by Usama Qasem | Dec 16, 2019 | Economics, Management
“In practice, downsizing is too often about cutting your workforce while keeping your business the same, and doing so not by investments in productivity-enhancing technology, but by making people pull 80-hour weeks and bringing in temps to fill the gap.” James... 
by Usama Qasem | Nov 29, 2020 | Economics
When people talk about the greatest economists, they cite the likes of Smith, Friedman, Marx, and Keynes. They often ignore not only the greatest economist but one who rose from a humble background to global acclaim – Sir W. Arthur Lewis (1915-1991). Who Was Lewis?... 
by Usama Qasem | Jan 12, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Economics
A few days ago I came across an article titled Doctors, beware: A ‘robot doctor’ just matched humans’ diagnostic performance. It talked about the giant strides AI has been making in the field of medicine. Most chatter around AI and medicine appears to be... 
by Usama Qasem | Jan 21, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Management
Farming and agriculture is one of the most important and oldest professions out there. How we farm and grow crops has changed drastically over the years thanks to changing weather conditions, improved technology, and reduced land to grow crops. As the population... 
by Usama Qasem | Feb 17, 2020 | Economics
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the... 
by Usama Qasem | Feb 26, 2020 | Economics
Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.” ― Herman Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund In a globalized world, diseases can spread like never before, and their economic...
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