Publications

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

criticism have followed Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade America's credit rating. However, the real story is about how unsustainable the massive US government deficits are, and how difficult they will be to close. The deficits were largely incurred to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

22 Oct 2013
News

How to Really Jump-Start 'Made In America'

22 Jan 2018
News

Bonuses Aside, Tax Law’s Trickle-Down Impact Not Yet Clear

01 Mar 2006
News

Presidential Adviser

decide how to spend it,” explained Hubbard. To boost U.S. exports, the administration favors more trade agreements to lower tariffs on American-made products. Hubbard isn’t worried that a decline in the rapid appreciation of home values... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

12 Mar 2018
News

Trump has already given Kim Jong Un 'everything he wants'

March 2016 (Revised May 2020)
Technical Note

A Brief Note on Global Antitrust

By: Dennis Yao, David Yoffie, Eric Baldwin, Daniel Fisher and Rachel Salisbury

This brief note explores the critical antitrust legal and policy issues facing managers, especially in the world of technology. View Details

Keywords: Anti-trust; Monopoly; Policy; Law; Global Range; Technology

19 Sep 2019
News

Tackling Climate Change in the MBA Classroom

12 Jul 2013
News

Bring Back Glass-Steagall?

13 Dec 2016
News

How Similar is America in 2016 To Germany in 1933?

03 Apr 2020
News

The Small Business Administration Confronts an Historic Crisis

2023
Working Paper

Do Third-Party Guarantors Reassure Foot Soldiers?

By: Natalia Garbiras-Díaz, Michael Weintraub, Leopoldo Fergusson, Juana Catalina Garcia Duque and Laia Balcells

Since the end of the Cold War, international third parties such as the United Nations (UN) have become frequent guarantors of peace agreements. Existing studies document that third parties provide assurances that help maintain peace, yet these studies nearly... View Details

Keywords: United Nations; Colombia; Peacemaking; Peace Process; Peace; Civil Unrest; Civil Society; Political Leadership; Policy; Civil Society or Community; Governance; Government and Politics; Economy; Economic Growth; Latin America; South America; Colombia

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18 Feb 2016
News

Political System Biggest U.S. Problem

Nov 2015
Audio

Prospects for Shared Prosperity: Findings from the 2015 Alumni Survey on U.S. Competitiveness

prosperity in America? Do they see the lack of shared prosperity as a problem, either for society or for their companies? Are they satisfied with an economy that is growing strongly in aggregate, or do they... View Details

02 Mar 2018
News

Trump Management Style, Year 2: See Year 1

January 2018 (Revised March 2018)
Case

Portugal: Can Socialism Survive?

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason

Portugal was not ready to join the European Monetary Union in 1999. With strong unions, weak competitiveness, and a legacy of socialism, it could not compete with north-European countries. After borrowing extensively to fund deficits, Portugal went into debt crisis in... View Details

Keywords: Economy; Financial Crisis; Economic Systems; Portugal

18 Jun 2013
News

How Innovation Will Fuel America’s Future

Article

Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations

By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak

A waste-to-energy firm that recycles organic waste with energy recovery performs two environmentally beneficial functions: it diverts waste from landfill and it produces renewable energy. At the same time, the waste-to-energy firm serves and collects revenue from two... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Revenue; Customers; Strategy; Corporate Governance; Wastes and Waste Processing; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cost Management; Urban Scope

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April 2009
Case

Brummer and the bracNet Investment

By: Alnoor Ebrahim, Michael Pirson and Patricia Mangas

bracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested in a first round of funding to connect major cities. Should he invest again, this time in a rural roll-out, which may... View Details

Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Venture Capital; Investment; Investment Return; Rural Scope; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Internet; Telecommunications Industry; Bangladesh