Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, strong oversight and improved affordable housing supply are critical needs, say experts. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Housing and Mortgage Markets May Have Recovered, but Risks Remain

While regulatory reforms since the global financial crisis have increased the resilience of the banking system, some risks have shifted to less regulated institutions and markets — creating potential vulnerabilities. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Ten Years After the Great Recession, Is the Global Financial System Safer?

Ming Zeng, the chief strategy officer at Alibaba, talks about how the China-based e-commerce company was able to create the biggest online shopping site in the world. He credits Alibaba’s retail and distribution juggernaut to leveraging automation, algorithms, and networks to better serve customers. And he says in the future, successful digital companies will use Read more about 647: How Alibaba Is Leading Digital Innovation in China[…]

Bridging the gender gap in the Dutch labor market brings significant opportunities both for individuals and the wider economy. Source: McKinsey The power of parity: Advancing gender equality in the Dutch labor market

Creativity drives business innovation and growth. But is it reserved for the lucky few? Source: McKinsey Five Fifty: Creating creatives

In 2020, the global limit on sulfur content for all marine fuels will be lowered dramatically, sending shockwaves through global refined-product markets while widening margins and differentials. Most refiners are still trying to come to grips with the potential threats and opportunities that will emerge as a result of this regulation. Source: McKinsey IMO Read more about IMO 2020 and the outlook for marine fuels[…]

Some emerging economies have grown much faster and more consistently than others. Underlying these success stories is a pro-growth policy agenda and the standout role of large companies. Source: McKinsey Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them

If you really want to increase employees’ health and well-being, focus on job control and social support. Source: McKinsey The overlooked essentials of employee well-being

The global financial crisis exacerbated long-term trends including rising student debt and stagnant wages, and left the public with a sense that the system is broken. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How the Great Recession Changed American Workers

I, Pencil is a classic economics essay from 1958 by Leonard Read about the complexity of making a pencil. The iconic yellow #2 seems so simple, yet no one person could make it on their own (e.g., harvest the rubber, synthesis the polymers and pigments for the eraser, create the yellow paint, precisely cut the Read more about I, Beer: What Goes Into Brewing[…]