economic development - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2004
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Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS

George W. Bush (MBA ’75) that a high-level joint commission be formed to defuse business problems between the two countries. “We should not turn economic or trade issues into political ones,” he declared. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Wen... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

Career Coach

Matt Spielman

Matt (Columbia ’94, HBS ’99) is the Founder and Managing Partner of Inflection Point Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to igniting careers and energizing lives. Matt and his team at Inflection... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Entertainment / Media; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Sports; Technology; Venture Capital; Financial Services (All)

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Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog

for a government in an emerging or frontier market, as well as for those who wish to acquire a richer conceptual understanding of the nature of capitalism, globalization, and economic development worldwide.... View Details

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

political, and economic institutions are able to coordinate private decisions on stable and productive paths. Where institutional development is weak - as seems to be the case in much of the View Details

09 Oct 2015
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Balancing Progress and Preservation

than just financial gain,” he stresses. Some of his most successful deals have involved conservation easements that minimize investment risk while creating economic value from parcels that merit conservation. He has worked extensively on... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

12 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

too, says Groysberg. "Managers might want to think strategically about what positions they can hire a top-notch outsider for, and which ones they're better off developing talent for inside the organization." Groysberg and team recently... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports

October 5, 2023
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A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor

By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine and Rowan P. Clarke

Keywords: Poverty Reduction; Technology; Business Model; Strategy; Renewable Energy; Consumer Behavior; Developing Countries and Economies; Poverty; Africa; Rwanda

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07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Competition of Countries

Countries, like companies, need development strategies to succeed in a world of growing globalization. Professor Richard H. K. Vietor is an expert on business regulation and the international political economy. Vietor has taught at... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Curriculum | MBA

Development Joint Degree Program Seminar taught by HBS faculty Spring Term Advanced Microeconomic Analysis II Advanced Macroeconomics for the Open Economy II Advanced Quantitative Methods II: Econometrics The Politics of View Details

03 Oct 2005
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What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?

single, typically developed economies. The question is whether the concept of cooperation and individual sacrifice for the common good will work in a global labor market populated by large multinational employers. Organized labor has... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Sep 2017
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Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact

causes (education, health, and community and economic development, are the top three concerns). Stevenson notes that alumni attitudes toward addressing some of society’s principal challenges are developed, in part, through exposure to the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

04 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

the nearest existing city, the hoped-for metropolis of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is privately funded, privately managed, and privately developed by Emaar, The Economic... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

January 2004
Article

Cross-country Technological Adoption: Making the Theories Face the Facts

By: Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn

We examine the diffusion of more than twenty technologies across twenty-three of the world's leading industrial economies. Our evidence covers major technology classes such as textile production, steel manufacture, communications, information technology,... View Details

Keywords: Technology Adoption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Development Economics; Human Capital; Government and Politics; Trade; Production; Information Technology; Steel Industry; Communications Industry

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Improving the Local & Regional Business Environment - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

institutions, infrastructure, and regulatory framework. More about economic development and competitiveness The diamond Model Strong clusters, strong communities Building a strong local cluster improves... View Details

March 2006 (Revised April 2010)
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China: To Float or Not To Float? (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

On July 21, 2005 China revalued its decade-long quasi-fixed exchange rate of approximately 8.28 yuan per U.S. dollar by 2.1% to 8.11 and, at the same time, introduced a more market-based exchange rate system. Many analysts and economists were disappointed with what... View Details

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Currency Exchange Rate; Governance Controls; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; China

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Grappling with Garbage: The Bandung Municipal Cleansing Enterprise, P.D. Kerbersihan

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Government Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Environmental Sustainability; Indonesia

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01 Jun 2001
News

Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies

States, but they sometimes deliver superior value in certain emerging markets, where their scope allows them to leverage their own resources to compensate for deficiencies in the economic support system. Second, Khanna’s work suggests... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2008
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“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

15 Nov 2020
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Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The culmination of an immersive field course, the trip brought the students’ classroom learning to life and offered insight into one of China’s major political and economic View Details

March 2022 (Revised January 2024)
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Moksha Data: Delivering Insights for Public Service

By: Ashish Nanda and Zack Kurtovich

Moksha Data, a boutique consulting firm specializing in public sector work, started in January 2017 with a handshake between friends and a shared commitment to the principles of egalitarianism, ownership, and collaboration. The Houston-based firm had built momentum... View Details