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25 Oct 2011
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are not compartmentalized; rather a loss in one currency may impact trading in another. We also show that while the impact of a loss on subsequent trading decisions does linger, the affect declines sharply... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

What Hath the United Kingdom Wrought?

“Every time we have to decide between Europe and the open sea, it is always the open sea we shall choose” That famous Winston Churchill remark to Charles deGaulle resonates gloomily today. In the worse outcome for the Brexit referendum, the UK electorate tossed away... View Details

Keywords: by Dante Roscini

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U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962

By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock

This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies... View Details

Keywords: Production; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Business Subsidiaries; Policy; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Great Britain

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24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

flow to reforming countries as a consequence of reforms and may give policy makers working at agencies like the U.S. Trade Representative's Office some helpful facts to bring to the negotiating table.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Oct 1998
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and not 12- to 17-year-olds, the study clearly shows that cigarette advertising is significantly related to youth, but not young adult, readership. King and his colleagues conclude that the study can be used as an important tool in the public health View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

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Special Collections & Archives | Baker Library

member of the NYSE. Advertising Ephemera More than 8,000 trade cards representing the full range of products and businesses advertised through this medium from the 1870s through the 1890s. Exhibits See all exhibits Lehman Brothers... View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

Research Brief: A $1.6 Trillion Rainy-Day Fund?

companies. It stood to reason that private firms, which tend to be highly leveraged, would hoard even more cash as a precaution. But according to a first-of-its-kind study by Joan Farre-Mensa an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, the exact... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

competitiveness. To the contrary, that's an indicator that we have to choose between being able to sell our products to customers and paying our citizens well. "The ultimate goal of national policy has to be long-term productivity... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

27 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere

by national policy than they were by informal, local business deals. As Lurtz writes in her research summary, "Here coffee emerged in the hands of a diverse body of participants. Alongside foreign merchants and migrant planters, local... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Agriculture & Agribusiness

07 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

preoccupied with how trade could be a form of conquest and how political communities could best nurture and encourage their industries against foreign competitors. In addition to ideas, the economic policies... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

Its early milestones—comparative product tests launched by Consumer Reports in 1936, the Kennedy administration's Consumer Bill of Rights in 1960, Ralph Nader's critique of the U.S. automobile industry in Unsafe at Any Speed in 1965—became models for subsequent... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

going it alone even more than the returns to partnering with local firms. The reasons are that the forces of globalization—particularly reduced trade costs leading to more fragmented production processes—are making it more and more... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Investing in Life Sciences - SIP Resources

healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotech industries including policy and science developments, and overview of different technologies. Factiva - Covers news from national and local newspapers, magazines, View Details

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Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: Souvenirs & Novelties National Markets Advertising Products Trade... View Details

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Getting Brexit Done

By: Alberto Cavallo

In the early hours of Friday, December 13, 2019, a triumphant Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, stood in front of his supporters and declared, “We did it – we pulled it off, didn’t we? We broke the deadlock, [. . .] we smashed the roadblock. [. . .] This election... View Details

Keywords: Economic Integration; Brexit; Economics; Trade; Political Elections; Government Administration; Policy; Negotiation; Globalized Economies and Regions; Problems and Challenges; European Union; Europe

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01 Mar 2013
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2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness

A second survey of nearly 7,000 HBS alumni and just over 1,000 members of the general public found ongoing concern regarding America's ability to compete in the global economy but wide agreement between liberals and conservatives on the direction national View Details

02 Sep 2019
What Do You Think?

Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?

trade war continues (TonyO), leadership or lack thereof (Harry White), actions by the current US administration to encourage firms to bring jobs home and promulgate “America first” policies (Todd Z.),... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

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Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Development in Inner Cities Economic Development in Rural Areas Cluster Studies International Cluster Competitiveness Profiles Strategies for Cross-Nat... Strategies for Cross-National Regions Traditional strategies for cross-national regions have focused on free View Details

09 Feb 2016
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February 9, 2016

illustrates what a Strategic Deal Profile is, why it is important, and the issues involved in making such a Profile part of actual selling behaviors and performance management practices. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50540 February... View Details