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- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
earth's surface. With gas reserves up by more than 47%, natural gas prices fell from $12 to $3 per thousand cubic feet. Tight oil production in North Dakota and Texas soared to more than 500,000 barrels daily. Because government policy directly controlled gas View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
fiscal and risk premium data for Brazil states between 1891 and 1930 to show that Brazilian states with natural endowments that were allowed to export commodities high in demand (e.g., rubber and coffee) ended up having higher revenues... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Path to Economic Revival
becomes more and more problematic. We see the symptoms of decline, which are driven by things like labor arbitrage and industries moving assembly overseas, followed by more and more sophisticated work. The thesis that we advance is that View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
securing specimens from a new set of actors in the commerce in cadavers. These actors are legal entrepreneurial ventures that have been operating for more than a decade in the United States; they cater to domestic users and international ones alike. (The procurement of... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)
HBS team that found that overseas investment by American companies benefited the U.S. economy by increasing exports and creating higher-paying jobs in this country. His testimony on Capitol Hill helped defeat bills aimed at restricting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
nation like Nigeria provide affordable renewable energy in a depressed economy so dependent on fossil fuels? —Tonye Cole (AMP 186, 2014) KORTENHORST and KORMI: The world of fossil fuels is a volatile one, and exporters of fossil fuels... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider
question, What would a Harley look like if it was made for this environment? We now export it from India to Europe and the rest of Asia.” “American company culture...has the ability to unlock a higher level of performance in a climate... View Details
- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
wine-making. But apartheid had prevented them from owning land or gaining access to capital. Wine had become a $3 billion export industry for South Africa, but just 2 percent of the market was held by black South Africans, who comprise 85... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets
equity or direct investment in the company's home country and labor market interactions evidenced by business travel from the home country to the U.S follow U.S.-style disclosure practices. There is mixed evidence that a company's exports... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
period, multinational pharmas reported a growth rate of only 1 percent.) The case outlines Hamied’s impact — for one, pressuring global pharmas to cut the price of AIDS drugs by exporting a low-cost alternative to South Africa — and also... View Details
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
to industry—which can weaken wage growth compared with the classic tiger economy example. This is an interesting dynamic we see in China today. Q: The export growth that technology may engender is only one prong of the mechanism that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
Valley and other more established global tech meccas; Africa can export great ideas, too, he says. “We’re building world-class technology in emerging markets. So our technology can succeed in the States, it can succeed in Europe. And... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- Web
High-Tech Greenhouse Innovations in The Netherlands - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment... View Details
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
so that it would act in the national interest. Exporting began to be seen as a route to development, and foreign firms offered both the technology and access to markets that might make exports possible. Many... View Details
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
part of Gazprom's long-term strategy is "to build up its LNG capacity so it can export to regions it cannot reach by pipeline." Despite these moves, Abdelal downplays fears of Russian expansionism. "Energy can be a tool for... View Details
- 27 May 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global
global economy. Bad government can only lead to less competitive businesses. To be competitive, countries need to offer businesses sound fiscal and monetary policies, secure property rights, high savings and investment, an absence of corruption, and View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
services do not export well. During the past twenty years our balance of payments deficit has expanded to 6 percent of our gross domestic product, putting our currency in peril because our low savings rate requires us to finance our... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Gazprom Goes Global
Russian gas. And, he says, another part of Gazprom’s long-term strategy is “to build up its LNG capacity so it can export to regions it cannot reach by pipeline.” Despite these moves, Abdelal downplays fears of Russian expansionism.... View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
PublicationsFinancial Development, Fixed Costs and International Trade Authors:Bo Becker, David Greenberg, and Jinzhu Chen Publication:Review of Corporate Finance Studies (forthcoming) Abstract Exporting firms face significant up-front... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
demand and the profitability to engage in exports and R&D, thereby relaxing borrowing constraints and enabling more firms to overcome the fixed-cost hurdle for financing R&D. We decompose the effects of RER changes on productivity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne