Economic Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Aug 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Emerging Markets and the Future of Business History

Keywords: by Gareth Austin, Carlos Dávila, and Geoffrey Jones

23 Oct 2013 - 24 Oct 2013
Conference Presentation

Key Drivers for Inner City Growth

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) annual ecomonic summit. The 2013 theme: Transforming Urban Ecologies, What Works for Cities View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Strategy; Urban Development; Ohio

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2013
Other Unpublished Work

Household Bargaining and Excess Fertility: An Experimental Study in Zambia

By: Nava Ashraf, Erica Field and Jean Lee

We posit that household decision-making over fertility is characterized by moral hazard due to the fact that most contraception can only be perfectly observed by the woman. Using an experiment in Zambia that varied whether women were given access to contraceptives... View Details

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Negotiation; Developing Countries and Economies; Zambia

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2010
Chapter

Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Paragons or Parasites?

By: Tarun Khanna and Yishay Yafeh

Keywords: Business Ventures; Groups and Teams; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies

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October 1986
Supplement

Americana (B)

A completely unexpected telephone call comes from the Jamaican Prime Minister. The government's position provides an interesting look into government-business relationships, especially in third-world nations. View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Jamaica

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13 Oct 2008 - 14 Oct 2008
Conference Presentation

Future of Market Capitalism: Global Growth

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Economic Systems; Markets; Global Range; Growth and Development

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30 Sep 2003
Other Presentation

Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Councils: Regional Competitiveness Profiles Northeast, Southeast, and Cape & Island Regions

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

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30 Sep 2003
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness in Northeast Massachusetts

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

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30 Sep 2003
Other Presentation

Cape & Islands Regional Competitiveness Council Upper Cape Regional Technical School

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

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June 11, 2007
Other Article

Europa skal reddes af nye klynger

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Denmark

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August 2002
Other Article

The Determinants of National Innovative Capacity

By: Jeffrey L. Furman, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern

Motivated by differences in innovation intensity across advanced economies, this paper presents an empirical examination of the determinants of country-level production of international patents. We introduce a novel framework based on the concept of national innovative... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

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July 1986
Case

Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Policy; International Relations; Nicaragua; United States

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08 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation

less burdensome for all citizens. "While the idea of a height tax follows directly from the standard economic framework for tax analysis, most people find the idea crazy," allows HBS professor Matthew C. Weinzierl, an economist... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Spring 2012
Article

The Roadmap for Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Funds in Mexico: Alternative Assets as an Accelerator of Credit to Firms in Emerging Markets

By: Roberto Charvel

This article shows how alternative assets could be a good way for banks to start providing more loans to firms in emerging markets and finance growth, while giving local institutional investors access to new asset types. View Details

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01 Sep 2003
News

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

08 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Education Sector Opportunities at HBS

Education Network, the Gates Foundation, New Schools Venture Fund, and the Harlem Children's Zone have in common? Our HBS friends work there. The education sector needs talent and expertise from a variety of different fields with a variety of different perspectives.... View Details

04 Mar 2015
What Do You Think?

Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?

to the challenge, Walmart's action raised an interesting question for Rod White. "When is it in an employer's self-interest to voluntarily increase the wages of (its) employees? Of course the classical economics answer is 'never.'... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

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Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Competitiveness & Economic Development CED Competitiveness & Economic Development Frameworks & Key Concepts Research & Applications... View Details