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China Data Online: provides monthly and annual data on the economy at the national, provincial, and county levels from the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China in English. Data on industries goes back to... View Details

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Europe - Global Activities 2020

peacekeeping in the region during the Balkan Wars (1991–2001). Pictured: House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia “Serbia makes for an excellent Business, Government, and the International Economy case study,” he says,... View Details

23 Apr 2014
News

Providing Advantage and Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youths

Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992), founder and CEO of Year Up, sees inner-city youths as critical components of the US economy and competitiveness. In this video, he explains the challenge and the opportunities. “Many people in this country... View Details

25 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System

the book along with Regina M. Abrami, a former HBS professor now at the Wharton School; and F. Warren McFarlan, the HBS Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus. "We think the future of the Chinese economy is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Feb 2001
News

Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde

transaction prices and bank deposits — that carry stiff penalties if violated. What are the attitudes overseas about U.S. enforcement efforts? The perception is widespread in developing and transitional economies that the West, including... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Government

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?

“microdata” from firms’ transactions suggests that a significant portion of the imported Chinese goods added value to Vietnam’s economy through new investments that resulted in jobs and increased production. These products weren’t merely... View Details

Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua; Manufacturing; Shipping

Dec 2019
Survey

A Recovery Squandered

Despite a decade of steady economic growth since the Great Recession, America has done remarkably little to address underlying structural weaknesses in the country’s economy and society. Surveys of HBS alumni worldwide, HBS MBA students,... View Details

24 Mar 2016
News

A Fitness Industry Innovator Powers On

rebranding the club, and those that followed, as 24 Hour Fitness—would alter the industry forever, with 24 Hour Fitness growing to 420 clubs, 20,000 employees, and over $1 billion in annual revenues. “In the fitness industry, there are very major View Details

14 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant

The Tata Group is celebrating its acquisition of the Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus, and the catapulting of Tata Steel into world steel's big-five status (by revenue). It should. The $11 billion deal is a marker in the ground. Not that it is the biggest deal ever from an... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

01 Mar 2023
News

The Exchange: Micro Management

Image by John Ritter In the 50 years since modern microfinance was introduced as a tool to fight poverty, institutions have distributed hundreds of millions of loans to people in developing countries. Such loans are repaid at rates often as high as 98 percent. Those... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

10 Dec 2021
News

New NYC Law Restricts Hiring Based on Artificial Intelligence

25 Apr 2014
News

Making 'human connections' to build business in emerging markets

Catherine Bouvier d'Yvoire (MBA 1982), director of the Global Strategy Advisory of Citi, talks about creating "human connections" with clients in emerging markets. (Published April 2014) View Details

06 May 2015
News

Helping people get jobs

Ava Seave’s (MBA 1982) early career in publishing prepared her to launch Quantum Media, a consulting firm where she now helps grow the economy and create jobs. (Published May 2015) View Details

25 Sep 2024
Podcast

Collective counsel: Corporate law's changing workforce and culture

Vinson and Elkins' Keith Fullenweider on recruiting team players, boosting collaboration and soft skills through targeted training and mentorship, prioritizing mental health and work-life balance, automating judiciously, and making return-to-office work. View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Fueling a sustainable enterprise in Brazil

almost entirely fossil fuel independent, relying primarily on hydroelectric energy for its grid electricity and sugarcane ethanol to fuel its cars. Diniz, formerly a high-level executive at retail giant Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, supports her country’s focus... View Details

13 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

risks of investing abroad.” Home bias is short-sighted In a recently released working paper, however, Viceira argues that such an investment strategy may be unwise for investors in the long run—not to mention damaging to the global View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

February 2023 (Revised February 2024)
Case

Doing Business in Bangkok, Thailand

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Billy Chan

Known as the “land of smiles” and the “Detroit of the East,” Thailand, with its geographical location at the heart of Asia, has attracted visitors and businesses from all over the world. This case serves as a guide that provides an overview of the history, political... View Details

Keywords: History; Government and Politics; Geographic Location; Economy; Thailand

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Educators

2017
Working Paper

Inventory Management for Mobile Money Agents in the Developing World

By: Karthik Balasubramanian, David F. Drake and Douglas Fearing

Mobile money systems, platforms built and managed by mobile network operators to allow money to be stored as digital currency, have burgeoned in the developing world as a mechanism to transfer money electronically. Mobile money agents exchange cash for electronic value... View Details

Keywords: Currency; Mobile Technology; Market Platforms; Developing Countries and Economies

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