovation: What Sticks, What Doesn’t and Why
Why do some products and technologies take off while others don’t? Why did iPhones become such a rage overnight.


| May. 6 2014
The BRICS Countries: An Emerging Actor in Development Cooperation?
The BRICS countries are becoming a very important player in a rather unlikely arena: development cooperation. Here’s.


| Apr. 23 2014
Will you pay more for fair trade coffee?
Awareness about socially responsible products is increasing, but are consumers willing to pay a premium for them? Fair trade coffee.


| Apr. 22 2014
Box Office Sales: It’s all a Matter of Timing (Part 2)
Last time I discussed how important movie-release timing is to box office sales in the US and how studios.


| Apr. 17 2014
Carl Walter on the fragility in the Chinese banking system
Carl Walter, former COO of JP Morgan in China and CEO of its China banking subsidiary, paints a gloomy picture.


| Apr. 15 2014
Rolls-Royce in China: Riding on China’s Growth
Patrick Horgan, Regional Director, North-East Asia, on how Rolls-Royce diversified in China. Unknown to many, China’s engage.


| Apr. 10 2014