Americans Might Even Prove Useful

Date: 2001-2005 The Competitiveness Initiative, managed and staffed by Nathan Associates and partner J.E. Austin Associates, was praised in the May 14th edition of Poslovni Tjednik, a Croatian business weekly, for “achieving what certain governmental or business institutions haven’t been … Read More

• .

December 21, 2009

How Does an Economist Solve a Problem When No Formula Exists?

Date: 2001-2005 Economists Ram Tamara and Robert Damuth were asked to determine whether legislation to limit the amount of debt that a nonfinancial corporation can hold in its capital structure was feasible. Here, they explain how they conducted their analysis … Read More

• .

Jordan’s New Employment Center Matches Job Seekers with Employers

Date: 2001-2005 His Majesty King Abdullah’s vision of “a better life for all Jordanians” is finally within the reach of hundreds of unemployed Jordanians. A new National Employment Center that matches job seekers with employers promises to lower the country’s … Read More

• .

Nathan Associates’ Rent Control Study Sparks Controversy

Ending rent control in the District of Columbia would have minimal effects on District residents and “relatively few tenants would be at risk of a [rent] increase.” These and other conclusions of Nathan Associates’ study of rent control in the … Read More

• .

December 17, 2009

Fan Demand Will Drive the Success of India’s New Cricket League

Date: 2001-2005 Location: India In the May 14, 2008, issue of India’s Business Today, Nathan’s Ram Tamara and one of the firm’s principal consultants, Michael Maloney of Clemson University, share their opinion about what will drive the success of the Indian … Read More

• .

December 16, 2009

Nathan Staff and Family Reach Out to Tsunami Survivors in Sri Lanka

The following email message was written by Carmen Varley, wife of John Varley, Nathan's Chief of Party for the USAID-funded Competitiveness Project in Sri Lanka. The Varleys, who live in Colombo, opened their home to tsunami survivors who had been … Read More

• .

Boosting Productivity to Raise Competitiveness

Date: 2001-2005 Sri Lankan ceramics industry improving at the factory level On August 30, 2005, The Competitiveness Program managed by Nathan Associates and JE Austin Associates signed an agreement with the Sri Lanka Ceramics Council to assist with the council’s … Read More

• .

Nathan’s Guardian of Quality Profiled in IndUS

IndUS Business Journal, the only national business-to-business newspaper catering to the Indian and South Asian business community in the United States, profiled Nathan Associates’ executive vice president, Dr. Lakhbir Singh, in its April 1, 2008 issue. Calling Dr. Singh the … Read More

• .

Economic Club of Washington Recognizes Nathan for Advising on Research Awards

Bruce Bolnick, Chi Leng, and David Merrill of Nathan Associates were recognized by Vernon Jordan, President of the Economic Club of Washington D.C., for advising the club and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area on the award … Read More

• .

Leadership So “Tomorrow will be Better than Today” in Mozambique

From February 28 to March 2, 2007, the Government of Mozambique, with the support of Nathan’s Trade and Investment Project in Mozambique, hosted a seminar for ministers, deputy ministers, and permanent secretaries to build teamwork, exchange ideas and experience, and invigorate … Read More

• .