Anirban Basu

Dec 20, 2024 | implementationscience.biomedcentral.com | Sarah Gimbel |Anirban Basu |Abraham D. Flaxman |Omeid Heidari |Julia Hood |Anna Kellogg | +5 more

The SAIA strategy bundles systems engineering tools into an iterative, five-step process applied at the facility-level to give frontline workers and managers a systems view of cascade performance, identify priority areas for improvement, discern modifiable barriers, and test workflow modifications and has been previously described in the literature (Fig. 1).

Nov 21, 2024 | baltimoresun.com | Anirban Basu

For the most part, economic development efforts to target specific growth industries are a fool's errand. We simply do not know what the industries of the future will be. Targeting today's growth industries can position a community to fall behind as the economy shifts. But occasionally, there are industries in which the community has such an obvious competitive advantage that focusing on them makes sense. Such is the case in Maryland with its focus on the life sciences and cybersecurity.

Sep 25, 2024 | mondaq.com | Anirban Basu

Heading into 2024, the economy appeared to be in an ideal position for interest rate cuts. Inflation had slowed markedly, from a 9.1% year-over-year pace of price increases in June 2022 to a 3.4% rate in December 2023, employers continued to add jobs at a healthy pace while the unemployment rate remained low, and consumers continued to spend, powering ongoing growth. At the start of January, most forecasters assumed the Fed would cut interest rates at least three times during 2024.

Sep 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Anirban Basu

Issue 48 – Second Quarter 2024 The construction industry held up remarkably well through the second quarter of 2024, yet cracks are beginning to surface under the weight of high interest rates and ongoing labor shortages. Much of the industry's momentum is concentrated in federally funded or federally incentivized segments like infrastructure and manufacturing, and other primarily privately financed segments have struggled in recent months.

Jun 7, 2024 | marcumllp.com | Anirban Basu

Issue 47 – First Quarter 2024 Heading into 2024, the economy appeared to be in an ideal position for interest rate cuts. Inflation had slowed markedly, from a 9.1% year-over-year pace of price increases in June 2022 to a 3.4% rate in December 2023, employers continued to add jobs at a healthy pace while the unemployment rate remained low, and consumers continued to spend, powering ongoing growth.