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- 29 Nov 2018
- News
The gig economy connects the skilled
- 02 Jun 2016
- News
Imagine an Economy Without Wall Street
- 18 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Rise of the Investor State: State Capital in the Chinese Economy
Keywords: by Hao Chen and Meg Rithmire
- 07 Jun 2016
- News
Digital Discrimination in a Sharing Economy
- 2018
- Book
The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society
By: William R. Kerr
The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest. Foreign talent has transformed U.S. science and engineering, reshaped the economy, and influenced society at large. But America is bogged down in thorny debates on... View Details
Kerr, William R. The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society. Stanford, CA: Stanford Business Books, 2018.
- 30 Jul 2012
- News
How technology adoption affects global economies
- 1999
- Chapter
Excess Capital Flows and the Burden of Inflation in Open Economies
By: M. A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, M. A., and James R. Hines Jr. "Excess Capital Flows and the Burden of Inflation in Open Economies." In The Costs and Benefits of Price Stability, edited by Martin S. Feldstein. University of Chicago Press, 1999.
- September–October 1995
- Article
Thriving Locally in the Global Economy
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Thriving Locally in the Global Economy." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 5 (September–October 1995): 151–160. (Reprinted in World View: Global Strategies for the New Economy, edited by J. Garten. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2000, pp. 227-243.)
- 08 Jan 2018
- News
How Degree Inflation Weakens The Economy
- January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas and Natalie Kindred
Brazilian logistics company Rumo operated 13,500 km in railway networks, port terminals, and inland transshipment terminals, connecting major Brazilian ports to the agriculture hubs of Mato Grosso and São Paulo state. Controlled by Cosan, Brazil's leading sugar and... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Customer Relationship Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Logistics; Rail Transportation; Value Creation; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Latin America; Brazil
Reinhardt, Forest L., Mariana Cal, Ruth Costas, and Natalie Kindred. "Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy." Harvard Business School Case 720-008, January 2020. (Revised April 2020.)
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
he said "our best policy is to promote economic liberty so that individuals and corporations can adjust to changes in society, technology, the economy, the environment and politics stop trying to make government the engine of growth,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
Competitiveness at the Crossroads: Choosing the Future Direction of the Russian Economy
By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels, Mercedes Delgado and Richard Bryden
In early 2006, the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) in Moscow commissioned Professor Michael Porter and his team to conduct a review of the existing evidence on Russian competitiveness. The objective of this report is to synthesize, interpret, and draw
implications... View Details
Porter, Michael E., Christian H.M. Ketels, Mercedes Delgado, and Richard Bryden. "Competitiveness at the Crossroads: Choosing the Future Direction of the Russian Economy."
- August 2008
- Article
The Implications of Unverifiable Fair-value Accounting: Evidence from the Political Economy of Goodwill Accounting
By: Karthik Ramanna
I study the evolution of SFAS 142, which uses unverifiable fair-value estimates to account for acquired goodwill. I find evidence consistent with the FASB issuing SFAS 142 in response to political pressure over its proposal to abolish pooling accounting. The result is... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Fair Values; Politics; Standard Setting; Fair Value Accounting; Goodwill Accounting; Government Legislation; Agency Theory
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Implications of Unverifiable Fair-value Accounting: Evidence from the Political Economy of Goodwill Accounting." Journal of Accounting & Economics 45, nos. 2-3 (August 2008): 253–281. (Winner of the Elsevier JAE 2008 Best Paper Prize. Winner of the American Accounting Association FARS Best Dissertation Award. Presented at the 2006 Journal of Accounting & Economics Conference.)
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
privatization garners attention in industries whose importance, infrastructure, and enormous capital needs once put them under the comfortable control of their governments. Historically, observed HBS professor Richard Vietor in his... View Details
- 20 Jun 2013
- News
The Jobs of the Knowledge Economy Are Not What You Think
- September 2019
- Technical Note
Care Economy in the U.S. (Primer)
By: Joseph B. Fuller, William R. Kerr, Manjari Raman and Carl Kreitzberg
This case describes how caregiving responsibilities influence American employees, firms, and the broader economy. It details how sociodemographic trends in the late 20th century transformed the way that Americans balance their personal and professional lives, analyzing... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management; Demographics; Labor; Health Care and Treatment; Family and Family Relationships; Strategy; Management; United States
Fuller, Joseph B., William R. Kerr, Manjari Raman, and Carl Kreitzberg. "Care Economy in the U.S. (Primer)." Harvard Business School Technical Note 820-027, September 2019.
- 1994
- Book
The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire. Cornell University Press, 1994.
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
important than his business ability, and that's something I got from my parents. Where the new economy is going In any cyclical business — oil, gold, pork bellies, IPOs, venture capital — the only constant is that at both the top and the... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Digital Summit Explores the New Economy
- May 27, 2022
- Article
How 'Digital Nomad' Visas Can Boost Local Economies
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury
More and more companies are offering their employees the option to “work from anywhere,” whether in their home office, in another state, or even halfway around the globe. A growing group of remote professionals are taking the “anywhere” in work-from-anywhere to new... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; COVID-19 Pandemic; Collaboration; Work-Life Balance; Human Resources; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Choudhury, Prithwiraj. "How 'Digital Nomad' Visas Can Boost Local Economies." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 27, 2022).