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    Lauren H. Cohen

    Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

    Keywords: state government; state government; state government; state government; state government; state government
    • Profile

    Andrew Pratt

    Andrew Pratt (MBA 2015) wants to ensure that the United States remains competitive in science and technology, both in business and education. View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Technology
    • 07 Mar 2013
    • News

    Michael Porter discusses U.S. Competitivness with Charlie Rose

    • March 1996 (Revised January 2001)
    • Case

    Incidents in Trade Policy

    By: Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague
    Discusses a series of incidents of conflict between the United States and foreign governments on trade. View Details
    Keywords: Trade; Policy; Agreements and Arrangements; Conflict and Resolution; Globalization; Government and Politics; United States
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    • 20 Oct 2007
    • News

    A Global Tax Credit

    • June 1991 (Revised April 2008)
    • Case

    Antitrust Movement: Perceptions and Reality in Coping with Big Business

    A vehicle for the discussion of early antitrust legislation in the United States from 1890 to 1914. View Details
    Keywords: Law; Monopoly; United States
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    • Article

    The Not-So-Common-Wealth of Australia: Evidence for a Cross-Cultural Desire for a More Equal Distribution of Wealth.

    By: Michael I. Norton, David T. Neal, Cassandra L. Govan, Dan Ariely and Elise Holland
    Recent evidence suggests that Americans underestimate wealth inequality in the United States and favor a more equal wealth distribution (Norton & Ariely, 2011). Does this pattern reflect ideological dynamics unique to the United States, or is the phenomenon evident in... View Details
    Keywords: Wealth; Equality and Inequality; Australia; United States
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    • 22 Jan 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

    Many high-tech companies in the United States look overseas to fill talent gaps in their employment ranks by hiring skilled immigrants, often sponsoring the visas these workers need to live in this country.... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services
    • March 1993 (Revised June 1993)
    • Supplement

    McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (B)

    Describes McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.'s investment decision and strategic plans in 1990, following the situation in the (A) case. Outlines the competitive situation in other types of mobile communications in the United States and the United Kingdom in 1991. View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Communication Technology; Competition; Mobile Technology; Telecommunications Industry; United Kingdom; United States
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    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    The Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act on the U.S. Economy

    By: Joe Long, Carlo Medici, Nancy Qian and Marco Tabellini
    This paper investigates the economic consequences of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned immigration from China. The Act reduced the number of Chinese workers of all skill levels living in the United States. It also reduced the labor supply and the quality of... View Details
    Keywords: Growth; Productivity; Economic Development; Business History; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Business and Government Relations; Prejudice and Bias; Government Legislation; Immigration; United States
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    • 02 Mar 2017
    • What Do You Think?

    Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

    Columbus Dispatch titled, “Trade With Red China.” Rather than advocate a position, the ad laid out the pros and cons of establishing a trade relationship between the United States and a largely isolated but... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 08 Mar 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?

    Replacing the antiquated electrical system in the United States with a super-efficient smart grid always seemed a surefire way to strengthen the economy, improve society, and provide endless opportunities... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Energy; Utilities
    • May 1995
    • Background Note

    Note on Product Liability

    By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
    This note provides an overview to the evolution and current state of product liability law in the United States. View Details
    Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Legal Liability; Safety; Product Marketing; Business Strategy; Policy; Government and Politics; United States
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    • May 1992 (Revised February 1994)
    • Case

    North American Free Trade Agreement: Free For Whom?

    Mexico, the United States, and Canada have negotiated a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would create the largest free trade zone in the world. The union would build on the three-year-old Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada.... View Details
    Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Trade; Canada; United States; Mexico
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    • April 1989 (Revised December 1998)
    • Background Note

    Household Furniture Industry in 1986

    By: Michael E. Porter and Cynthia A. Montgomery
    Profiles the household furniture industry in the United States in 1986. Designed for use with Masco Corp. (A) and (B). View Details
    Keywords: Supply and Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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    • February 2016 (Revised April 2017)
    • Case

    James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the U.S. Constitution

    By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
    On June 8th, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates from across the United States began discussing a curious proposal to expand federal power over the states. James Madison of Virginia had suggested that the new constitution include a... View Details
    Keywords: Governance; Law; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; History; South Carolina; Philadelphia; United States
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    • Mar 2012
    • Article

    Rethinking School

    Economists have found that the higher a country's academic test scores, the faster its GDP grows. That puts the United States' perennially mediocre test scores in a particularly ominous light. Progress is being made, says Childress, of... View Details
    • November 2001
    • Background Note

    Sexual Harassment Law and Policy

    By: Michael A. Wheeler, Georgia Levenson and Arturo Corso
    Outlines the recent development of legal principles regarding sexual harassment, including procedures in the United States and state courts, what circumstances constitute harassment, the resolution of these conflicts and the resulting consequences for the individuals... View Details
    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Policy; Working Conditions; Code Law; Outcome or Result; Conflict and Resolution; United States
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    • August 2024
    • Background Note

    Brief Note on Congressional and Down-Ballot Races (2024)

    By: Robert F. White
    This brief note explains the other elections that occur in the United States at the same time as the presidential election. View Details
    Keywords: Political Elections; Public Administration Industry; United States
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    • 05 Oct 2016
    • What Do You Think?

    Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

    Whose Job Is It to Rebuild the US Middle Class? Optimism among respondents to this month’s column concerning future United States growth rates hinges on whether the middle class can be restored. That’s a big... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett