Demographic Economics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

history of women in business to give her audience some perspective on the transformational effects of economic independence. Among the first places U.S. women worked outside the home were textile factories in Massachusetts, she noted. The... View Details

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

March 2012 (Revised April 2012)
Case

The Korean Model of Shared Growth, 1960-1990

By: Aldo Musacchio, Rafael Di Tella and Jonathan Schlefer

Keywords: History; Equality and Inequality; Income; Economic Growth; Policy; Economy; South Korea

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01 Oct 2001
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Fourth Annual African-American Alumni Association Conference

leadership roles in a quickly changing economic environment. Planned speakers include Tom Jones, chairman and CEO of Citigroup's Global Investment Management and Private Bank Group; Lloyd Trotter, president and CEO of GE Industrial... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2008
News

“A National System of Income Supplementation”

and economic inequality http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6545/. The so-called Kerner Report, warning that the United States was in danger of becoming two “separate but unequal” societies, recommended federal initiatives to boost education,... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

28 Aug 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: History Matters

industrial districts, business groups, business culture, business education, skills training, accounting and information systems, design, and engineering. Historical knowledge helps us to truly understand business, but the growing ahistorical nature of much management... View Details

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones & Anthony Mayo

25 Aug 2014
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Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992

resilience,” says the son of a dentist who grew up in working-class Lowell, Massachusetts. Chertavian’s philosophy is at the core of Year Up, the extraordinary nonprofit he founded that helps economically disadvantaged young adults gain... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

November 2005
Teaching Note

Japan: Deficits, Demography and Deflation (TN)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Demographics; Inflation and Deflation; Japan

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01 Jun 2010
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Sail Away

events, such as Rio de Janeiro during carnaval, Sydney on New Year’s Eve, and Cannes during its film festival. “The beauty behind this product is that it is a global product,” said David Robb (MBA ’93), chairman of Utopia Residences. The current View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality; Real Estate

30 Sep 2019
Book

Book Excerpt: Why a Volume on Race, Work, and Leadership

Excerpt by Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, and Serenity Lee Blacks have been integral to the economic foundation of the United States since its inception, yet that foundation was forged on an institutionalized inequality, which... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang

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

13 Jul 2020
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The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

what it would mean to feel physically present with anyone from anywhere. It unlocks economic opportunities for people who can’t move to major industry hubs; has the potential to dramatically improve our environmental impact of commuting... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Noted & Quoted

computing and mobility. That has the potential to change the economics of the Internet business and to redistribute profits yet again.” — HBS professor David Yoffie talking about the potential economic... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Information

01 Dec 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

Justifying Executive Pay In response to “Over the Top” in the September issue, it’s not a question of whether executive pay can be justified on legal or economic grounds (I believe it can). It’s a question of what is right and what is... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

December 2008
Article

The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters

By: Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker

Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model... View Details

Keywords: History; Demographics; Natural Disasters; Policy; Economy; Government and Politics

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01 Mar 2006
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A New Path for Alumnae

caregivers and because of a perceived difference in earning power. Even among HBS grads, who puts a career on hold is often economically determined. What are some on-ramping tips? It’s essential to clarify life goals as well as career... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

4 Jan 2004 - 7 Jan 2004
Conference Presentation

Women, Money and Wealth Creation: Investigating the Myths.

By: C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

Keywords: Gender; Money; Wealth

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October 22, 2012
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Interest Rate Pass-Through: Mortgage Rates, Household Consumption, and Voluntary Deleveraging

By: Marco Di Maggio, Amir Kermani, Benjamin Keys, Tomasz Piskorski, Rodney Ramcharan, Amit Seru and Vincent Yao

Exploiting variation in the timing of resets of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), we find that a sizable decline in mortgage payments (up to 50%) induces a significant increase in car purchases (up to 35%). This effect is attenuated by voluntary deleveraging. Borrowers... View Details

Keywords: Monetary Policy; Household Finance; Refinancing; Contract Rigidities; Debt Rigidity; MPC; Deleveraging; Personal Finance; Household; Policy; Borrowing and Debt; Macroeconomics

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March 2003 (Revised November 2003)
Case

Resourcery, Ltd.

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Feyi A. Boroffice

Recounts the story of how a successful Nigerian entrepreneur has expanded his systems integration/networking business. He now faces the problem of raising growth capital in a developing country. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Growth Management; Expansion; Race; Entrepreneurship; Developing Countries and Economies

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23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

spending needs as well as economic factors such as rising interest rates that affect different assets in different ways. Viceira's research analyzes asset allocation strategies for personal and institutional investors. He teaches... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen