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CKGSB Knowledge Summer 2015 Issue: Big Data in China

June 2, 2015 By CKGSB Knowledge

Big data has made its way to China and has been eagerly adopted by the countryʼs tech giants. Does it stand to revolutionize business?

Filed Under: All Articles, Magazine Tagged With: Big Data, Imports, Interviews, Local Debt, Monopoly, Retail, RMB, Slider, Tourism

Nicholas Lardy on the Five Misconceptions About China

October 14, 2014 By Major Tian

Do state-owned enterprises still hold sway over the Chinese economy? Economist Nicholas Lardy responds to that question, and lists out the five common misconceptions about China.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Connections, Economy, Videos Tagged With: Chinese Economy, Coal, Exports, Monopoly, Natural Gas, Nicholas Lardy, Slider, SOEs, State Owned Enterprises, Telecommunications

China’s Salt Monopoly: Cracking Down on Illegal Contraband

June 11, 2014 By Brian Viard

China’s 2,132-year old salt monopoly and why it makes sense to finally end it. Early last year Taobao, Alibaba’s online marketplace, went through a cleansing process to remove contraband being sold by merchants on the site. What was this illicit item? Was it cocaine or heroin sale of which is prohibited under China’s Drug Administration […]

Filed Under: All Articles, ExpertSpeak, Invisible Hand Revealed, Know China, Policy and Law, Resources Tagged With: Brian Viard, Chinese Market, eCommerce, Government Control, Invisible Hand Revealed, Monopoly, Monopoly Pricing, Slider, Taobao

Invisible Hand Revealed: An Olympic Monopoly

September 14, 2012 By Brian Viard

CKGSB, Brian Viard

The International Olympics Committee has mastered the art of monopoly pricing Now that the Olympics is over it is a good time to reflect on its economics. The Olympics is big business with an estimated $5 billion in revenue flowing to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2009 to 2012 . Aside from television income, […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, ExpertSpeak, Invisible Hand Revealed, Know China, Marketing, Sports Tagged With: International Olympic Committee, Monopoly, Monopoly Pricing, Olympics

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