Macroeconomics - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Nov 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Medium Term Business Cycles in Developing Countries

Keywords: by Diego Comin, Norman Loayza, Farooq Pasha & Luis Serven

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Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970

By: G. Jones and Rachael Comunale

This article contributes to the literature on political risk in business and economic history by examining both new perspectives (risk encountered by companies domestically, rather than risk for foreign investors) and new settings (emerging markets economies in Latin... View Details

Keywords: Political Risk; Emerging Market; Bribery; Business ＆ Government Relations; Turbulence; Violence; Risk and Uncertainty; Emerging Markets; Crime and Corruption; Business and Government Relations; Business History; India; Latin America

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15 Jul 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices

Keywords: by Pol Antras & C. Fritz Foley; Agriculture & Agribusiness

05 Aug 2011
Working Paper Summaries

An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization Policy

Keywords: by N. Gregory Mankiw & Matthew C. Weinzierl

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U.S. Cluster Mapping Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project aims to strengthen U.S. competitiveness by helping clusters and regions understand and improve their economic composition and performance. While much national economic debate has focused on View Details

05 Jun 2009
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What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

assumptions about the usefulness of various types of production. The presumption is that macroeconomic growth translates into greater top line opportunities for individual organizations. With no improvement in productivity, that means a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

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By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

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Measuring Sentiment & Expectations - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

macroeconomic variables. Current version update: April 2019. Sentiment (Orthogonalized to Macro Variables) Equity Share Sentiment (Orthogonalized to Macro Variables, Monthly Series) Sentiment (Monthly Series) Download Data Set in Excel View Details

14 Aug 2023
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Crossing the Bridge: A Reflection on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

macroeconomic level. My highlight has been the magic of it all—the special moments with classmates ideating our future aspirations, the surprise guests that show up to class and bring cases to life, and the random excursions where... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

The 1950s onwards saw the beginning of the reconstruction of a new global economy. Between 1950 and 1973 the annual real GDP growth of developed market economies averaged around 5 percent. This growth was smooth, with none of the major recessions seen in the interwar... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Richard Steele What Is Strategy , Michael E. Porter Macroeconomics Investing in the Post-Recession World Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness Managing Risks Roaring Out of A Recession Physical... View Details

Dante Roscini

Dante Roscini holds the Professor of Management Practice Chair endowed by the MBA Class of 1952 at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2008 after a two-decades-long career in finance. He currently teaches the course Business, Government, and the... View Details

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Development (57) Leadership Style (56) Leadership (446) Leading Change (57) Learning (16) Legal Liability (12) Leveraged Buyouts (4) Life Cycle (1) Literacy (1) Local Range (1) Logistics (20) Loss (1) Luxury (12) Macroeconomics (10)... View Details

Helene Hall

Helene Hall is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program at Harvard University. Prior to coming to Harvard, she worked as a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and studied economics and mathematics at Williams College. Her main research... View Details

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.

It’s no secret the Federal Reserve and other central banks weren’t prepared for the swift, steep curve of inflation’s climb after COVID-19 snarled supply chains in 2021 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring in 2022. “Central banks are accustomed... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

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Business History - Faculty & Research

despite these difficulties and on some valuable opportunities offered by Brazil’s huge consumer market and diversified economy. Keywords: Business Cycles ; Developing Countries and Economies ; Economic Growth ; Economic Sectors ; Economy ; View Details

Marcela Carvalho

Marcela is a PhD candidate in Business Economics. Previously, she did her undergraduate studies at Universidade de Sao Paulo and obtained a Master's degree in Economics from PUC-Rio. Her research interests include... View Details

05 May 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr & William F. Lincoln; Technology

Andi Wang

Andi Wang is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program, where he works at the intersection of finance, macro and behavioral economics. He is particularly interested in studying institutional and behavioral frictions that have long-lasting effects on asset... View Details

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Partners - Case Method Project

US History, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics FL 34 of 37 Kate Tancrell Palm Harbor University High School Palm Harbor, FL FL 35 of 37 Gary Techentien Frank H Peterson Academies of Technology Jacksonville, FL FL 36 of 37 Erin Tozzi Palm... View Details

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