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DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details

15 Apr 2015
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Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

tax. The people [the president is] talking about taxing are the very people that we expect to reinvest in our economy and to create jobs." With the Presidential election of 2016 around the corner and political polarization at peak... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

January 2022
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Common Prosperity? China Shifts Left

By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit

Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been mistrustful of entrepreneurs and the private sector that operates outside the government’s authority. In its first decades under Mao Zedong, the CCP... View Details

Keywords: Market Reform; Gdp; Government Administration; Government and Politics; Private Sector; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Economy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Social Issues; Society; Economic Growth; China

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Political Economy of Religion Seminar Series Mar 06 06 Mar 2025 Accounting & Management Seminar Timo Vogelsang, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management A&M Seminar - Timo Vogelsang Time: 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Location: Cumnock 120... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Dec 2023
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The Musts of 2023

1988. The book is called The Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne, and it's all about the Indian Wars and how it aligns with the Civil War and that time period. While it's about the Comanche and the settlers and all that was going on at that time and the View Details

10 Dec 2014
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Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values

Suddenly, the minimum wage debate is on high boil. Perhaps spurred by growing concern over wealth inequality, minimum wage proposals are heating heat up in cities from Chicago to Albany, and in states from South Carolina to Florida. Harvard Business School Associate... View Details

Keywords: by April White; Retail; Manufacturing

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

the President of the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and is active with several other non-profits. He is also active in political causes and believes in a “big tent” philosophy that works to find common ground among different public... View Details

25 Jan 2010
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A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

this is a political decision, and it's above my pay grade. There may be some strategic assets that we (as Americans) don't want to sell to foreigners. Congress is going to have to decide which ones those are. It may be that we don't want... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

upcoming events The Political Economy of Religion Seminar Series Feb 27 27 Feb 2025 Seminar Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University Alberto Alesina Seminar on Political Economy Time: 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

program is high. The following positions are ineligible for GO Fellowship awards: Part-time, term, temporary, contract or volunteer roles. A position with job responsibilities that are determined to be sectarian by the Review Committee. View Details

2022
Book

Ripe for Revolution: Building Socialism in the Third World

By: Jeremy Friedman

A historical account of ideology in the Global South as the postwar laboratory of socialism, its legacy following the Cold War, and the continuing influence of socialist ideas worldwide.

In the first decades after World War II, many newly independent... View Details

Keywords: Socialism; Economic Systems; Globalization; Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies

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29 Mar 2022
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5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

years. That’s a lot of war, natural disaster, and political turmoil to survive. The new book Leadership to Last: How Great Leaders Leave Legacies Behind looks at the ingredients of long-lasting businesses in South Asia, focusing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Jun 2009
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GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

interesting experiment in political economy. Malcolm S. Salter, James J. Hill Professor Of Business Administration, Emeritus: Last December the U.S. Treasury had no choice but to become GM's "lender of last resort." To have done... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

practices in global organizations; cross-cultural learning and adaptation processes; the challenges of taking companies global; emerging-market companies with global potential; and international political economy and its impact on... View Details

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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

Administration Research Interests : consumer finance , consumer goods , consumer policy , government and business , political economy Interviews Anil Jain Marlous van Waijenburg Assistant Professor of Business Administration Research... View Details

01 Nov 2022
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Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

residing in the US as either undocumented or illegal immigrants. What you call them seems to depend to some extent on your political leanings. Another result are borders—in particular, the Southern border—that are more open than many... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Feb 2012
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The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

of race in the workplace. "umm, He Has Pants" In efforts to be politically correct, people often avoid mentioning race when describing a person, even if that person's race is the most obvious descriptor. (Comedian Stephen Colbert often... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 May 2011
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First Look: May 10

PublicationsNonsimultaneous Chains and Dominos in Kidney Paired Donation—Revisited Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Duncan S. Gilchrist, Alvin E. Roth, and Michael A. Rees Publication:American Journal of Transplantation 11, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract Since 2008 kidney exchange... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2018
Case

Lufax: FinTech and the Transformation of Wealth Management in China

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Anthony K. Woo

This case examines the rise and competitive positioning of Lufax, an online marketplace headquartered in Shanghai, China, and a pioneer in the origination and trading of financial assets. The company had grown at a remarkable rate, and was awarded “Trading Platform of... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Situation or Environment; Product Positioning; Financial Services Industry; China

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