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- November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
The Rise of Populism and Italy's Electoral 'Tsunami'
By: Rawi Abdelal, Dante Roscini and Elena Corsi
Italy’s March 2018 elections led to a populist government that included the right-wing League and the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement. To respect their electoral promises, the two parties came up with a budget plan that provided for a public deficit at 2.4%, a... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Economies; Unemployment; Extremism; Political Elections; Immigration; Poverty; Social Issues; Government and Politics; Financial Condition; Financial Markets; Italy
Abdelal, Rawi, Dante Roscini, and Elena Corsi. "The Rise of Populism and Italy's Electoral 'Tsunami'." Harvard Business School Case 719-042, November 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Indian immigrant family, as he develops an entrepreneurial career, participates in the Indian diaspora, and builds a family life. It provides background on Paresh's heritage, describes his youth and education (including HBS), his learning... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
extended turbulence. This working paper suggests that this context drove different business responses than in the developed world. Entrepreneurs counted more than managerial hierarchies, immigrants and diaspora were critical sources of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
farmers in the country’s poorer provinces can achieve a standard of living equal to a high-tech worker in Hangzhou—is a daunting task. This increasing unease about economic inequality and instability is causing the wealthiest Chinese to invest outside the country and... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
differential in turn depends on the mobility of the technology's labor force, which we model through the extent that technologies depend upon immigrant scientists and engineers. Spatial adjustments are faster for technologies that depend... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51197 Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship By: Kerr, William R., and Martin Mandorff Abstract—We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
violence, budgetary problems, and foreign policy, enlargement, and immigration issues plague the EU. In light of these problems, what will be the future of the EU and its constitution? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
the form of a stock buyback.) The US government and other borrowers are beneficiaries of this phenomenon, at least for the moment. My favorite barber, an immigrant from Greece with a love for his adopted country that more than matches his... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
causing two serious problems for democratic societies: a move to the left and/or political instability in many developing countries and a rising tide of immigrants seeking to move from poor countries to rich. The Hidden Risk in Cutting... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
of stopping immigration seemed to be leading inexorably into a Leave vote before the murder last week of the young Member of Parliament Jo Cox by a man who gave his name to the court as “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain.” Brexit is... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
This growth differential in turn depends on the mobility of the technology's labor force, which we model through the extent that technologies depend upon immigrant scientists and engineers. Spatial adjustments are faster for technologies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
service program called Unis-Cite, in which youth, particularly from the disadvantaged immigrant population, volunteered nine months of their time to work on community projects. Based in Paris, France, Unis-Cite had begun to expand to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
growing. If you take that then you don't do anything," said Sabancı. The Power Of Good Citizenship Manu Chandaria In his interview, Manu Chandaria discussed the challenges faced by Comcraft, a business started by his Asian immigrant... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
Immigration: A Survey Authors: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr Abstract This paper surveys recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration. The survey first examines the magnitude of immigration as an economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
immigrant establishes a new notions store. The initial 3-month, GAAP-based income statement differs from one prepared by an economist friend. The store owner wants to know why one shows a profit and the other a loss. Purchase this case: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
times, backgrounds, and places to illustrate to a general readership the enormous variety of paths to leadership in business. Andrew Carnegie, for example, was an impoverished Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in Pittsburgh, whereas... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
that all the giants in this book are white men. It is inconceivable that an African American or a woman could have done what Andrew Carnegie did when he did it. When Carnegie immigrated in 1848, there was slavery in the United States and... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
2002). No prior evidence at a societal level has manipulated both structural predictors and measured both stereotypes and prejudices. In the present study, participants (n = 120) responded to an immigration scenario depicting a high- or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
in education, starting with early childhood, expand the talent pool and reduce otherwise-costly social problems. The nation will become both more global and more local. Biden will direct a return to global cooperation, a welcoming of View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
shareholders is incomplete given the agency problems characterizing shareholder-manager relations. The Fiscal Impact of the Brain Drain: Indian Emigration to the U.S. Authors:Mihir Desai, D. Kapur, and J. McHale Publication:Journal of Development Economics... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace