Position_ Paper
Position Paper_Final_Nov22,2017
Exposure, Black Swans, and Real OptionsLuis A. Perez-Batres & Len J Treviño
Society has been susceptible to man-made and natural catastrophic events since the beginning of time. A few of the more notable natural disasters include the Antioch earthquake of AD 526, the 1881 Haiphong typhoon, and the more recent 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[i] Man-made disasters include the great depression, the great credit crisis of…
Position Paper_revised_8April,2020
Position Paper_revised_8April,2020
“Disabled” by COVID19?Anica Zeyen & Oana Branzei
“We are all disabled now”[i] is a phrase and headline that most of us will have heard during the current pandemic. Many non-disabled social media influencers, radio hosts, TV presenters and members of the general public now consider themselves, and many like them, “disabled” as the daily struggle with self-isolation and social distancing makes work…
What Does “Flattening the Curve” Mean? Will It Also Flatten the Global Economy?Farok J. Contractor
The Excruciating Choice Governments face an “excruciating choice” between “flattening the (coronavirus) curve” by imposing quarantines and lockdowns and the huge, unprecedented economic impact on the world economy that is already in recession. The Health and Human Services Department of the US Federal Government is planning for the possibility of an 18-month medical and economic…
RRBM on Tour Symposium – Poznan
RRBM on Tour Symposium Date: Thursday, 10 March 2022 Time: 10:30 – 16:15 (local time) Virtually hosted on Zoom by the Poznan University of Economics and Business (Poland) Overall Objective: The overall objective of the symposium is to advance a critical and ethical understanding of what responsible science is so that credible and trustworthy knowledge…