Dissecting China Asian financial analyst Stewart Paterson presented his new book, China, Trade and Power, at the free trade-focused Center for Strategic and International Studies last week. In the book, he argues that the West was unprepared for the impacts of China’s accession into the WTO and must now employ market-rebalancing mechanisms. Western government motives were noble (political change in China) even if unrealized, while Western multinational corporate goals were a bit more self-serving. For China, the result would be foreign direct investment, acquisition of technological know-how, and export markets. Paterson calls the result the largest labor and regulatory (Chinese pollution) arbitrage in history. It is now hard to ima...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.