International Aid - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

Debora L. Spar's research in Africa has looked at the diamond industry, the AIDS crisis, and the democratization of South Africa since apartheid. Now she has turned her attention to Botswana, where an era of sustained growth has been... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Career Tools & Resources | MBA

industries. We host more than 150 programs throughout the year, including industry education events and opportunities to learn about the hundreds of companies that come to campus. International Student Resources CPD provides tools and... View Details

08 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model of disaster prevention, supported by case studies and preliminary empirics to explain why some governments prepare well for disasters and others do not. We show how the presence of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2005
News

Campaign Ends, Exceeds Expectations

students from almost seventy countries discuss a curriculum rich in international cases, many written with the support of the School’s global research centers. The names of several buildings honor recent gifts supporting key research... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11

individuals, subgroups, and teams perform. Paper: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1534-0856&volume=15 The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid Author:Werker, Eric D. Publication:In Handbook of Safeguarding Global... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2018
Blog Post

In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)

Richard Vietor’s course Business, Government, and the International Economy put many things in context.” Number of state visits since taking office: 57 trips to 49 countries, including Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and 12... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma

20 Oct 2022
News

Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion

discussions, US AID programs, and assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces. She also expressed support for a speedy agreement with the IMF, and called for Lebanon’s political leaders to take urgent action to solve the country’s many... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Summer Venture in Management | MBA

junior or senior to apply, specifically graduating in the classes of 2025 or 2026. All majors are welcome to apply! Undocumented students are eligible to apply. International students are not eligible for SVMP. Former SVMP participants... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

The HBS Fund

thrilled to be accepted to HBS, but she wondered how she would pay for it and how much debt she could handle. Generous financial aid enabled her to attend HBS, where she blogs about her MBA experience. She is the co-founder of Thrive, an... View Details

14 May 2020
Blog Post

A PRIDE Farewell

and share joyful moments in their days; we join forces with student leaders across campus to financially support local relief efforts; and our community continues to find heroes in unexpected places—for example, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a doctor considered one of the heroes... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care

researchers and professors from HBS, Harvard Medical School (HMS), and other Harvard schools. In 1994, in about 100 days of internecine violence, some 800,000 of Rwanda’s 9 million people were murdered, 1 million were internally... View Details

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2004
News

David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003

create only the illusion of transparency - while delaying work. Donations yield reduced value because of inefficiency and security costs. A worse problem surrounds Madrid pledges. Pledges are not the same as cash, as Afghans found. Credits must be repaid. View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Sep 2007
News

A Man of Influence

childhood as the grandson of Sicilian immigrants to World War II, when he piloted a B-25 attack bomber, to his time as an aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson, to his 39 years amongst the movers and shakers of Hollywood as leader of the... View Details

17 Dec 2017
News

How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

Heaney talks about his unique path from entrepreneurship and investment banking at Goldman Sachs to taking up the fight for free speech. READ MORE April White: Hunter, take me back to the sort of first spark that became the Voice Project. You were volunteering at an... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Eight Join HBS Faculty

postdoctoral fellow. Her research focuses on how people can work fruitfully across social divides. Prior to her academic career, Ramarajan worked in international development in West Africa focusing on conflict resolution. Douglas... View Details

02 Mar 2015
News

To Market, To Market

substantially lower costs, so we’re having a much greater impact, at a much lower cost.” Ferrari has also spearheaded Heifer’s efforts to diversify its revenue sources beyond the livestock gift catalog, through partnerships with foundations and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008

effect, these individuals bridge the lacunae between distant groups in the company's social structure. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-004.pdf How Is Foreign Aid Spent? Evidence from a Natural Experiment (revised)... View Details