A handful of New York state craft distilleries is launching a new, regional whiskey, “Empire Rye.” Bradley J. Rickard, an expert on economic and policy issues in food and beverage markets – and associate professor in Cornell University’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, notes that such industry-led initiatives are driven by the value that consumers increasingly place on knowing where a product is produced, how it is produced and where its ingredients come from.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Food & Agriculture

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Colombia is gearing up for congressional elections on Sunday, which may result in a split congress where no party obtains a majority.

Law and Policy

International Reach

Foreign Policy

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Johnson Graduate School of Management

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Shanjun Li, professor of economics and policy at Cornell University, comments on China's decision to gradually open up its car industry to foreign investment by removing existing limits to foreign ownership of car ventures. 

International

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law and Policy

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Glen Dowell, a corporate sustainability researcher and associate professor of management and organizations at Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business, says the decisions tech companies are making to prioritize renewables are potentially filling the void left by Washington.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Washington D.C.

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This weekend, China will be hosting the annual BRICS summit – a meeting of leaders from five developing nations including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Lourdes Casanova, academic director of Cornell University’s Emerging Markets Institute, says that political and economic instability in Brazil and South Africa has solidified China’s lead position at the forum.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Global food systems are facing the challenge to feed a world population of 9.7 billion people by 2050 as land and water resources become diminished.  Joshua Woodard,assistant professor of applied economics and management and an expert in agricultural business and finance at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, says that digital agriculture will play an important role in boosting agricultural efficiency and developing a sustainable food supply.

Food & Agriculture

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, says that the the Trump administration's proposal to nationalize the 5G network will likely not restore the technological leadership that the U.S. has lost. 

Law and Policy

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management studies the telecommunication industry and has written extensively about the management and governance of big data. Leiponen says regulators discussing 5G systems need to set standards not only on spectrum allocation, but also on privacy protection – given the big data nature of these networks.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Videos of heated confrontations between flight attendants and passengers have recently spurred global uproar after being uploaded online. Risa Mish, professor of management at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, says that the public should not be quick to judge employees confronting customers on viral video clips.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Professor Alex Susskind is an expert on consumer behavior and satisfaction at the Hotel School at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Just as Danny Meyer’s organization, the Union Square Hospitality Group, has moved toward a no tipping policy in its restaurants – Susskind says Uber should not change course.

School of Hotel Administration

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