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A New Avatar of Outsourcing
April 2010
Recent trends suggest a new wave of outsourcing opportunities that
Americans may end up falling in love with. The “Global Outsourcing
2020” event co-organized by the ICA Institute in Atlanta spurs this
debate on “Reverse Outsourcing”.
Prashant Das
India China America Institute
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China's Housing Bubble
December 2009
An increasing number of analysts and policy makers are expressing
concerns on a growing bubble in China’s property market. If the
housing prices are indeed caused by excessive liquidity in the market,
the central bank can make adjustment by tightening up the monetary
policy. However, the problems may lie on the structure of the economy,
which cannot be solved by simply changing monetary policies. I will
introduce two newly emerging views on the causes of the high housing
prices.
Dexin Zhou
Emory University - Goizueta Business School, Atlanta
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Is India Ready for REITs?
October 2009
The talk of launching REITs in India in a structure similar to what exists in the United States has been going on for many years. What should be realized, however, is that many aspects of real estate in India must be addressed before one could even think of introducing such a product to the investment community.
Vivek Sah, Ph.D.
Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate
University of San Diego
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A New Currency of Chindia and Latin America?
October 2009
Conceptually, replacement of Dollar does not necessarily imply creation of a new currency. However, if the dominance of Dollar can be questioned, which other existing currency are we talking about? Perhaps, if the Dollar will be replaced at all; it will be by a brand new currency. But is it really going to happen?
Prashant Das - ICA Institute
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China-India Trade:
Can It Overcome Its Logistical Stupidity?
September 2009
Conceptually, replacement of Dollar does not necessarily imply creation of a new currency. However, if the dominance of Dollar can be questioned, which other existing currency are we talking about? Perhaps, if the Dollar will be replaced at all; it will be by a brand new currency. But is it really going to happen?
Nikhilesh Dholakia - University of Rhode Island
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Recovery and Real Estate: A Tale of Three Nations
September 2009
Real estate markets in India, China and America exhibit different characteristics. Yet, they have gone through the same, globally spread credit crunch. This commentary compares the scenarios in the three nations.
Prashant Das - ICA Institute
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