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Why Rational People Can’t Succeed as Economic Forecasters

Harvard Business Review

This was during the first decades of the previous century, an era that Harvard Business School historian Walter Friedman chronicles in his new book Fortune Tellers: The Story of America’s First Economic Forecasters.

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Negotiations and the Divided Government

Strategy Driven

The second objective of all three parties was the avoidance of a credit rating downgrade. At the time (prior to the actual downgrade), the threat of a credit downgrade forced all three parties to the negotiating table. This was believed to be highly unlikely. Ury, and Bruce Patton. Consider leaving a comment!