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- 2006
- Chapter
Competitiveness in Developing Economies: The Role of Clusters and Cross-Cutting Policies
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Competitiveness is high up on the policy agenda for countries around the world and at all stages of development. But while there is little disagreement that countries need to "upgrade their competitiveness"—even more so as the level of globalization is increasing—there... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Framework; Globalization; Policy; Growth and Development; Industry Clusters; Competitive Strategy
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Competitiveness in Developing Economies: The Role of Clusters and Cross-Cutting Policies." In Nurturing the Sources of Growth in Tanzania -- Workshop Proceedings. Dar-es-Salam: Tanzania Ministry of Planning, Economy, and Empowerment, 2006.
- 2018
- Working Paper
UK Competitiveness after Brexit
On June 23rd, 2016 52% of UK voters opted to put their country on the path to leave the European Union by March 29, 2019. This result was a surprise to many, and went against the advice of the vast majority of economic experts and business leaders. Two years later, and... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "UK Competitiveness after Brexit." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-029, September 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- 1996
- Article
Competitive Advantage, Agglomeration Economies, and Regional Policy
Porter, Michael E. "Competitive Advantage, Agglomeration Economies, and Regional Policy." International Regional Science Review 19, nos. 1-2 (1996).
- May 1995 (Revised April 2005)
- Teaching Note
Competitive Information Policy at Pratt & Whitney TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols, III
Teaching Note for (9-394-154). View Details
- May 2003
- Other Presentation
Asia Competitiveness Institute Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
2003This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations(The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2002, (World... View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Asia Competitiveness Institute Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2003.
- April 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness
By: Michael E. Porter, Christian Ketels and Jesus M. Valdaliso
Porter, Michael E., Christian Ketels, and Jesus M. Valdaliso. "Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness." Harvard Business School Case 716-456, April 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- 2016
- Article
Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile
By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin
Since its launch in 2007, Android has become the dominant mobile device operating system worldwide. In light of this commercial success and certain disputed business practices, Android has come under substantial attention from competition authorities. We present key... View Details
Keywords: Android; Antitrust; Competition Policy; Exclusion; Mobile Communication Devices; Remedies; Tying; Technology Platform; Competition; Monopoly; Policy; Mobile Technology; Telecommunications Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Damien Geradin. "Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile." European Competition Journal 12, nos. 2-3 (2016): 159–194.
- 2019
- Working Paper
Government Technology Policy, Social Value, and National Competitiveness
By: Frank Nagle
This study seeks to better understand the impact that government technology procurement regulations have on social value and national competitiveness. To do this, it examines the impact of a change in France’s technology procurement policy that required government... View Details
Keywords: Social Value; Competitiveness; Government Administration; Information Technology; Acquisition; Policy; Value
Nagle, Frank. "Government Technology Policy, Social Value, and National Competitiveness." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-103, March 2019.
- December 2021
- Article
Trade Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns
By: Marcelo Bianconi, Federico Esposito and Marco Sammon
A recent literature has documented large real effects of trade policy uncertainty (TPU) on trade, employment, and investment, but there is little evidence that investors are compensated for bearing such risk. To quantify the risk premium associated with TPU, we exploit... View Details
Keywords: Trade Policy; Uncertainty; Stock Returns; Risk Premium; Tariff Rates; Portfolio Analysis; Trade; Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Stocks; Investment Return
Bianconi, Marcelo, Federico Esposito, and Marco Sammon. "Trade Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns." Art. 102492. Journal of International Money and Finance 119 (December 2021).
- 2013
- Government Testimony
American Competitiveness Worldwide: Impacts on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access held a hearing titled, "American Competitiveness Worldwide: Impacts on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter spoke at the hearing,... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "American Competitiveness Worldwide: Impacts on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs." Government Testimony, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, Washington, DC, July 2013.
- April 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Competition Policy in the European Union and the Power of Microsoft
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michelle Kalka
Focuses on a decision by the European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti about U.S.-based Microsoft Corp. Sun has complained to the commission that Microsoft has installed components in its desktop operating system that only "talk" to Microsoft operating systems for... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Law; Emerging Markets; Information Technology; Policy; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; European Union; United States
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Michelle Kalka. "Competition Policy in the European Union and the Power of Microsoft." Harvard Business School Case 701-043, April 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- November 2017 (Revised April 2019)
- Teaching Note
Google in Europe: Competition Policy in the Digital Era
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 717-004 and 718-010. View Details
- August 2016 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Google in Europe: Competition Policy in the Digital Era
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "Google in Europe: Competition Policy in the Digital Era." Harvard Business School Case 717-004, August 2016. (Revised March 2017.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile
By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin
Since its launch in 2007, Android has become the dominant mobile device operating system worldwide. In light of this commercial success and certain disputed business practices, Android has come under substantial attention from competition authorities. We present key... View Details
Keywords: Android; Antitrust; Competition Policy; Exclusion; Mobile Communication Devices; Remedies; Tying; Two-Sided Platforms; Lawfulness; Internet; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Information Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Damien Geradin. "Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-018, September 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- August 2012 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania
By: Arthur Daemmrich, Alex Radu and Ana Sarbu
Leaders of the Romanian telecommunications agency must decide about a proposed international merger and how to structure bandwidth auctions critical to the telecoms market. The case is designed to teach about regulatory choices from the perspective of a regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Regulation; Auction Policy; European Union; Government Policy; Cell Phone Industry; Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications Industry; Romania
Daemmrich, Arthur, Alex Radu, and Ana Sarbu. "Telecommunications Regulation and Coordinated Competition in Romania." Harvard Business School Case 713-016, August 2012. (Revised December 2012.)
- September 2019
- Article
The Persistence of Broadband User Behavior: Implications for Universal Service and Competition Policy
By: Andre Boik, Shane Greenstein and Jeffrey Prince
In several markets, firms compete not for consumer expenditure but consumer attention. We examine user priorities over the allocation of their time, and interpret that behavior in light of salient tensions in policy discussions over universal service, data caps, and... View Details
Keywords: Broadband Service; Attention Allocation; Consumer Behavior; Household; Internet and the Web; Competition; Policy
Boik, Andre, Shane Greenstein, and Jeffrey Prince. "The Persistence of Broadband User Behavior: Implications for Universal Service and Competition Policy." Telecommunications Policy 43, no. 8 (September 2019).
- November 2017
- Supplement
Google in Europe: Competition Policy in the Digital Era (B)
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "Google in Europe: Competition Policy in the Digital Era (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-010, November 2017.
- Article
California Fair Trade: Antitrust and the Politics of 'Fairness' in U.S. Competition Policy
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
In the decades before World War II, U.S. antitrust law was anything but settled. Considerable pressure for antitrust revision came from the states. A perhaps unlikely leader, Edna Gleason, organized California's retail pharmacists and coordinated trade networks to... View Details
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "California Fair Trade: Antitrust and the Politics of 'Fairness' in U.S. Competition Policy." Business History Review 90, no. 1 (Spring 2016): 31–56.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Towards a New Approach for Upgrading Europe's Competitiveness
By: Christian Ketels and Michael E. Porter
The traumatic experience of the European sovereign debt crisis, followed by the outcome of the British referendum on leaving the European Union, has sent shockwaves through Europe. For the first time since the signing of the Treaties of Rome six decades ago, the very... View Details
Ketels, Christian, and Michael E. Porter. "Towards a New Approach for Upgrading Europe's Competitiveness." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-033, September 2018.
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters and Economic Policy: Aligning Public Policy with the New Economics of Competition
The fundamental goal of economic policy is to enhance competitiveness, which is reflected in the productivity with which a nation or region utilizes its people, capital, and natural endowments to produce valuable goods and services. High and rising productivity,... View Details
Keywords: Economics
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters and Economic Policy: Aligning Public Policy with the New Economics of Competition." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, October 2009.