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Invisible Hand Revealed

#Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, #Slider, #Invisible Hand Revealed

Tackling Excess Capacity in Industry: The Race Not Yet Run

Should the government take on the task of reducing excess capacity in an industry or is that best left to.

by Brian Viard | Oct. 17 2013

#Shanghai Yaoda, #Invisible Hand Revealed, #externality, #Hotel, #InterContinental

“Beggar Thy (Hotel) Neighbor”: Some Hotels in China are Expanding at Any Cost

How opening new hotels in China could damage the entire industry In late May, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) celebrated the.

by Brian Viard | Sep. 16 2013

#IP, #Invisible Hand Revealed, #Research, #Innovation, #Intellectual Property, #Creativity, #Academics

Giving Credit Where it is Due: A Key Innovation Incentive

John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote almost 180 songs together between 1962 and 1969, most of them recorded by the.

by Brian Viard | Jun. 19 2013

#Apps, #Mobile Apps, #Beijing Cabs, #Beijing Taxis, #Invisible Hand Revealed, #Beijing Traffic, #Slider, #Taxis

Invisible Hand Revealed: Mobile Apps that Move Cabs

In an earlier article I discussed how the regulation of Beijing’s taxi fares had taken taxis off the road.

by Brian Viard | Apr. 18 2013

#Baijiu, #Liquor, #National Development and Refom Commission, #NDRC, #Price-fixing, #Wuliangye, #Invisible Hand Revealed, #Moutai, #Alcohol, #Antimonopoly

Controlling Your Drinking: How Price-Fixing Leaves Drinkers Yearning for More

As Chinese authorities implement new regulations to crack down on price-fixers, will consumers be better off or lose out.

by Brian Viard | Mar. 14 2013

#Vacation, #Invisible Hand Revealed, #Central Planning, #Chinese New Year, #Convex Costs, #Overcrowding, #Tourism

Getting Away from it All: Chinese New Year Holiday Hordes

During Chinese New Year, hordes of travelers rush to tourist attractions. What casues this annual influx and how can overcrowding.

by Brian Viard | Feb. 27 2013

#Invisible Hand Revealed, #Mo Yan, #Positional Advantage, #Ping An, #Ping An Insurance, #SF Express, #Shunfeng

Playing Favorites: Entitled and Earned Positional Advantages

Why earning a positional advantage is truly advantageous. In my last column I discussed how an inebriated citizen of Beijing.

by Brian Viard | Jan. 23 2013

#Joint Ventures, #Sinopec, #AOL, #China Gas Holdings, #Time Warner, #Mergers and Acquisitions, #Invisible Hand Revealed

Invisible Hand Revealed: Why Own When You Can Rent

Sinopec failed to acquire China Gas Holdings, yet it might be better off that way. Here’s why. Sinopec.

by Brian Viard | Nov. 27 2012

#Invisible Hand Revealed, #Game Theory, #Carrefour, #Price Wars, #Wal-Mart

What a Difference a Word Makes

Does it make more sense to ‘beat’ or ‘meet’ your rival’s price? Last time.

by Brian Viard | Nov. 1 2012

#Invisible Hand Revealed, #License Plate Restrictions

Invisible Hand Revealed: How to Put a Lid on Traffic

What’s the best way for Chinese cities to go about enforcing license plate restrictions?   China’s.

by Brian Viard | Aug. 29 2012

#SOEs, #State Owned Enterprises, #Wisco, #Diversification Strategy, #Economy, #Invisible Hand Revealed

Invisible Hand Revealed: Pork Barrel Politics

Why would a steel company get into a wildly-unrelated area such as pig breeding.

by Brian Viard | May. 22 2012

#Invisible Hand Revealed, #Beijing, #Policy, #Taxi Fares, #Taxis

Invisible Hand Revealed: Beijing taxis

GETTING BEIJING’S TAXIS TO MOVE, NOT SIT Starting this week, Brian Viard, Associate Professor of Strategy and Economics.

by Brian Viard | May. 9 2012

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