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- 20 Jul 2021
- News
America's Medical Debt Is Much Worse Than We Think
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
Hospital Merger Seeks to Create Regional Giant in the West
- 09 Feb 2012
- News
How to Lead Through Uncertainty
- 09 Apr 2014
- HBS Seminar
Hanna Halaburda, Bank of Canada
Global Leaders for Tomorrow
This article describes the World Economic Forum's Global Leadership Fellows Programme. It offers a vivid example of the leadership development approach described in more detail in "Identity Workspaces for Leadership Development," below. It is applied here... View Details
- September 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (A)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Vincent Dessain and Monika Stachowiak
Tells the story of the Czech transition from a centrally planned to a free market economy, describing the first economic reforms, the fixed-exchange rate regime, and the voucher privatization. Also explains why, in the middle of the 1990s, the Czech Republic... View Details
Keywords: History; Currency Exchange Rate; Credit; Government Administration; Decisions; Economic Systems; Expansion; Mergers and Acquisitions; Developing Countries and Economies; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Czech Republic
Abdelal, Rawi E., Vincent Dessain, and Monika Stachowiak. "Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (A)." Harvard Business School Case 705-007, September 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
Samuel L. Hayes
Samuel L. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School. He has taught at the School since 1970, prior to which he was a tenured member of the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
forthcoming American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Using Online Prices for Measuring Real Consumption Across Countries By: Cavallo, Alberto, Erwin Diewert, Robert C. Feenstra, Robert Inklaar, and Marcel P. Timmer Abstract—We... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 2022
- Working Paper
Overreaction and Diagnostic Expectations in Macroeconomics
By: Pedro Bordalo, Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer
We present the case for the centrality of overreaction in expectations for addressing important challenges in finance and macroeconomics. First, non-rational expectations by market participants can be measured and modeled in ways that address some of the key challenges... View Details
Keywords: Overreaction; Rational Expectations; Macroeconomics; Market Participation; Social Psychology
Bordalo, Pedro, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer. "Overreaction and Diagnostic Expectations in Macroeconomics." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30356, August 2022.
- March 2004
- Article
Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption
By: Miguel Braun and Rafael Di Tella
We present a model where agents can inflate the cost of goods needed to start an investment project and inflation variability increases monitoring costs. We show that inflation variability can lead to higher corruption and lower investment. We document a positive... View Details
Braun, Miguel, and Rafael Di Tella. "Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption." Economics & Politics 16, no. 1 (March 2004).
- October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests
In February and March 2009, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S. financial institutions had failed, and nine of these 25 institutions had taken... View Details
Keywords: Bailout; Regulation; Stress Test; Financial Crisis; History; Economy; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States
Hanson, Samuel G., Robin Greenwood, David Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam. "The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests." Harvard Business School Case 219-038, October 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- 15 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom
years of education; urban versus rural dwelling; average Female Labor Force participation in the respondent's home country during the years the respondent was 0 to 14 years old; Economic Freedom Index in the respondent's home country... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
PRIMO Alumni Profiles - Doctoral
A.B. in Applied Mathematics. They worked with Professor Matt Weinzierl in the Business, Government and the International Economy Unit during PRIMO Summer 2019. Jo started their PhD Program in Fall 2022 in the Business Economics track at... View Details
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For Alumni - Doctoral
of Prospective Student* Recommended PHD Program Accounting & Management Business Economics Health Policy (Management) Management Marketing Organizational Behavior Strategy Technology & Operations Management Why are you recomending this... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
of the process of reducing trade barriers and a limitation on it. The European Economic Community (later known as the EC, and, from 1993, the European Union) was formed in 1957, and initially consisted of six Western European countries.... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Accountability (LCA) In this course, students learn about the complex responsibilities facing business leaders today. Through cases about difficult managerial decisions, the course examines the legal, ethical, and economic... View Details
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations, such as universities and hospitals, to private firms are a policy tool that has attracted increased... View Details
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Chiara Farronato
Based on a broad interest in the economics of innovation and the Internet, Professor Farronato concentrates her research on the evolution of e-commerce and peer-to-peer online platforms, including platform adoption, economies of scale, and drivers of heterogeneous... View Details
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Game Theory for Business Strategy
Game theory--the mathematical study of strategic interactions--came of age, in a sense, when three of the field's pioneers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994. Yet despite the development of the theory and the widespread use of game-theoretic jargon in... View Details