New research by ESMT Berlin and the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) shows that private equity (PE) acquisitions lead to substantial operational efficiency gains in hospitals, challenging ...

Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Winter 1996), pp. 29-36 (8 pages) Equity and efficiency are inextricably tied together since the prices used in efficiency analyses depend on the ...

The return on equity and its more expansive variant, the return on invested capital, measure what a company is making on the capital it has invested in business, and is a measure of business quality.

There is little doubt that income distribution among Americans, as measured by the percentage of the gross domestic product distributed to various income groups, has become less equal in the last 40 ...

"I knew that of course most private-equity investors make the U.S. economy stronger," the man wrote, a little indignantly.

Private equity firms like Blackstone, Carlyle, Apollo, and KKR have long been known for driving profitability and efficiency. However, a new trend is reshaping their cost-cutting and operational ...

Is it a surprise that all of the countries with sizable stock markets are also wealthy economies? Or do stock markets make economies better? Intuitively, efficient financial markets should help ...

This article explores how employers and carriers can proactively protect themselves, save time and limit expenses by anticipating these issues, all within the limits and protections of New Jersey ...