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  • 05 May 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr & William F. Lincoln; Technology
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

economic construct; it’s a psychological construct—the happiness one gets by being close to family and friends—and it needs to be taken into account.” By giving workers the flexibility to take vacation time when it is most meaningful to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 16 May 2018
  • Research & Ideas

How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

market. By early 1917, Ahmednagar held 1,169 civilians, mostly men in their mid-30s. Although the prisoners’ movements were restricted, they were treated fairly well. They were allowed to build tennis courts, for example. Many spent their days learning View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

    Rosario Bazán

    Keywords: Canning, Agriculture
    • 09 Feb 2016
    • First Look

    February 9, 2016

    During Recessions By: Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—Why did productivity rise during recent recessions? One possibility is that average worker quality increased. A second is that each incumbent View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 2019
    • Article

    The Social Desirability of Offshoring: A Swiss Consensus (1945–1975)

    By: Sabine Pitteloud
    This article focuses on the evolution of the rhetoric and practice of corporate offshoring in Switzerland from the post-war economic boom to the industrial crisis in the mid-seventies. The virtue of a historical perspective on the issue of offshoring is to show how... View Details
    Keywords: Multinationals; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Relocation; Labor Relations; Multinational Firms and Management; Labor and Management Relations; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Switzerland
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    • 09 Sep 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: September 9

    communication and engagement practices, can encourage frontline workers to conduct problem solving. We test our hypotheses in the health care context, in which the use of incident reporting systems to highlight operational failures is... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • November 2011 (Revised June 2012)
    • Case

    The Big 3 Roar Back

    By: William W. George
    The "Big 3"—Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler—were all headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Born between 1903 and 1928, they dominated the automobile industry in the U.S. for decades until they became complacent. In the 1970s they started losing share to... View Details
    Keywords: Production; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Industry Clusters; Competitive Strategy; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Michigan
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    • February 2018
    • Case

    Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments

    By: John Macomber and Pippa Tubman Armerding
    The so-called “infrastructure finance gap” was a problem in Nigeria as in many parts of the world. Infrastructure projects like power plants and dams were very large capital investments that could generate long-term consistent cash flows, but their financing and... View Details
    Keywords: Pension Fund Investing; Infrastucture; Power/Energy; Credit Enhancement; Infrastructure; Project Finance; Investment Funds; Emerging Markets; Nigeria; Africa
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    • 2015
    • Discussion Paper

    The Roles of Import Competition and Export Opportunities for Technical Change

    By: Claudia Steinwender
    A variety of empirical and theoretical trade papers have suggested and documented a positive impact of trade on the productivity of firms. However, there is less consensus about the underlying mechanism at work. While trade papers focus on access to export markets,... View Details
    Keywords: Performance Productivity; Trade
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    • 11 Mar 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: March 11

    as those in group practice. Peer interaction is important for professional learning and quality care.   Working Papers Return Migration and Geography of Innovation in MNEs: A Natural Experiment of On-the-Job Learning of Knowledge Production by Local View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 17 Dec 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    The Rise of Medical Tourism

    countries. I know that various Indian hospitals are continually attempting to get accredited to perform certain procedures. What is striking is that in London medical tourism makes the front page of newspapers. People ranging from generals in the British Army to... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies
    • 20 Oct 2015
    • First Look

    October 20, 2015

    of the variation in industry imports from China and changes in federal spending) and two supply-side ones (TFP shocks and variation in knowledge/ideas coming from foreign patenting). In each case, we find substantial propagation of these... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Mar 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: March 11, 2008

    are crucial to understanding Mexico's current economic and political challenges. Why did the opening up of the economy to foreign trade and investment not result in sustained economic growth? Why has electoral democracy not produced rule... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 06 Oct 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: October 6

      PublicationsDoes Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth? Exploring the Role of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Areendam Chanda, and Selin Sayek Publication:Journal of Development Economic... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Placement - Doctoral

    Samuel G. Hanson Xiang Ding Business Economics, 2020 Placement: Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service Dissertation: Essays on Firms, Production, and Trade Advisors: Pol Antràs , Elhanan Helpman , Marc Melitz , and... View Details
    • 11 Apr 2024
    • In Practice

    Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

    Almost one-third of Americans consider immigration the most important “problem” that the United States faces, according to a new Gallup poll. And yet, companies say they need far more workers than the current system allows. Some business... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 26 Jan 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: Jan. 26

    ensure that open source competes effectively with proprietary software and contributes to economic growth. What Really Motivates Workers Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, no. 1... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 14 Sep 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: September 14, 2010

    improved management and decentralization; (2) larger firms, skill-intensive plants, and foreign multinationals appear better managed and are more decentralized; (3) firms that are both family owned and managed appear to have worse... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 14 Feb 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

    His research comes at a time when an increasing number of people report being worn out on the job, with 43 percent of middle managers reporting burnout in the US and 70 percent of C-suite workers considering quitting to search for jobs... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding