College of Business and Economics
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| The West thought money could tame dictators. Has Putin proved it can’t? | Since the end of the Cold War, the United States and other Western powers have pursued a noble idea — that by tying themselves economically to their rivals, they might escape the dismal cycle of great-power conflicts. In that spirit, Germany encouraged gas and oil imports from Russia over the… |
2022-04-12 | |
| Putin’s War Could Save the Global Economic Order | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be seen as a catastrophe for the world economy. Surging oil and gas prices are feeding inflation that in many countries was already at the highest levels in four decades. Financial markets have plummeted, erasing trillions of dollars in wealth. Western… |
2022-03-11 | |
| The border closings have done enormous damage to Canada’s reputation at the worst possible time | If Canadians wanted to let a few truckers and their friends clog the streets of downtown Ottawa and blow horns in the name of free speech, that was their business. But the moment protesters blocked the U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta., on Jan. 29, the RCMP should have hauled them away and… |
2022-02-15 | |
| Editorial: Kids need a week in the woods for outdoor learning | Ask former Everett School District students about Camp Silverton, and you’re likely to hear tales from former fifth-grade campers and high school counselors of days spent identifying trees and plants, visiting historic mines and the Big Four ice caves, testing river water for pH levels, sleeping… |
2022-02-08 | |
| Data analysis shows the big shifts coming to Kitsap's economy | Here at KEDA (Kitsap Economic Development Alliance), we just updated our Kitsap Community Economic Profile in partnership with Western Washington University’s Center for Economic and Business Research. In this publication we traditionally favor accuracy over speed, so we’re mostly using 2020… |
2022-02-04 | |
| Environmental Career and Internship Fair set for Feb. 9 | 2022-01-31 | ||
| Western's Nate Jo named a Rhodes Scholarship finalist | 2022-01-24 | ||
| Why Gains for U.S. Workers Are Good for the World | For half a century, America’s wage problem has also been the world’s trade problem. Since the mid-1970s, the United States has stood out among rich countries for its … |
2022-01-21 | |
| During the pandemic Whatcom bankruptcy filings have tumbled to record lows. Here’s why | Despite plenty of pandemic-related shocks to the Whatcom economy, bankruptcy filings in 2021 set a record low. Last year, 155 bankruptcies of all chapters were filed in Whatcom County, according to data from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Washington in Seattle. That’s down 25%… |
2022-01-18 | |
| Job growth slows in Washington, even as it surges nationally | Another potential factor behind the differences between state and national trends may reflect Washington’s relatively conservative approach to COVID-19 restrictions, said Hart Hodges, an economist and director of the Center for Economic and Business Research at Western Washington… |
2021-11-18 |