Elaine Schwartz

October 22, 2013
French fries, Adam Smith and restaurant mass production
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 22, 2013
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Restaurant Economics: How to Make 1500 Meals a Day

At 2 am, converging at the delivery entrance of Balthazar in NY’s SoHo are mussels from New Zealand, russet potatoes from Idaho, steak from the Midwest and chicken breast […]

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May 16, 2012
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 16, 2012
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Learning From the Low End

Sometimes it’s better to be at the bottom than the top. Explaining, Harvard’s Clay Christensen starts his story with the huge integrated steel firms and ends […]

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November 28, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 28, 2011
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The First Credit Default Swap

Some of the euro zone’s problems actually started with the Exxon Valdez oil spill. After the 1989 Exxon Valdez calamity, when an Alaska jury said that […]

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November 27, 2011
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 27, 2011
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Happy Pecan Farmers

With soaring demand from China and less supply in the U.S., you have some very happy pecan farmers. However, they have one big problem. Theft. Armed […]

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November 24, 2011
Equality or Efficiency, the Size of the Pie and Each Slice
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 24, 2011
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A Plymouth Plantation Reprise

Perhaps even more relevant today, this was our blog for last Thanksgiving: In 1623, two years after the first Thanksgiving, Governor William Bradford was worried about […]

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November 23, 2011
The ROI From College
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 23, 2011
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College Matters

Assume you are an 18 year-old high school graduate with $102,000 to use for a lifelong investment. These are your choices: triple-A rated bonds housing common […]

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