Time goes by quite quickly at ISB. Term 2 (and DMOP) is done and over with as of last week, and we are officially 25% MBAs! Not even 3 days into Term 3 and I am still up at 5 in the morning… No, no late night parties right now to keep us up. Instead, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Economics’
The economics of terror attacks
The Mumbai terror attacks will be forever etched on the minds of the Indians. The trauma lasted for more than 60 hours for the world and for a lifetime for many of us. A bunch of highly trained and motivated Kalashnikov wielding young men held the entire nation to ransom. The world community watched as the stick [...]
Coffeenomics
Circa 1942: World War II
The shelling had gotten louder. It always does after sundown. Dufus crouched in his bunker and tried blocking out the deafening sound. He heard everything faint these days. Distant almost. And it was embarrassing when he had to keep repeating ‘Sorry?’ when someone talked to him in good earnest. It [...]
