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Investigating the Economic Role of Mergers (with Erik Stafford)
What is the economic role of mergers? We investigate this issue by performing a comparative study of mergers and other forms of corporate investment, at the industry and firm levels. In our framework, merger activity is motivated by both firm- and industry-level...
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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
accomplishment from both sides of the Charles. "Robert Merton has been an innovative leader in the field of economic valuations and in improving the capacity to manage financial risk," said Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine. "This is a...
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- 17 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times
- 2013
- Chapter
Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal?
By: Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton
In this paper we distinguish different "qualities" of FDI to re-examine the relationship between FDI and growth. We use "quality" to mean the effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different...
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Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton. "Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal?" In The Industrial Policy Revolution I: The Role of Government Beyond Ideology. no. 151-1, edited by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Justin Lin Yifu. IEA Conference Volume. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- February 1997
- Article
New Strategies for Inner-City Economic Development
Porter, Michael E. "New Strategies for Inner-City Economic Development." Economic Development Quarterly 11, no. 1 (February 1997).
- 2007
- Working Paper
Irving Fisher, Economic Forecasting, and the Myth of the Business Cycle
A premier economist of the twentieth century and a founder of neoclassical thought, Irving Fisher was also an active participant in the field of economic forecasting. Fisher made theoretical contributions to the understanding of economic fluctuations, popularized the...
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- November 2009
- Journal Article
A Theory of Growth and Volatility at the Aggregate and Firm Level
By: Diego A. Comin and Sunil Mulani
This paper presents an endogenous growth model that explains the evolution of the first and second moments of productivity growth at the aggregate and firm level during the post-war period. Growth is driven by the development of both (i) idiosyncratic R&D innovations...
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Keywords:
Volatility;
Microeconomics;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Performance Productivity;
Mathematical Methods;
Research and Development
Comin, Diego A., and Sunil Mulani. "A Theory of Growth and Volatility at the Aggregate and Firm Level." Journal of Monetary Economics 56, no. 8 (November 2009): 1023–1042.
- 16 May 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal?
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by Laura Alfaro & Andrew Charlton
- 26 Sep 2013
- News
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
- 2023
- Article
Bridging the Gap with the ‘New’ Economic History of Africa
By: Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg
This review article seeks to build bridges between mainstream African history and the more historically oriented branch of the ‘new’ economic history of Africa. We survey four central topics of the new economic history of Africa—growth, trade, labor, and inequality—and...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Trade;
Labor;
Equality and Inequality;
Development Economics;
History;
Africa
Frankema, Ewout, and Marlous van Waijenburg. "Bridging the Gap with the ‘New’ Economic History of Africa." Journal of African History 64, no. 1 (2023): 38–61.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Structural Transformation: A Competitiveness-based View
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Competitiveness research aims to enhance our understanding of the drivers of prosperity differences across locations and of policies that can sustainably raise a location’s prosperity level. The paper outlines key elements of the competitiveness framework and discusses...
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Keywords:
Competitiveness;
Cluster;
Development;
Growth;
Economic Policy;
Competition;
Development Economics;
Economic Growth;
Policy
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Structural Transformation: A Competitiveness-based View." African Development Bank Group Working Paper, No. 258, May 2017.
- January 2003 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
The State of Connecticut: Strategy for Economic Development
By: Michael E. Porter and Kaia Miller
Describes the history of Connecticut's economy, its competitive challenges in the 1990s, and the steps taken to develop an economic plan for the state. A prominent issue is the competitive position of Connecticut's industry clusters and the efforts to create a formal...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Economy;
Government and Politics;
Industry Clusters;
Competition;
Connecticut
Porter, Michael E., and Kaia Miller. "The State of Connecticut: Strategy for Economic Development." Harvard Business School Case 703-426, January 2003. (Revised March 2009.)
- September 2020
- Case
Summit Partners: Independent Vetcare
By: Victoria Ivashina and Terrence Shu
This case follows Summit Partners, a leading growth equity firm, as it evaluates an investment opportunity in IVC, a veterinary care group in the U.K. market. The case allows students to articulate and evaluate the investment thesis of this transaction. Additionally,...
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Keywords:
Growth Equity;
Investment Evaluation;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Decision Making;
Valuation
Ivashina, Victoria, and Terrence Shu. "Summit Partners: Independent Vetcare." Harvard Business School Case 221-024, September 2020.
- December 2008 (Revised June 2010)
- Background Note
Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll and F. Warren McFarlan
Brief political, economic, and social timeline of China from 1949 to present to give context on and provide overview of modern Chinese history.
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Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-073, December 2008. (Revised June 2010.)
- 26 Jul 2008
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness: Creating a Mongolian Economic Strategy
Competitiveness presentation delivered in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness: Creating a Mongolian Economic Strategy." World Bank, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 26, 2008.
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Overview
Dr. Lurtz researches the history of agricultural economies in Latin America. She has a particular interest in export agriculture and attendant state- and locally-driven modernization projects. Her current work looks to the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the 19th...
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Keywords:
Coffee Production;
Institutions;
Property Rights;
Labor History;
Credit;
Modernization;
Development Economics;
Rural Scope;
Trade;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Goods and Commodities;
History;
Growth and Development;
Emerging Markets;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Latin America;
Mexico;
Central America
- August 1985
- Case
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
By: Michael G. Rukstad and Nancy F. Koehn
Rukstad, Michael G., and Nancy F. Koehn. "Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981." Harvard Business School Case 386-038, August 1985.
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle
intriguing new book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (Twelve), written by Dan Senor (MBA ’01) and Saul Singer, a columnist at the Jerusalem Post. Most Israelis in their late teens serve several years in the elite...
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- 14 Nov 2006
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness and Economic Development: Where Does Texas Stand?
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in articular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Clusters and the New Competitive Agenda for Companies and Governments" in On Competition (Harvard Business School...
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Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness and Economic Development: Where Does Texas Stand?" Texas Economic Summit, San Antonio, TX, November 14, 2006.