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- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
cite when claiming that the economy is basically doing OK. It was those “fundamentals” that Herbert Hoover was extolling just before the Great Depression hit. Some of the fundamentals, macro and micro, anecdotal and otherwise, that matter... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
Baker returned to the United States and was involved for many years in a variety of trading activities that took him to some two dozen countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Observing further how corruption could subvert markets... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Growing and Competing at the Local Level
manufacturing is to the economy in general. We do some outreach. There, we look a lot like a trade association, putting on networking and educational events to keep our manufacturers connected and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market and created a new profit... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Meyers
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
trade barriers but because gasoline prices were so much lower than in other auto-producing countries. With no serious challenge from abroad, and only relatively benign competition among themselves, the Big 3 and their stakeholders were... View Details
- March 2011 (Revised December 2017)
- Background Note
The IMF: The Washington Consensus, the Critics, and the New Challenges as China Rises
By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Natalie Kindred and Monica Baraldi
How the International Monetary Fund (IMF) defines and carries out its mandate has evolved considerably since 1944, when it was founded to serve a vital but narrow function in maintaining the global foreign exchange system and thus enabling international trade. This... View Details
Keywords: History; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Trade; Financial Institutions; Macroeconomics; Financial Services Industry
Di Tella, Rafael M., Natalie Kindred, and Monica Baraldi. "The IMF: The Washington Consensus, the Critics, and the New Challenges as China Rises." Harvard Business School Background Note 711-040, March 2011. (Revised December 2017.)
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
global basis . . . nothing short of dismantling the global economy could reverse the trend." Nari Kannan commented, "Clamping down on globalization by any country or company will ensure its own demise that much quicker."... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
advantage of China’s strengths, and for Chinese entrepreneurs to reciprocate, something that has taken root. Annual trade between the two countries has raced from near zero several years ago to more than $20 billion last year. For their... View Details
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
agreed: "The main reason for the rising inequality is that Free Trade has encouraged/required manufacturing to be offshored and outsourced If we replaced the Free Trade policies with a Balanced View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Presidential Adviser
decide how to spend it,” explained Hubbard. To boost U.S. exports, the administration favors more trade agreements to lower tariffs on American-made products. Hubbard isn’t worried that a decline in the rapid appreciation of home values... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Global Business Club
cultural IQ for international female executives, international trade policy, etc. We will also have faculty and student “Think and Drink” sessions focused on the BRINCS countries to help members grow broad global intelligence about the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Fast Answer
Managing Global Operations
> Editor's choice to begin a search. The CEIC's current country economy snapshot is also a good starting point. Also includes company, and industry information from sources for emerging markets in Africa, Asia,... View Details
- 02 May 2008
- What Do You Think?
What is the Future of State Capitalism?
funds can replace taxes, they can be beneficial to a citizenry. There seemed to be little concern among respondents that states will use their sovereign funds to foster their political interests. Russell Widener comments that "I would worry more if they began to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
A Look at Olook
2013—even as the national economy stalled. And fashion is one of its hottest sectors, according to e-bit, responsible for almost 14 percent of e-commerce sales, ahead of household appliances and cosmetics. Beisert says olook is poised for... View Details
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
dismantled a lot of trade barriers, which has led to global prosperity. The only big barrier remaining is movement of humankind to regions which offer better prospects." A number of respondents took issue with this. Some equated... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
feel the pinch. Q: What does it mean for the U.S. economy if this is China’s new normal or things decline even further? A: The U.S. is growing solidly. This crisis is not going to be too impactful through the View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy
a good idea and be willing to work to make it happen." Over the last century, Taiwan's economy was built on the success of its small and medium-sized trading companies. "Competition has always been fierce... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Power of National Identity
proud of this distinction,” noted Abdelal, a scholar of international political economy and author of National Purpose in the World Economy: Post-Soviet States in Comparative Perspective, which won the 2002 Marshall Shulman Book Prize... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- What Do You Think?
Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?
should be devalued. On the one hand, one might argue that such discussions are an overreaction to current events, that nations have become so interdependent and multinational business organizations so vital to the world's economy that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures
economy through specialized, hands-on trade training programs. Searchlight - Ben Kallas (MBA 2024) - Searchlight will enable western countries to address vulnerabilities in their critical mineral supply... View Details