Business Research
An Indiana University School of Optometry faculty member's company is nearing completion of a diagnostic camera that could aid in saving the vision of millions of people worldwide. Dr. Ann Elsner, director of IU's Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research, believes screening to prevent one of the most devastating aspects of diabetes -- vision loss and blindness from diabetic retinopathy -- could be expanded to millions of underserved people if a more affordable diagnostic camera were available.
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To ensure prosperity in the New Year, Spanish-speaking cultures eat 12 grapes, Southerners eat greens and beans, and Italians eat a sugary fried pastry called chiacchiere. For a prosperous 2009, it may be wise to try all three, according to the outlook issue of the Indiana Business Review. Titled "How the Economy Will Weather the Storm in 2009," the annual forecast predicts gloomy economic weather for the coming year.
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David Gard began his new role Dec. 1 as executive director in Indiana University's Office of Engagement. Gard assumed the position after more than two years as a deputy director with the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
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David Gard began his new role Monday as executive director in Indiana University's Office of Engagement. Gard assumed the position after more than two years as a deputy director with the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
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As 2008 draws to an end, economists at Indiana University and its Kelley School of Business hope that the nation and Indiana can escape 2009 with only a moderate recession -- similar in severity to those in 1990 and in 2001. The Kelley School's Business Outlook Panel today (Nov. 6) presented a forecast for 2009 predicting that national output (Gross Domestic Product) will decline through the first half of 2009 -- dropping more than 1 percent during the recession -- before growing in the second half.
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Some economists argue that increasing the minimum wage has adverse effects on employment. However, a new study from the Indiana Business Research Center at IU's Kelley School of Business reveals that decreased employment may not be so easily tied to higher minimum wages.
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