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  • July 2011
  • Article

Institutions and Inequality in Single Party Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of Vietnam and China

Despite the fact that China and Vietnam have been the world's two fastest growing economies over the past two decades, their income inequality patterns are very different. In this paper, we take a deep look at political institutions in the two countries, demonstrating... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Developing Countries and Economies; Motivation and Incentives; Government and Politics; Policy; Power and Influence; Decision Making; Income; China; Viet Nam
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    Frank Nagle

    Frank Nagle is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them - especially... View Details

    • 14 Oct 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: October 14

    Samuel G. Hanson, Joshua S. Rudolph, and Lawrence H. Summers Abstract—This paper re-examines government debt management policy in light of the U.S. experience with extraordinary fiscal and monetary policies... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 04 Jun 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Can a Continuously-Liquidating Tontine (or Mutual Inheritance Fund) Succeed where Immediate Annuities Have Floundered?

    Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg; Financial Services
    • 15 Jan 2013
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    First Look: January 15

    circumscribe citizen-employees, and they engage in production and trade. But individual corporations are no longer adequate to serve as the primary unit of analysis. Over the years, systems of distributed innovation-so-called business... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • November 2010 (Revised February 2013)
    • Supplement

    Energy Security in Europe (B): The Southern Corridor

    By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
    Nabucco natural gas pipeline, initiated by a group of European energy companies, was intended to connect the broad gas-rich region of the Middle East and Central Asia to Europe for the first time, which would diversify supply sources. At the same time, an... View Details
    Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Distribution; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Russia; European Union
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    • April 1998 (Revised January 2000)
    • Case

    Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Supply Management

    By: Francis Aguilar, Paul Clark and Xin Xi He
    This case depicts the supply-management practices--including planning, production, and distribution--at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, the world's leader in the genetically engineered hybrid crop-seed industry. Set in the context of a supply-management planning... View Details
    Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Production; Distribution; Marketing Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Logistics; Planning; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry
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    • 08 Jan 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: January 8, 2008

    comprehensive micro-data allow us to study how the entry rate, the distribution of entry sizes, and survival rates for firms responded to changes in banking competition. We also distinguish the relative effect of the View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 08 May 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: May 8, 2007

    regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Describes Latvia's economic development over this period, discussing the economic policy efforts that have taken place and includes general information on the country, its history and... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

    Maria Roche offer insights for leaders managing through the turmoil. 30 Oct 2024 Climate Rising How Public Policy Can Drive Climate Innovation and Business Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David View Details
    • Article

    U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962

    By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock
    This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies... View Details
    Keywords: Production; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Business Subsidiaries; Policy; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Great Britain
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    Placement - Doctoral

    fellow Dissertation: Mapping Networks to Probability Distributions in the Economy Advisors: Emmanuel Farhi , Xavier Gabaix , David Laibson , and Tomasz Strzalecki . Close Health Policy (Management) 2021... View Details
    • 22 May 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

    cars, for instance. Source: “Second Change: Life Without Student Debt” by Marco Di Maggio, Ankit Kalda, and Vincent W. Yao. All of these results show that policy interventions in the student loan market should not be considered a zero-sum... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • October 1991 (Revised August 2000)
    • Case

    Becton Dickinson & Company: VACUTAINER Systems Division (Condensed)

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Frank V. Cespedes
    Becton Dickinson, a phenomenally successful company with an 80% market share in the blood collection needles and syringes market faces a change in the customer buying environment (cost containment pressures at hospitals). This forces a reevaluation of the company's... View Details
    Keywords: Business Divisions; Customer Satisfaction; Demand and Consumers; Market Participation; Distribution Channels; Success; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Health Industry
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    • 2008
    • Working Paper

    Accountability and Inequality in Single-Party Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of Vietnam and China

    Over the past two decades, no two economies have averaged more rapid economic growth than China and Vietnam. But while China's income inequality has risen rapidly over that same time frame, Vietnam's has only grown moderately. Structural and socio-cultural determinants... View Details
    Keywords: Income Characteristics; Economic Growth; Policy; Government and Politics; Equality and Inequality; China; Viet Nam
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    • 03 Mar 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Marketing Your Way Through a Recession

    generous return policies motivate distributors to stock your full product line. This is particularly true with unproven new products. Be careful about expanding distribution to lower-priced channels; doing... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch
    • November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
    • Background Note

    Online Content Providers

    By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
    Describes the business model for online content providers, companies that distribute copyright content via the Internet. Focuses on their revenue and cost drivers and on the ways that online content providers create value for consumers. Also investigates the benefits... View Details
    Keywords: Internet and the Web; Customers; Value Creation; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Cash Flow; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Profit; Information Industry
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    • 04 Nov 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: November 4, 2008

    his company, and a discussion of recent efforts by Abrahams to break free of constraints that have limited the size and revenue-generating ability of Improbable Research for many years. Among those efforts are a decision to distribute... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Marketing - Faculty & Research

    use information and make choices and how these choices affect the firm's strategy for new product development, customer relationship management, branding and other marketing efforts. We examine issues related to branding, business marketing, global marketing, View Details
    • 30 Jun 2015
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    First Look: June 30, 2015

    social auditors and for auditing firms. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49303   Working Papers Monetary Policy Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks By: Campbell, John Y., Carolin E. Pflueger, and Luis M.... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel