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Chris Barnes

About Chris Barnes

With a focus on research that results in action, Chris brings a rare mix of business, government and academic expertise to the table. Recognized and respected as a driving force for positive change, Chris has led groundbreaking research on a wide array of policy topics, advising business and government leaders on issues ranging from economic recovery to healthcare reform.
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A Negative Net Worth: Millennials & the Weight of Student Loan Debt

An issue we have been watching closely here at The Pert Group is bursting onto the national scene – the impact of student loan debt and the implications key sectors are feeling. Recently The New York Times took to the topic

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Why Not Listening to Your Consumers Can be Bad for Your Health

A New York Times article, posted earlier this week, cites the following statistic: The overuse of emergency rooms is responsible for up to $38 billion in wasteful spending in the United States every year. The healthcare industry has worried about

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How Walmart is Getting Snoopy Out of the Doghouse

There are many things you might shop at Walmart for – groceries, socks, toys, a new bookcase or even fishing gear. Life insurance probably isn’t on your shopping list when visiting the nation’s largest retailer, but now it can be.

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Take Market Research to the Beach: Books for Your Summer Reading List

Business books don’t often make the summer reading list. John Grisham, Janet Evonovich or a the latest book with “gray” in the title sure, but business books and the beach don’t normally go hand in hand. There are two exceptions

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Health Insurance – Will They or Won’t They?

A new report by the United States House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee estimates that America’s 100 largest employers could save more than $420 billion over the next decade by dropping health insurance. The report – part of the

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