Development Economics - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

development in Africa and in other low-income countries. Provides a brief political and economic history of Rwanda, but focuses on the country preceding and after the genocide. A description of government... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2005
News

India’s Oil

growth rates of China, India, and perhaps the United States. They are making windfall profits. As a result, they are impoverishing developing countries.” On the subject of outsourcing, Chidambaram asserted that it helps lower taxes for... View Details

Keywords: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

Benjamin Ha

development and business development. Ben started his career as a financial analyst at Wasserstein Perella in New York, and participated in ten merger and acquisition transactions worth over $10 billion. Ben earned a B.S. in View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence;#75;#Venture Capital;#64;#Software/App

10 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 10

the entrenchment benefits (the cost advantage firms develop through learning-by-doing when they enter early). Both the opportunity costs of absence and the entrenchment benefits vary according to initial relative firm capabilities,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2020
Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

change is creating, including: Embracing new climate risk terms Investment firms are evaluating climate risk primarily along two distinct dimensions. They’re considering “physical risks,” such as the business and economic impact of warmer... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

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The Space Renaissance Is Launching: Is the World Ready? | Working Knowledge

Economics and Global Commerce The Space Renaissance Is Launching: Is the World Ready? By Matthew C. Weinzierl on February 18, 2025 . More companies are leveraging products and services made possible through space technologies. Matthew... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Collaborative Cures

Photo courtesy of Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship Harvard University is ripe with new advances in science and technology. But developing those findings into breakthrough therapies and cures for disease is a complex... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Where the Jobs Are

With U.S. economic recovery limping along and unemployment hovering above 9 percent, the Washington debate over regulatory and tax policies needed to spur economic revival has shifted into high gear. Outside... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

25 May 2016
News

FIELD 3: Taking Down Barriers

Rob Beiderman (MBA 2014) Having worked at Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital, Rob Biederman (MBA 2014) arrived at HBS intent on rounding out his skills and returning to the field of private equity. His life took a sharp turn, however, when it came time to View Details

06 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 6

PublicationsDoes Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth? Exploring the Role of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Areendam Chanda, and Selin Sayek Publication:Journal of Development View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2010
News

Sole Mates

firsthand as CFO of Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA). An American citizen, I came here in 2006 to work in a USAID-sponsored project aimed at combating corruption in state-owned enterprises. Here’s one case I encountered: A... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

19 May 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts

developing countries. Raj De Datta The three of us come from very different backgrounds (entrepreneurship, private equity, and general management) but share a common passion for the problems of economic... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Financial Services

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

here is that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to economic reform in countries. It depends really on where you are in your competitiveness development process. The major theme in this year's report is... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

Zone (HCZ) and Youth Villages. The HCZ started modestly in the early 1990s with the idea of providing a range of support services to address the problems of poor families living in a single block of New York City. As one of Bridgespan’s early clients, HCZ needed help... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

13 Nov 2020
News

Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues

Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. Developing ideas that have tangible, real-world impact—not just in academia but in practice and policy—has always been a vital part of HBS’s DNA. So not... View Details

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

level of sustainable growth. The Report has been developed by Vietnam's Central Institute for Economic Management and the Singapore-based Asia Competitiveness Institute upon the request of Deputy Prime... View Details

August 2018
Case

Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant

By: Julie Battilana and Carin-Isabel Knoop

This case covers the career of Christine Lagarde from 2005 to 2011 after she joins the French Government. After serving several grueling years as Finance Minister during the financial crisis that started in 2007/2008, she is being considered as the next Managing... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Government and Politics; Financial Crisis; Power and Influence

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06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

Economics researchers have long studied how local workers respond when an industry such as steel manufacturing is squashed by obsolescence or competition. Is the region able to regenerate with new industries and workers to fill them? Do... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

Portrait Project

Rohit Pursram

"To find fulfillment, don't exist with life. Embrace it." – Jim Beggs I hope to achieve balance between the depth and breadth of my life experiences, to pursue my passions of music, media, art, and economic View Details

May 2024
Case

SofMedica Group: Managing Growth

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

SofMedica Group had expanded from its origins as a medical equipment distributor in Romania to a holding company with four business lines operating in six countries. This expansion had been driven by SofMedica’s mission: to make cutting edge medical technology... View Details