BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – As communities across the United States continue to confront the devastating toll of mass shootings, new research reveals a staggering economic dimension to these tragedies. A study published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that mass shootings cause an estimated $27 billion in annual lost revenue for U.S. retailers driven by sharp declines in foot traffic, reduced transaction volume and long-term store closures.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – Researchers who took a close look at loosened concealed carry laws between 2010 and 2017 have found that “Shall Issue” regulations, which remove local authority discretion on the issuance of concealed carry gun permits, contribute to a significant increase in handgun purchases. At the same time, the researchers found that in states that adopted “Permitless Carry” policies, there was no noticeable change in gun purchases.
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 20, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring L. Beril Toktay of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. She is a Professor of Operations Management, Brady Family Chairholder, and a Regents’ Professor. Toktay serves as the Faculty Director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business. She’s the Interim Executive Director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems. Toktay talks about climate change and the supply chain. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on January 19, 2023.
California and Washington are rolling out new laws this month requiring a good faith estimate of the salary ranges in job listings, joining Colorado and New York City. Consequently, there’s a lot of interest from both employees and employers about how more pay transparency will affect the relationship between bosses and workers.
Anna Nagurney's book, “Labor and Supply Chain Networks,” has been published by Springer Nature. The book consists of 12 chapters, acknowledgments and preface, plus an appendix. The book has been published in both hard copy and online versions.
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