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- 03 Jul 2013
- What Do You Think?
What Are the Limits of Transparency?
government organizations disclose information to general public without reservations and let them make use of the one relevant to them." Walter Blass was among those who would err on the side of more transparency, arguing that...
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by James Heskett
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
institutions gathered and disseminated knowledge about the country’s biodiversity, an effort that, with government support, led to the creation of national reserves and parks. As with Malaysia, Costa Rica’s relative View Details
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4 Tips for MBA Students with Families - MBA
some of the merits are that you can save money, have a pet (if that is an issue) and you may be able to get more space! 4. HBS is an experience for the whole family – enjoy every moment! Debbie: Anyone who has kids should have no View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Serafeim Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Road to the White House 2024, a Private Sector Perspective on Presidential Politics Robert F. White Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Scaling Technology Ventures Jeffrey Rayport Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Strategy for Entrepreneurs...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
Corn likes people. It benefits from human contact, when it’s thinned out and hand-pollinated, explains Taylor Keen (MPA 1996/ MBA 1997). Corn thrives when sung to and spoken to—something Keen does in the language of his mother’s Omaha Tribe, where he is known as Bison...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
to name the building Madikizela, in honor of the late South African political activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a symbol of Black female resilience.) The upper floors will contain well-appointed rentals, whose target market includes...
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- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
developing countries. His article, "Writing the Rules of Global Finance: France, Europe, and Capital Liberalization," appeared in the Review of International Political Economy in February 2006. Ann Cullen: How did you become...
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by Ann Cullen
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. And as if that weren't...
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by Jim Aisner
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
farms of Europe and the US. It helps explain laws to protect small business from the ravages of the A&Ps and Walmarts. It increasingly drives politics as well as government policy. It is especially attractive at times of low growth...
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by James Heskett
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States
the government could discount land prices, tying the discount to a developer's provision of affordable units. We do that here. The government could raise density, allowing developers to build higher—while reserving a percentage of units...
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- 12 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising
reserve prices and other parameters that substantially determine prices. Contrary to Google's claims, Google's auction does not fully determine prices; Google's actions and policies importantly influence prices. Google's purchase of...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Shared Vision for a Better World
Stephanie and Charlie (MBA 1974) Harrold A member of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Charlie Harrold (MBA 1974) spent 12 months in Vietnam as a platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. “It was extremely demanding,” he...
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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson and HBSAAA president Ken Powell: honoring pioneers and celebrating bench strength. Photo Courtesy HBSAAA The HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) presented its fifth annual...
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- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
effectiveness as political theater, there is too much focus on proprietary trading and hedge funds, both of which had limited culpability for the crisis. Little has been done to eliminate or mitigate the threat to the system from firms...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
for itself.” Let all political leaders worldwide pledge to end government subsidies that promote the overconsumption of hydrocarbons. Stephen M. Batty (MBA 1977) Newport Beach, CA Spangler Tribute The September Bulletin article “The...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
Politics we observe firms working more closely with NGOs and other special interest groups to preempt unfavorable policy choices, react swiftly to crises, and proactively develop socially responsible strategies. In Public Politics, firms...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
disbursements are relatively more staggered. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://www.nber.org/papers/w14074 Attitude-Dependent Altruism, Turnout and Voting Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper presents a goal-oriented model of View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Gazprom Goes Global
confirmed the fears of many in the West that the wounded Russian bear, smarting from its diminished role in the post-Soviet era, could be a cruel and dangerous troublemaker. With about one-quarter of the world’s reserves of natural gas,...
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- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
Monetary Fund and an economics professor at Harvard University; Brent Neiman, a professor at the University of Chicago; and Jenny Tang, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Danielle Kost is senior editor of Harvard...
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- 10 Apr 2008
- News
The Sum of Our Own Greatness
landscapers, kitchen staff, mail room workers, maintenance crew, and more. The parade paused periodically to play a brief film clip of a staff member commenting about work at HBS. At the end, the applause went beyond the polite but View Details