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    International Differences in Entrepreneurship (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)

    Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the... View Details
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    State Employment as a Strategy of Autocratic Control in China

    By: Jaya Y. Wen
    This paper presents evidence that autocrats use state-owned firms to strategically pacify social unrest via employment provision, a role that may contribute to their favorable treatment and persistence across settings. I use variation in a regional conflict between... View Details
    Keywords: State Ownership; Employment; Government and Politics; Conflict Management; China
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    • 22 Nov 2019
    • HBS Seminar

    Edward Glaeser (Paper Joint with Naomi Hausman), Harvard University

    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy

    By: Geoffrey Jones and Loubna Bouamane
    This working paper surveys the business history of the global wind energy turbine industry between the late nineteenth century and the present day. It examines the long-term prominence of firms headquartered in Denmark, the more fluctuating role of U.S.-based firms,... View Details
    Keywords: Business History; Renewable Energy; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; United States; Denmark
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    • 2013
    • Working Paper

    Overcoming Organizational Barriers to Waste Heat Recovery

    By: Chonnikarn Fern Jira and Deishin Lee
    Waste heat recovery is a proven technology for improving energy efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of energy-intensive manufacturing firms. However, evidence suggests that opportunities for recovering waste heat are untapped. By showing how the process... View Details
    Keywords: Sustainability; Energy; Capital Budgeting; Waste Heat Recovery; Manufacturing; Energy Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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    • 2012
    • Chapter

    Citizens' Perceptions and the Disconnect Between Economics and Regulatory Policy

    By: Jonathan Baron, William T. McEnroe and Christopher Poliquin
    Economic theory is clear about the advantages and disadvantages of various ways of regulating negative externalities, such as command and control, cap and trade, taxation, subsidies, and tort law. Yet public policy rarely follows the recommendations that follow from... View Details
    Keywords: Regulation; Decision Making; Government and Politics; United States
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    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    What Do Development Banks Do? Evidence from Brazil, 2002-2009

    By: Sergio G. Lazzarini, Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello and Rosilene Marcon
    While some authors view development banks as an important tool to alleviate capital constraints in scarce credit markets and unlock productive investments, others see those banks as conduits of cheap loans to politically connected firms that could obtain capital... View Details
    Keywords: Cost of Capital; Credit; Equity; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Investment; Government and Politics; Data and Data Sets; Resource Allocation; Markets; Performance; Banking Industry; Brazil
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    • February 2023
    • Article

    Increasing the Demand for Workers with a Criminal Record

    By: Zoë Cullen, Will Dobbie and Mitchell Hoffman
    State and local policies increasingly restrict employers’ access to criminal records, but without addressing the underlying reasons that employers may conduct criminal background checks. Employers may thus still want to ask about a job applicant’s criminal record... View Details
    Keywords: Criminal Record; Hiring; Background Checks; Recruitment; Insurance
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    • January 2020
    • Case

    Sunset Limited or Full Speed Ahead? Amtrak Talks to Congress

    By: John D. Macomber
    Richard Anderson took the helm of Amtrak in 2017 after leading a successful turnaround at Delta Airlines. Amtrak is a US state owned enterprise with about $3.5 bn in annual revenue (and a large operating loss) that is responsible for substantial segments of passenger... View Details
    Keywords: Railroad; Passenger Transportation; Urbanization; Cities; U.S. Congress; Infrastructure; Transition; Transportation; Rail Transportation; Climate Change; Urban Scope; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Rail Industry; United States
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    • 2009
    • Other Unpublished Work

    When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry

    By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
    What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Energy Industry; Brazil
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    • 26 Sep 2024
    • HBS Seminar

    Garrett Van Ryzin, Columbia & Amazon

    • 02 May 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Innovation, Reallocation, and Growth

    Keywords: by Daron Acemoglu, Ufuk Akcigit, Nicholas Bloom & William Kerr
    • November 2020
    • Article

    Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

    By: Livia Alfonsi, Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali
    We design a labor market experiment to compare demand- and supply-side policies to tackle youth unemployment, a key issue in low-income countries. The experiment tracks 1700 workers and 1500 firms over four years to compare the effect of offering workers either... View Details
    Keywords: Employment; Training; Competency and Skills; Developing Countries and Economies
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    • May 2019 (Revised September 2019)
    • Case

    Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)

    By: Shikhar Ghosh and Haibo Zhao
    This case address pacing issues – how fast does a company need to scale? It also examines the role of investors in determining company strategy and exit.
    Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Competition; Value Creation; Governance; Economics; Business Startups; Strategy; Business Exit or Shutdown; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; China
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    • Research Summary

    1. When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry

    Joint work with Tarun Khanna (Strategy Unit, Harvard Business School).

    Abstract: What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry... View Details

    • 24 Jan 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    What Do Development Banks Do? Evidence from Brazil, 2002-2009

    Keywords: by Sergio G. Lazzarini, Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello & Rosilene Marcon; Banking
    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Securing Jobs or the New Protectionism?: Taxing the Overseas Activities of Multinational Firms

    By: Mihir A. Desai
    Tax policy toward American multinational firms would appear to be approaching a crossroads. The presumed linkages between domestic employment conditions and the growth of foreign operations by American firms have led to calls for increased taxation on foreign... View Details
    Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Taxation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; United States
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    • 23 Jan 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

    workers; transportation subsidies might not matter to remote employees. Shrewd organizations tailor benefits to workers’ roles and demographics. An essential frontline urban worker needs different support than a remote, rural one. Audit... View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin
    • 2022
    • Chapter

    Lessons Learned from Support to Business during COVID-19

    By: Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Benjamin Iverson and Adi Sunderam
    The authors survey the new federal subsidies and loans provided to businesses in the first year of the pandemic—including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and aid targeted at specific industries such as airlines... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Small Business; Government Legislation; Policy
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    Students on the Job Market - Doctoral

    increasing its financial support for domestic OSS. I find that stricter restrictions do little to boost domestic OSS investment. Instead, lost spillovers raise web development costs in China by $2 per dollar of disincentive and $7 globally. Heightened View Details