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- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
to gain much traction and proposes measures that will better protect the rights of property owners. We asked Wells to discuss his research and experiences representing host governments in such negotiations, and what international managers... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Seeding a Better Future for Colombia
countries with the highest potential to increase the world’s agricultural production.” Roughly 4,000 visitors walk through Colombia’s pavilion each day, experiencing high-tech simulations of its five different climate zones. In addition... View Details
- March 2024
- Article
Medicare Price Negotiation and Pharmaceutical Innovation Following the Inflation Reduction Act
By: Matthew Vogel, Pragya Kakani, Amitabh Chandra and Rena M. Conti
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires Medicare to negotiate lower prices for some medicines with high Medicare spending. Using historical data from public and proprietary sources to apply the IRA's negotiation criteria retrospectively, we identify all drugs that... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Health Care and Treatment; Negotiation; Price; Pharmaceutical Industry
Vogel, Matthew, Pragya Kakani, Amitabh Chandra, and Rena M. Conti. "Medicare Price Negotiation and Pharmaceutical Innovation Following the Inflation Reduction Act." Nature Biotechnology 42, no. 3 (March 2024): 406–412.
- September 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Background Note
The Cage-Free Egg Movement
By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice
Describes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and drawbacks of cage-free alternatives. Highlights animal rights activist campaigns, political and regulatory responses,... View Details
Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Rights; Supply Chain Management; Natural Environment; Social Issues; Competitive Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Stephanie van Sice. "The Cage-Free Egg Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-021, September 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania
alone do not account for these outcomes of the country’s public health system. There are also disparities in how effectively resources are allocated and managed, says Simon DeBere (MBA/MPA-ID 2022), a 2021 HBS Social Enterprise Summer Fellow. In Tanzania, the View Details
Keywords: April White
- 2021
- Chapter
Digital Infrastructure
By: Shane Greenstein
What determines the supply of innovative digital infrastructure and how does variance in supply shape the performance of digital services? The essay reviews research into the economic impact of deployment, innovation, and adoption of digital infrastructure. It... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Infrastructure; Economics; Policy; Research; Analysis; United States
Greenstein, Shane. "Digital Infrastructure." In Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment, edited by Edward L. Glaeser and James Poterba. National Bureau of Economic Research, and University of Chicago Press, 2021.
- 2009
- Chapter
Small and Medium Firm Lending in Mexico: Lessons and Current Issues
By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda
Mexico is often cited as one of the world's most entrepreneurial countries in terms of the percentage of its population that has started or is in the process of starting a business venture. Yet Mexico does not seem to be very friendly to entrepreneurs, as confirmed by... View Details
Canales, Rodrigo, and Ramana Nanda. "Small and Medium Firm Lending in Mexico: Lessons and Current Issues." In The Mexico Competitiveness Report 2009, edited by Ricardo Hausmann, Emilio Austin, and Irene Mia. World Economic Forum, 2009.
- April 2001
- Case
Corruption in International Business (B)
By: Robert E. Kennedy and Rafael M. Di Tella
Focuses on efforts to combat corruption. Approaches include international laws, international agreements, efforts by international development organizations, and private efforts by firms and nongovernmental organizations. View Details
Kennedy, Robert E., and Rafael M. Di Tella. "Corruption in International Business (B)." Harvard Business School Case 701-129, April 2001.
- 1978
- Book
Business Policy: Text and Cases
By: C. Roland Christensen, Kenneth R. Andrews and Joseph L. Bower
Christensen, C. Roland, Kenneth R. Andrews, and Joseph L. Bower. Business Policy: Text and Cases. 4th ed. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1978.
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
sticker shock would carbon prices trigger?). Elizabeth Lewis (MBA 2006), engagement officer for climate and impact investing at the International Finance Corporation, also responded that government policies... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 24 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector
why? Under a U.S. government-funded project focused on increasing entrepreneurship in Uganda’s agriculture sector, I supported the creation of economic opportunities for over 350,000 youth and leveraged $13 million in private sector... View Details
- 1993
- Chapter
Telecommunications: Deregulation and Globalization
By: R. H.K. Vietor and D. B. Yoffie
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Policy; Telecommunications Industry
Vietor, R. H.K., and D. B. Yoffie. "Telecommunications: Deregulation and Globalization." In Beyond Free Trade: Firms, Governments, and Global Competition, edited by D. B. Yoffie. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1993.
- February 1980 (Revised November 1981)
- Case
Work of a Regulatory Agency: The EPA and Toxic Substances
By: J. Ronald Fox and Lynne O. Cabot
Keywords: Government Administration; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Public Administration Industry; United States
Fox, J. Ronald, and Lynne O. Cabot. "Work of a Regulatory Agency: The EPA and Toxic Substances." Harvard Business School Case 380-081, February 1980. (Revised November 1981.)
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
help explain all three facts. We then exploit a natural experiment in the expiration in legislation surrounding the H-1B visa cap for high-skilled immigrant workers to study how these costs affect firms' responses to policy changes. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Affordable Healthcare Act. Although the federal government offers a range of subsidies for healthcare policies obtained through these connectors, cities would still have to decide who should pay the... View Details
- 1995
- Chapter
Contending Views of Quality Management in Health Care: Implications for Competition and Regulation
By: D. Blumenthal and Richard Bohmer
- Web
Alumni-Authored Books | Baker Library
Psychological Tools for Reckoning with Our Past and Driving Social Change , Conflicts of Interest: Challenges and Solutions in Business, Law, Medicine, and Public Policy , Negotiation Theory and Research . Hall, Taddy: Competing Against... View Details
- 1993
- Chapter
Regulating the International Trade in Hazardous Pesticides: Closing the Accountability Gap
By: L. S. Paine
Keywords: Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Accountability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Paine, L. S. "Regulating the International Trade in Hazardous Pesticides: Closing the Accountability Gap." In Ethical Theory and Business. 4th ed. Edited by Norman E. Bowie and Tom L. Beauchamp, 547–556. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993. (Reprinted in The International Library of Management, Ethics in Business and Economics, vol. 2, edited by Thomas Donaldson and Thomas W. Dunfee. Aldershot, England: Dartmouth Publishing Company, Ltd., 1996.)
- Article
Moving Forward from COVID-19: Organizational Dimensions of Effective Hospital Emergency Management
By: Mariam Krikorian Atkinson, Nicholas Cagliuso, John Hick, Sara Singer, Elizabeth Bambury, Tuna Cem Hayirli, Masha Kuznetsova and Paul Biddinger
Federal investment in emergency preparedness has increased notably since the 9/11 attacks, yet it is unclear if and how U.S. hospital readiness has changed in the 20 years since then. In particular, understanding effective aspects of hospital emergency management... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Hospital Preparedness/response; Urban/rural Hospitals; Emergency Management; National Strategy; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Performance Effectiveness; Governance; Policy; United States
Atkinson, Mariam Krikorian, Nicholas Cagliuso, John Hick, Sara Singer, Elizabeth Bambury, Tuna Cem Hayirli, Masha Kuznetsova, and Paul Biddinger. "Moving Forward from COVID-19: Organizational Dimensions of Effective Hospital Emergency Management." Health Security 19, no. 5 (September–October 2021): 508–520.