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- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
welcome counterpoint to the largely hidden involvement of corporate leaders in shaping policy through the hundreds of millions of dollars they direct to Super PACs, trade associations, and think tanks to promote liberal and conservative... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
UK economy for years, starting with a white paper solicited by the government in 2003. He recently published the paper, "UK Competitiveness after Brexit." Despite a stated emphasis on pro-growth policies since then, there has... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
terrible Foxconn suicides. The one-child-per-family policy was beginning to create a population shortage that meant cheap labor was running out. The old low-cost manufacturing-for-export strategy had run out of steam. They were developing... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- October 2024
- Teaching Note
Taiwan After Globalization: Twilight of the Developmental State?
By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 324-032. In the last 70 years, the small island of Taiwan has achieved what many believe to be a “miracle”: its economy has grown at a record-setting pace, driven and guided by one of the world's most successful set of industrial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
quickly as it began. "The offshoring of activities is predicated on a huge number of non-obvious, sensitive policy choices," Rivkin says, citing India's economic liberalization efforts of the early 1990s and the Chinese government's... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
subnational regions have gained increasing attention both as a level of analysis and as a level for policy making. This chapter aims to explore what this new context implies for the role of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2023
- Chapter
Discussion of Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism
By: Laura Alfaro
Keywords: Global Range; Economics; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalization; International Relations; Policy
Alfaro, Laura. "Discussion of Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism." Chap. 2 in Geoeconomic Fragmentation: The Economic Risks from a Fractured World Economy, by Shekhar Aliyar, Andrea Presbitero, and Michele Ruta, 19–25. Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), 2023.
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
—Robert Todd, HSBC "Following the tragic events in Japan, this has spurred many people to review their policies towards nuclear," said Robert Todd, director for renewable energy in the Resources and Energy Group at HSBC.... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
opportunities for mutual learning. A step-change in the availability of data on clusters and cluster policies has enabled new research approaches. Clusters are shown to have a close association with regional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive
including working- and middle-class Americans, are struggling, as are many small businesses. The single biggest thorn in the economy’s side: our dysfunctional political system. While many political leaders individually agree with the federal View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?
Economics researchers have long studied how local workers respond when an industry such as steel manufacturing is squashed by obsolescence or competition. Is the region able to regenerate with new industries and workers to fill them? Do... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
services. Health plans will eliminate their restrictive networks, allowing members to choose in a competitive (and regional or even national) marketplace the providers that offer the best value for their condition. Plans will help... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
externality and technology diffusion play a particularly important role in multinationals' offshore agglomeration. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1524857 Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration? Evidence from Trade Policy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'
fields like partial differential equations and symplectic topology, they helped their American counterparts solve otherwise intractable problems. “Knowledge that is locked in geographic regions doesn’t transfer globally instantaneously,”... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
renegotiated trade agreements (with an emphasis on bilateral agreements) mentioned by the new administration is still subject to debate. But the tone of utterances by those now in position to influence US trade policy is in distinct... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 29
superior economic performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-110.pdf Trade Policy and Firm Boundaries Authors:Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, and Andrew F. Newman Abstract We study how trade View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- April 2002 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Malaysia: Capital and Control
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Laura Alfaro
On September 1, 1998, the government of Malaysia imposed currency and capital controls in response to the financial crisis that had swept Asia. The controls sparked an enormous controversy in the world of international finance. Some celebrated the controls for... View Details
Keywords: Capital Controls; Business and Government Relations; International Finance; Policy; Crisis Management; Balance and Stability; Globalized Economies and Regions; Malaysia
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Laura Alfaro. "Malaysia: Capital and Control." Harvard Business School Case 702-040, April 2002. (Revised April 2003.)
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
The unparalleled size of Asia's markets has always caught the eye of multinational corporations. More recently, as government policies and cultural attitudes in the region continue to evolve, the strategies... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 22 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability
about real estate, urbanization, sustainability, and infrastructure. LEED-ing by ExampleWhen a local government decides to pursue environmentally aware construction policies for its own buildings, the private sector follows suit,... View Details
- 27 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Promotion’ That Makes You Feel Bad
Companies change strategy, operational processes, and policies all the time, each shift creating a new group of winners and losers. When Steve Jobs became CEO of Apple for the second time, the culture shifted, with designers enjoying... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland