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Professor of Economics Caroline M. Hoxby ’88 said the universities both attract and create jobs...
...certainly isn't. Hong Kong's economy, though recently more vibrant, has for more than five years left locals with less cash to risk on the ponies. Wong's main customer base is aging, and the club has struggled to attract young replacements. Chan Man-kam, a 29-year-old computer-software salesman, was once a racetrack regular. But lately, he says he prefers meeting with friends at a bar where he can watch his beloved Manchester United football club on a big-screen TV. "Horse racing is boring for our generation," he says...
...Most important, perhaps, are efforts to attract new blood. Wong in September opened a special box at Sha Tin featuring Mandarin-speaking announcers and staff to woo the millions of mainland-Chinese tourists flooding the territory. The club employs "ambassadors" at the tracks to instruct newcomers on the betting process. Next up: Wong is considering a year-round racing schedule. "If we want to stay alive, we have to invent," he says...
Starting next August, O’Shea will join current director Andrew W. Murray, professor of molecular and cellular biology, in making new appointments to the center, which has continued to attract star researchers and multi-million dollar grants since its founding four years...
Cambridge doesn’t necessarily owe automatic representation to its student population. But in all fairness, the city could not enjoy the relative prosperity it has without the presence of Harvard, MIT, and Lesley University, which collectively account for 18,000 jobs in Cambridge, attract developing businesses and tourism to the area, and foster the city’s reputation as an intellectual and technology hub. The issues that are important to Harvard students, including safety, are not out of step with the concerns of other Cambridge residents. More important, satisfied student constituents in the short-term would translate...