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Investment in United States Government Securities by State Governments
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Investment in United States Government Securities by State Governments." National Tax Journal 13, no. 2 (June 1960): 127–139.
- February 2019
- Background Note
Mexican Farmworkers in the United States
By: Forest Reinhardt and Jonathan Schlefer
This note discusses the centuries-long history and current situation of Mexican farmworkers north of the border—documented or undocumented, resident or temporary, and increasingly indigenous. The story provides the background for discussion of dilemmas facing... View Details
Keywords: Migrant Farmworkers; Mexican Farmworkers; Agribusiness; Labor; History; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Mexican Farmworkers in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 719-047, February 2019.
- February 1993 (Revised March 1993)
- Background Note
United States from 1897 to 1969
Keywords: United States
Shapiro, Benson P. "United States from 1897 to 1969." Harvard Business School Background Note 593-083, February 1993. (Revised March 1993.)
- January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
- Background Note
Rail Transportation in the United States
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Guilford
In the 20th century, automobiles and airlines pushed rail into the background as an often-troubled and neglected mode. After a review of the long history of rail in the U.S., this paper examines the situation in the 21st century, including the rail market structure,... View Details
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Guilford. "Rail Transportation in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 314-084, January 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
- Article
Credit Access and Social Welfare: The Rise of Consumer Lending in the United States and France
By: Gunnar Trumbull
Research into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis has drawn attention to a link between growing income inequality in the United States and high household indebtedness. Most accounts trace the U.S. idea of credit-as-welfare to the period of wage stagnation and... View Details
Keywords: Household Finance; Welfare State; Credit; Personal Finance; Welfare; Borrowing and Debt; France; United States
Trumbull, Gunnar. "Credit Access and Social Welfare: The Rise of Consumer Lending in the United States and France." Politics & Society 40, no. 1 (March 2012): 9–34.
- March 2012
- Background Note
Managing the Layoff Process: The United States
By: Sandra J. Sucher
This note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in the United States. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Ethics; Management; Employees; Governance Compliance; United States
Sucher, Sandra J. "Managing the Layoff Process: The United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 612-067, March 2012.
- March 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Background Note
Corporate Reform in the United States
By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher
The spate of corporate misdeeds revealed to the American public in 2001 to 2002 prompted corrective action in many quarters of the U.S. economy. The note summarizes some of the steps taken by lawmakers, regulators, law-enforcement officials, companies, investors,... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Capital Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Trust; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Kim Bettcher. "Corporate Reform in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-091, March 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
- March 1983
- Case
United States Steel Industry in 1983
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "United States Steel Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Case 383-124, March 1983.
- February 1962 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Second Bank of the United States
Johnson, Arthur M., and B. Shapiro. "Second Bank of the United States." Harvard Business School Case 307-094, February 1962. (Revised August 1994.)
- April 1979 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
United States vs. Arno Kasper Haupt
Zaleznik, Abraham. "United States vs. Arno Kasper Haupt." Harvard Business School Case 479-039, April 1979. (Revised January 1992.)
- January 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Hoechst in the United States (B)
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Hoechst in the United States (B)." Harvard Business School Case 391-141, January 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- January 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
A United States Citizen Working Abroad
By: V.G. Narayanan and Shawn O'Brien
Narayanan, V.G., and Shawn O'Brien. "A United States Citizen Working Abroad." Harvard Business School Case 118-056, January 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- December 1982
- Article
Sticky Prices in the United States
By: J. J. Rotemberg
Rotemberg, J. J. "Sticky Prices in the United States." Journal of Political Economy 90, no. 6 (December 1982): 1187–1211.
- December 2007
- Journal Article
Industrial Policy in the United States
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Does US government policy purposefully benefit particular industries or is industrial policy absent in the USA? Based on a review of recent US policies this paper argues that the USA applies many policies with an industry-specific impact. But these policies do not... View Details
Keywords: Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Supply and Industry; Business and Government Relations; United States
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Industrial Policy in the United States." Special Issue on The Future of Industrial Policy Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 7, nos. 3-4 (December 2007): 143–323.
- 31 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants
immigrant from Finland who came to the United States as an exchange visitor, worked under the H1-B visa program, and ultimately became a US citizen, did the heavy lifting to wrestle the database into a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- September 2019 (Revised December 2022)
- Background Note
African American Inequality in the United States
By: Janice H. Hammond, A. Kamau Massey and Mayra G. Garza
This note describes how historical and on-going policies and practices that discriminate against African Americans led to present-day inequality. Topics include slavery, segregation, Jim Crow laws, “black codes,” and policies and practices relating to criminal justice,... View Details
Keywords: African Americans; Justice; Slavery; Discrimination; Race; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Policy; History; United States
Hammond, Janice H., A. Kamau Massey, and Mayra G. Garza. "African American Inequality in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 620-046, September 2019. (Revised December 2022.)
- April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States
By: Reshmaan N. Hussam and Holly Fetter
The late 20th century saw a dramatic shift in the criminal justice system of the United States. While incarceration rates had remained stable through the 1960s, they quintupled by the 2000s to 707 per 100,000, far exceeding that of all other nations in the world. By... View Details
Hussam, Reshmaan N., and Holly Fetter. "Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 720-034, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
- 11 Jan 2015
- Talk
Processed Foods in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States
By: Ai Hisano
Hisano, Ai. "Processed Foods in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States." Culinary Historians of Washington D.C. Meeting, Culinary Historians of Washington, D.C., Washington, DC, January 11, 2015.
- October 2015
- Teaching Note
1996 Welfare Reform in the United States
- August 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Technical Note
Overview of Senior Housing in the United States
By: Charles F. Wu and Joseph Beyer
This technical note provides an overview of the senior housing industry in the United States. There were 40 million seniors in America in 2010, and that number was expected to double by 2050. Seniors would make up 1 in every five Americans. This note explores the... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Senior Living; Retirement Homes; Development; Property; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Wu, Charles F., and Joseph Beyer. "Overview of Senior Housing in the United States." Harvard Business School Technical Note 215-005, August 2014. (Revised August 2015.)