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- 2013
- Working Paper
Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
By: William R. Kerr
This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The empirical analysis has three comparative advantages: including emerging and advanced economies, isolating panel variation regarding the link between productivity and... View Details
Keywords: Exports; Comparative Advantage; Technological Transfer; Innovation; Networks; Patents; Residency; Technology Adoption; Trade; Research and Development; Immigration; United States
Kerr, William R. "Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-039, November 2013. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19657, November 2013.)
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
highlighting the work performed by the government of an archetypal American town increased trust in government and support for government services. In Study 2, Boston residents who interacted with a website that visualized both service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
for this trend is that citizens may be unaware of both the services provided by government and the impact of those services on their lives. In an experiment, Boston-area residents interacted with a website that visualizes both service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Peeling Back the Global Brand
example, preferred blue flecks in their detergents—blue being the color of the favorite Italian soccer team, Arnold noted with a grin. On the other hand, residents of the Netherlands, considering themselves environmentally friendly,... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
turnover—the planned simultaneous exit of a large number of experienced employees and a similarly sized entry of new workers—on operational performance in the context of teaching hospitals. Specifically, we examine the impact of the annual July turnover of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
According to Martinez, "There is probably some research done on the inflationary impact of regularizing illegal residents in the U.S." Roberto J. M. Rodriguez asks, "What is the U.S. economic labor demand that could be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
highlighting the work performed by the government of an archetypal town increased trust in government and support for government services. In Study 2, residents of Boston, Massachusetts, who interacted with a website that visualized... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
residents were more likely to identify as Republican. Right-leaning areas were more willing to dine out, even indoors, perhaps because people who supported GOP candidates perceived infection risk to be lower, as other research has found.... View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
behavior translates to truly macroscopic levels, and what its consequences may be, remains unknown. Here, we use call detail records (CDRs) to examine the population dynamics and manifestations of social and spatial homophily at a macroscopic level among the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
for Silicon Valley, brandishing signs that read "Stop Displacement Now!" "The incident brought to the surface the values and aspirations of long-standing residents and the challenges they were facing," says Clayton S.... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
archetypal American town increased trust in government and support for government services. In Study 2, Boston residents who interacted with a website that visualized both service requests (e.g., potholes) and efforts by the city... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
turnover—the planned simultaneous exit of a large number of experienced employees and a similarly sized entry of new workers—on operational performance in the context of teaching hospitals. Specifically, we examine the impact of the annual July turnover of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation
write a check to community residents or a small neighborhood organization to do the work. And that, indeed, is what many companies do. A great deal of business participation in social sector problems derives from the classic model of... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
something that hadn't been done in 81 years—make an illegal drug legal. “They do not need to buy it at a fancy store—they'll go to a back alley basement shop as long as the product delivers” Of course, the question remains: How will state View Details
- 28 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Manufacturing Matters
Washington. "Industrial policy" involves some degree of central planning. What we're talking about is a discussion about strategic capabilities that need to reside within the country. Pisano: Unlike other nations, we don't have... View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details
- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
death. Professor Alvin Roth has used his expertise in game theory, experimental economics, and market design to create a program that helps match kidney donors with potential recipients. His work also matches medical residents with jobs... View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
the income taxes paid by residents with good jobs, from the tolls paid by drivers, from property and sales taxes. Without revenue, costs can't be covered. Can cities with high liabilities expect to be bailed out and propped up without... View Details
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
One, the university was the only procurer of whole body donations in the state, which negated the risk that the researchers might miss registrants in the selected geography and time frame. Two, Hawaii's remote location helped deter the likelihood that a Hawaiian View Details