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- 21 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics
economics is about how people understand information.” As an undergraduate at William & Mary, he interned at Google, where he gained an insider’s perspective on a new technology, Google Glass. Bracaglia wrote SQL for the Glass team,... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
framework—that lets executives map the institutional contexts of any country. Economics 101 tells us that companies buy inputs in the product, labor, and capital markets and sell their outputs in the products (raw materials and finished... View Details
- 2012
- Working Paper
Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance
By: Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
This paper evaluates the role of regional cluster composition in the economic performance of industries, clusters, and regions. On the one hand, diminishing returns to specialization in a location can result in a convergence effect: the growth rate of an industry... View Details
Delgado, Mercedes, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern. "Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 18250, July 2012.
- 12 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Lawrence Summers on Market Capitalism’s Historic Opportunity
University Professor, Harvard University In this keynote address, former Harvard president Lawrence Summers shared his view of the challenges facing America at a time of financial and economic turmoil, and the View Details
- July–August 2012
- Article
The Growth Opportunity That Lies Next Door
By: G. Jones
This article uses the case of Natura, the largest Brazilian beauty company and one of the world's top twenty beauty companies, to explore how the logic of globalization is changing for corporations from emerging countries as growth opportunities in those countries... View Details
Keywords: Brazil; Marketing; Green Marketing; Environment; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies; Geographic Location; Growth and Development Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Latin America; Europe
Jones, G. "The Growth Opportunity That Lies Next Door." Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2012): 141–145.
Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy
As the cost of storing, sharing, and analyzing data has decreased, economic activity has become increasingly digital. But while the effects of digital technology and improved digital communication have been explored in a variety of contexts, the impact on... View Details
- 2015
- Book
Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy
By: Avi Goldfarb, Shane Greenstein and Catherine Tucker
As the cost of storing, sharing, and analyzing data has decreased, economic activity has become increasingly digital. But while the effects of digital technology and improved digital communication have been explored in a variety of contexts, the impact on economic... View Details
Goldfarb, Avi, Shane Greenstein and Catherine Tucker, eds. Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy. University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- 08 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Education Sector Opportunities at HBS
certainly builds your skill set, and perhaps most importantly, helps you think about how to bring best practices into education. The elective curriculum then provides many opportunities for education deep-dives. Alyssa pursued her... View Details
- February 2008
- Case
Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)
By: Juan Alcacer and Jan W. Rivkin
The CEO of a strategy consulting firm must decide which of the firm's functions, if any, to move to India. In particular, he wonders whether business research--currently conducted by highly paid consultants in developed countries--can be conducted more efficiently and... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consulting Industry; India
Alcacer, Juan, and Jan W. Rivkin. "Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-482, February 2008.
- 17 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter on America’s Historic Energy Opportunity
A new report from experts Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope at Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group outlines a strategic approach for improving United States competitiveness while reducing environmental impact and making progress... View Details
- July 2016
- Supplement
Mahindra Tool: Project Economics
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
The case describes Mahindra Lifespace Developers’ (MLDL), a unit of Indian conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra, foray into the affordable housing segment. MLDL sees a huge opportunity in selling apartments to the burgeoning population of urban workers, which is badly... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Business Startups; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Housing; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Human Needs; Social Issues; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; India
- March 2010
- Teaching Note
Rosetree Mortgage Opportunity Fund (TN)
By: Victoria Ivashina and Andre F. Perold
Teaching Note for [209088]. View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Spatial Mobility, Economic Opportunity, and Crime
By: Gaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Daniel Ramos-Menchelli, Jorge Tamayo and Audrey Tiew
Neighborhoods are strong determinants of both economic opportunity and criminal activity. Does improving connectedness between segregated and unequal parts of a city predominantly import opportunity or export crime? We use a spatial general equilibrium framework to... View Details
Keywords: Urban Development; Transportation Networks; Crime and Corruption; Transportation Industry; Medellín; Colombia; South America
Khanna, Gaurav, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Daniel Ramos-Menchelli, Jorge Tamayo, and Audrey Tiew. "Spatial Mobility, Economic Opportunity, and Crime." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-016, September 2023. (R&R American Economic Review.)
- May 2010
- Case
Flare Fragrances Company, Inc: Analyzing Growth Opportunities
By: John A. Quelch and Lisa D. Donovan
Flare Fragrances, a manufacturer of perfumes for women, faces a growth challenge in a difficult economic environment. CEO Joely Patterson outlines two growth opportunities for her marketing staff to evaluate. One involves launching a new scent -- and possibly... View Details
Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Market Segmentation; Product Introduction; New Product Marketing; Product Lines; Product Positioning; Distribution; Product Launch; Segmentation; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Lisa D. Donovan. "Flare Fragrances Company, Inc: Analyzing Growth Opportunities." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-550, May 2010.
- 09 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Economics of Structured Finance
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others
community development movement that provides all low-income people with affordable housing and the opportunity to move into the economic mainstream. Working through a network of more than twelve hundred... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
in business and public policy thanks to the many generous fellowships she received, Kyarisiima has returned to East Africa, where instead of focusing on infrastructure she is helping to build businesses in the region. “I’m passionate about sustainable View Details
- Teaching Interest
Economics of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
Designed for Harvard College sophomores.
Course Description: Why do so many individuals choose to pursue entrepreneurship despite substantial risks? How do these entrepreneurs raise money to finance their ventures? And what is the impact of... View Details
- 05 Jun 2009
- What Do You Think?
What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?
Summing Up If not useful growth, what are we measuring? And why? This column does not thrive on general agreement. And this past month discussants came close to general agreement on the proposition that economic growth is not measured... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities
described President Clinton's Partnership for Economic Growth and Opportunity in Africa, a plan to stimulate trade with the continent, spur greater private-sector investment, and provide debt relief and... View Details