Global Institutions and the Web
Robert Cailliau of CERN thinks the web is in imminent need of new global institutions.
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Tags: global institutions
Commentary | Gary Lewis, April 30, 2008 1:59 pm | 
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Institutional Change and Learning
“The most fundamental long run source of change is learning by individuals and entrepreneurs of organizations.” So said Douglass C. North in his 1993 Nobel Prize lecture. Here I create and discuss a concept map of North’s model of economic and institutional change.
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Tags: Douglass C. North, economic growth, learning
Research | Gary Lewis, April 28, 2008 8:57 am | Comments Off
Looking Under Light Poles
In the U.S. currently, many colleges and universities have priced themselves precariously, making low-cost competitors the likely source of disruptive efforts to redefine higher education. Here I try to locate colleges and universities with innovative business models that include a low-cost strategy.
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Tags: higher education business models, higher education costs, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Research | Gary Lewis, April 25, 2008 11:09 am | Comments Off
College Pricing and Harvard
Harvard recently flexed its $35 billion endowment and announced revised financial aid policies designed to make the university more affordable for middle- and upper-middle-income families. Could Harvard afford to offer all its students a free education? I decided to find out by analyzing Harvard’s current Financial Report.
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Tags: Harvard University, higher education costs
Research | Gary Lewis, April 24, 2008 9:50 am | Comments Off
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