Modern Economic Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

free entry of rating agencies, the provision of quality ratings is at least partially sustained by the reputational concerns of the rating agencies. The economically significant entry of a third agency into a market that was previously... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Dec 2016
HBS Case

Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing

replaced financial advisors with robo-advisors, which use big data and algorithms to determine the best places to put clients’ money—and appeal to a whole new generation of investors. Technology replaces the financial advisor “They have a firm belief that the insights... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Sep 2003
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Andrea Silbert

we are doing really counts.” With a mission “to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through entrepreneurship,” CWE provides education, training, technical assistance, and access to capital to women who want... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016

higher average value. Using data on 165,410 projects posted on Kickstarter (2009–2015), we report findings consistent with the model's predictions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50821 Pay Now or Pay Later? The View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy

across the country. This January, as part of Harvard Business School's lmmersive Field Course (IFC) in India on "Decarbonizing While Developing," we had the privilege of exploring how various industries are tackling the dual challenges of achieving View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals

of motives and identification with groups, norms, and culture. In economics we talked about the role leadership plays in coordination and how economic models can help us understand that. History points us to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

December 2007
Article

China + India: The Power of Two

By: Tarun Khanna

China and India are burying the hatchet after four-plus decades of hostility. A few companies from both nations have been quick to gain competitive advantages by viewing the two as symbiotic. If Western corporations fail to do the same, they will lose their competitive... View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; China; India

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01 Sep 2024
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Alumni Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books 20+ Years of Urban Rebuilding: Lessons from the Revival of Lower Manhattan after 9/11 By Patrice Derrington (MBA 1991) and Rosemary Scanlon (PMD 42, 1981) Routledge Following the destruction of the World Trade Center and the... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Beantown as a Beacon

Facilitating private-sector progress while benefiting the taxpayers "Governments need to think more like partners, not order-givers," said Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki. "Government can play an... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

minorities. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/apfelbaum%20norton%20sommers.pdf Leveraging Tribal Sovereignty for Economic Opportunity: A Strategic Negotiations Perspective Authors:Gavin Clarkson and James K. Sebenius... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)

including a Master of Forestry from Yale. I had some exposure to economics and business through my work, but I knew an HBS program would likely set me on the course for advancement, so I wanted to make the most of it, even if it seemed an... View Details

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

First, there were changes in ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) legislation that allowed pension funds to invest in private equity; second, the growth of the microprocessor and the semiconductor; and third, the rise of... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

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Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences... View Details

22 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 22

Dharmapala Publication:The Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper investigates how dividend taxes influence portfolio choices, using the response to the distinctive treatment of a subset of foreign dividends... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

own aggressive marketing campaigns, the modern mutual fund (earlier versions were attempted in 19th-century Europe) has enjoyed truly phenomenal growth. Almost from the outset, HBS has played a pivotal role in the success of this thriving... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

elements differently, I observed that the organizations able to pursue both social and financial goals over time seem to share a commonality—they maintain a hybrid organizational culture that holds and balances tensions between creating social and View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

succeed. "Getting the venture capital field off the ground... was as risky as the new industries it would invest in..." author and analyst Kenneth Fisher argues. "[Doriot] staked both reputation and money in an effort to prove his idea was a viable method of... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Alumni Are Integral to HBS

with Belo-Osagie in an Aldrich classroom engaging with 57 first and second-year MBA students. During the four-day course, he worked with Elkins to provide an overview of Africa’s economic landscape, range of business opportunities, and... View Details

19 Jul 2011
News

Brightening the Future

in the Philippines, Jaime “Jim” Ayala (MBA ’88) decided to put his considerable business experience to work improving the lives of some of his native country’s poorest citizens. Explaining his 2009 decision to leave Ayala Land, which had seen a 130 percent View Details

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

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

financial crisis, students from the HBS Asia Business Club and the Harvard Asia Law Society hosted "Phoenix Rising," a two-day conference with some seven hundred participants that focused on the future of sustainable economic View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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