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On Spirit and Citizenship
Following the judgements today in the death of George Floyd, Dean H. Rao Unnava urges us to “look beyond our superficial differences, reflect on the goodness in each of us, and renew our commitment to live a life that is marked by collaboration.”
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Cellars to Sellers: A New Law will Allow UC Davis to Sell its Wine to the Public
To sell thousands of gallons of wine previously poured down the drain, the Department of Viticulture & Enology turned to a team of UC Davis MBAs for a business plan as state laws passed to make it possible.
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Historic Pandemics Data Provide Warning for Owners of Capital
A working paper from Professor Alan Taylor studies the historical record of post-pandemic economies and describes a natural slide in interest rates, meaning younger working people will increase their share of income relative to retirees.
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Central Banks Should Not Target House Prices | Opinion
Professor Alan Taylor and his fellow economists studied house prices and interest rates across 14 countries and found that a one percent rise in interest rates reduces the ratio of house prices to incomes by about four percent.
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Where International MBA Students Go in the U.S. Top 50 & What They’re Paid After Graduating
The 47th-ranked UC Davis Full-Time MBA program saw one of the biggest gains in starting salary for new graduates improving by 32.2% from 2019 to 2020 to an average of $122,973.
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Bundling for Flexibility and Variety: An Economic Model for Multi-Producer Value Aggregation
A new business form that is increasingly prominent, especially in platform business models, is an economic structure in which value is co-created by multiple producers and aggregated into a common bundle by a producer-consortium or independent firm
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Teamwork Drives Our Success for MSBA Practicum Client Project
3 keys to collaboration on our virtual consulting
“I can’t, but we can.” MSBA student Angela Wang says communication, delegation and support are foundations for collaborating on the year-long consulting project.
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MSBA Alums and Identical Twins Team Up at Home Depot
Both senior analysts at home improvement retailers’ headquarters in Atlanta
MSBA student Emily Teng catches up with identical twins Ashish and Rohan Ranshinge, both 2019 alums and now senior analysts at Home Depot headquarters in Atlanta.
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Professor Tsai Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate/Professional Schools
The UC Davis Academic Senate and Federation has honored top scholars campuswide, including Professor Chih-Ling Tsai for his excellence in teaching advanced statistics. His nomination letter, signed by 16 current and former students, talks about how
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My Passion: Harnessing Tech to Unlock the Mystery and Power of Food
Food & Ag Industry Immersion brings science and business together
Associate Professor Justin Siegel, our Ciocca Visiting Professorship in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, shares his cutting-edge research on sustainable food innovation to promote planetary health.
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Food and Ag Immersion: Balancing Work and an MBA
‘Why did I wait so long to do this?’
Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Brie Hunt on what it’s like to balance a full-time job in the agriculture industry and pursuing a graduate business degree.
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Investing in Yourself with an MPAc Degree
Your ROI, financial aid and teaching assistant opportunities
MPAc Associate Director William Orta shares his road to personal investment and addresses scholarships and financial aid for students.