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Inflation Uncertainty and the Wage Bargain
By: Lucy White and Hans-Joachim Voth
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
Convergence, and Economic Performance By: Delgado, Mercedes, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern Abstract—This paper evaluates the role of regional cluster composition in regional industry performance. On the one hand, diminishing returns... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Rebooting Europe
rebuilding cities and economies, many of which were thriving as we entered the new millennium. But in the wake of the economic downturn, that innovative spirit has faltered, and now Carlos Moedas (MBA 2000), in his new role as European... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Book Review: My Lunch with Warren
appointment book—it was largely empty. Like Buffett, Spier’s investing approach is iconoclastic. He moved his family to Zurich to escape the Wall Street Sturm und Drang. His theories on economic behavior are pulled not from economists but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 19
PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007
Data were analyzed for type of failure and frequency of occurrence. Interviews were conducted with frontline staff. Principal Findings. The two most frequent categories of operational failures, equipment/supplies and facility issues, posed safety View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
Economic Sciences Chicago Board of Options Exchange Exhibit Home Introduction Nobel Prize Award Ceremony, 1997. Robert Cox Merton Papers, HBS Archives, Baker Library Historical Collections In October 1997, the Royal Swedish Academy of... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20
PublicationsSpanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Juan Alcácer and Paul Ingram Publication:American Journal of Sociology (forthcoming). Abstract Global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
broad social transformation. Second, it is not always easy to see this idea of “social return,” nor is it easy to quantify. The risks of “social business” are high, and likely require some economic cost to... View Details
- 16 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 16
major power-generation assets in the course of the break-up of RAO UES, the Russian electricity monopoly. The case highlights the decision-making process by the company executives in the context of possible political risks to foreign... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Nov 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
E-Santa: Is Retail Ready for Digital Christmas?
at risk of losing them. Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink Mass-market retailers, particularly big-box "category killers," are under critical pressure from online competitors. Why Online Retailers Should Hide... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
the Harvard Gazette about China’s economic woes and how they may affect global markets and investors going forward. Christina Pazzanese: Why were so many caught off-guard by this crash? Weren’t there warning signs that this might happen?... View Details
- 12 Nov 2014
- Op-Ed
A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform
(whatever its title) will also charge an unsubsidized fee to cover the catastrophic risk it assumes. What impact will these fees have? Understandably, with the best economic models, we will be unable to... View Details
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
capability in order to preserve proprietary information (Kulkarni). Doherty was concerned that organizations might extend their boundaries without a clear strategy. He offered a "2x2" rule-of-thumb strategy for doing this based on the levels of strategic... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
disasters all present significant risks for India’s sustained economic growth and the wellbeing of its population. As a coastal city with extensive area below sea level and already high ambient temperatures,... View Details
- 01 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 1
and teaching on risk management, we identify three categories of risk and elaborate on the ways companies can identify and mitigate them, with particular emphasis on strategy execution risks. Managing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 16, 2007
Working Papers"Don'ts" And "Do's": Insights from Experience In Mitigating Risks Of Western Investors In Post-Communist Countries Authors:Charalambos A. Vlachoutsicos and Paul R. Lawrence Abstract No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 9
the Panama Canal to make use of both conventional historical methods and the tools of quantitative analysis, The Big Ditch examines the impact of the Panama Canal on the Republic of Panama, the United States, and the world. Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu deftly chronicle... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
causes, including LGBTQ rights, immigration, the environment, and racial equality. Not only are CEOs speaking out, but they’re flexing their firms’ economic muscles by threatening to move business activities out of states that pass... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
have been researching the root causes and consequences of the crisis in the intervening decade, helping to shape our understanding of the economic and financial forces that brought us to the brink. MORE Former Treasury Secretaries Hank... View Details