Insights and perspectives from
the Sourced Economics team
Rising to the challenge of today’s volatile supply and demand conditions
The supply and demand variables that most significantly impact pricing decisions are changing fast, as are the relationships between them. Understanding these changes involves a combination of data & analytics and theory & market research.
Tackling the build versus buy forecasting dilemma
The rise in economic volatility is increasing the need for better decisions when it comes to acquiring and interpreting forecasting data.
The 2022 Nobel laureates transformed the way economists analyze banks and financial crises, producing academic research that had near immediate applications during the 2008-09 financial crises. Here, we describe in detail a few of their key contributions.
The myth of supply chain management
Managers should be focused not only on minimizing costs, but securing the resiliency and elasticity of their supply chains.
No more BS: Is game theory useful in business?
Game theory is a black box for most… some clever models being taught in the classroom… a few high level whitepapers published online… and a whole lot of noise. LET’S GET DOWN TO IT. Is game theory for business?
Talking supply chain with Dr. Ding Zhang of SUNY
A review of “A Network Economic Model for Supply Chain versus Supply Chain Competition” with the author of the paper, Dr. Ding Zhang of State University of New York.
Talking innovation and M&A with Dr. Ralph Sonenshine of American University
A review of “The Stock Market’s Valuation of R&D and Market Concentration in Horizontal Mergers” with the author of the paper, Dr. Ralph Sonenshine of American University. Here, we cover key assumptions, models, and relevant insights for M&A professionals.
My takeaway from listening to dozens of F500 earnings calls: The need for “elasticity mapping”
“Elasticity mapping” presents a nice example of applied economics for supply chain and finance professionals.
