This book begins with the story of four people speaking at the corner of a street: an American, a Russian, a Chinese, and an Israeli. A journalist approaches and asks: “Sorry … what is your opinion about the lack of meat?”. The American says: what is “missing”? Russian: what is “meat”? the Chinese: what is … Continue reading Article by Professor Jorge Sá: The start-up nation
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America is the 13th richest country in the world. But a society with serious problems. The first is violence. In a country where in many states it is relatively easy to acquire weapons of war (not just self-defense), crime statistics are much higher than in other OECD countries. Being (per thousand inhabitants) in homicides, house … Continue reading Article by Professor Jorge Sá: Decline of the USA?
Poland’s National Day was celebrated on May 3rd, commemorating the promulgation in 1791 of the first European constitution establishing a monarchy of democratic roots. Shortly thereafter Poland began its ordeal of successive sharing between the powerful Russian neighbors (later Soviet Union), Prussia (followed by Germany) and the Austro-Hungarian empire (until World War I). Polish resilience … Continue reading Article by Professor Jorge Sá on Poland
In poor countries what % of girls finish primary school? 20%, 40% or 60%? What % of babies in the world under one year received a type of vaccine? 20%, 50% or 80%? Today there are 2 billion children. According to the UN by 2100 the number will double, will it be 3 billion or … Continue reading Article by Professor Jorge Sá on his conference “Our world, our ignorance”
Jorge Sá gave a conference on the 14th of June at Enterprise Ireland in Dublin to top managers of major Irish companies who are looking to begin or expand their exports to Iberia. Professor Sá’s conference was about the market overview, opportunities and business culture and in the afternoon he had one-to-one meetings with the Irish companies. The audience was … Continue reading Conference at Enterprise Ireland in Dublin
Jorge Sá gave a workshop to the top managers of Vodafone on the topic: “Nobels Thaler and Kahneman of behavioral economics: the revolution in digital marketing” The workshop focused on: The application of behavioral economics to the various areas of business management, marketing and digital marketing Concrete examples of the telecommunications sector After the workshop, … Continue reading Workshop at Vodafone by Jorge Sá
Jorge Sá gave a conference to the Alumni of Católica School of Business & Economics on the topic: “Nobels Thaler and Kahneman of behavioral economics: the revolution in economics and management” The conference was attended by more than 60 Alumni who are now top managers of major companies and were commemorating the alumni 35th anniversary. … Continue reading Conference at Católica School of Business & Economics
Following the release of his new booklet “Poland – 15 years contributing for the economic prosperity of the European Union”, Professor Jorge Sá was invited to the give a conference at the Polish Embassy and its guests presenting the facts of the economic success of Poland, its causes and its importance for the European Union. Sample of endorsements … Continue reading Conference at the Polish Embassy
Jorge Sá has just released a new booklet: “Poland – 15 years contributing for the economic prosperity of the European Union” This booklet was made at the request of the Polish Embassy, by the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of Poland (3rd of May) and was received with great enthusiasm by the Ambassador of … Continue reading New booklet about the Polish economy
In October 2017, a new book of Professor Jorge Sá was launched: “The (Non) Competitiveness of the European Union: Facts, Causes and Solutions” The book focuses on the competitiveness of the European Union and its economy, namely: Why is the European GDP per capita only ¾ of the USA’s? And the productivity per hour 13% … Continue reading Launch of new book on the competitiveness of the European Union