American Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Apr 2022
Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

react to each politician's promises: If elected, I will do everything possible to ensure that all Americans will be treated by the doctor of their choice and receive as much medical attention as they require. If elected, I will do... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

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Skydeck - Alumni

excerpt from Managing the Future of Work , Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (MBA 2015) offers a lesson plan for the American education system Carbon's Second Act A startup employing nature's C02 recycling model—and the necessity of sweeping, speedy... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Action Plan: In Context

she moved to Beijing in 2012 after graduating from HBS, Ho saw a need for the skills she’d learned: not a set of rigid social rules but the ability to feel comfortable in any situation. China was in the midst of rapid expansion, evolving over 30 years from one of the... View Details

Keywords: April White; communication; manners; business; entrepreneurship; China; human behavior

21 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 21, 2010

PublicationsA History of Irish Economic Thought Authors:Thomas Boylan, Renee Prendergast, and John Turner, eds. Publication:London: Routledge, 2010 Abstract For a country that can boast a distinguished tradition of political economy... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 May 2005
Research & Ideas

What Could Bring Globalization Down?

that our current international economy has similarities to the economic dynamics of ninety years ago. Recently, Ferguson took time to expand upon the ideas expressed in his article "Sinking Globalization," which appeared in the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

accounting "reliability." Broadly, the evidence, by highlighting the influence of standard setters, can broaden our understanding of the political economy of standard setting beyond the role of corporate lobbying. Download the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies and societies, including market... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

questions or just stop by! Dignity, the Populist Backlash, and the War in Ukraine: How to Imagine the Next Global Economy Professor Rawi Abdelal + More Info – Less Info The greatest challenge to the sustainability of our current era of... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

Management Seth Neel Technology & Operations Management Charlotte L. Robertson Business, Government & the International Economy Marco Sammon Finance Lumumba B. Seegars Organizational Behavior Faculty Promotions Two faculty members were... View Details

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The Caring Company

Research Research The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs And Boost Productivity By Helping Employees Manage Caregiving Needs By: By: Joseph B. Fuller Joseph B. Fuller & & Manjari Raman Manjari Raman By investing in a care culture, View Details

05 May 2022
HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

right now in the US. Even though employers posted openings for 11 million non-farm jobs as of late 2021, 11.5 million Americans remained either unemployed or underemployed. As the economy struggles to... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

03 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

In the early 1790s, a flood of newly issued public and private securities sparked an investment boom in the nascent United States. In New York, the bustling commercial district along Wall Street emerged as the center of the city's securities trade. One of the many... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future generations. We need a cure, and we need it now. Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

24 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy

found that the program increased engagement with Black suppliers. “Technology companies can play a role in working toward racial equity,” explains Luca, who has been probing the role technology can play in creating a more inclusive View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Food & Beverage

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Salomon to make sure the deal did not go wrong.” In August 2001, Korea would repay the IMF in full. “I had never felt that much weight on my shoulders,” says Kim, who convincingly depicts the cinder-block, fluorescent-lit, smoke-filled rooms of Korea’s Ministry of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Weiss knew that the island, an unincorporated US territory whose residents are American citizens, was drowning in $70 billion of debt. Hampered by legal limitations on the remedies it could pursue, and desperate for ready cash to meet its... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

of the Harvard Project on the Workforce and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He studies issues related to employment and income polarization and the relationship between talent and economic... View Details

28 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis

Employment,” which Rouen co-authored with Stanford professor Rebecca Lester and University of Texas professor Braden Williams. As the American economy slowly recovers from the pandemic, corporate leaders,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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