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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

institutions can be developed which focus the uncoordinated actions of individual households and firms as well as voters and politicians on good, rather than bad, overall outcomes. Such institutions are key determinants of macroeconomic... View Details

01 Sep 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

the case that the Clinton and Bush administrations and members of Congress of both parties pursued an extreme affordable-housing agenda that led to the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. If Fannie and Freddie had not failed, requiring... View Details

04 Jan 2012
What Do You Think?

Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

Summing Up Are Education And Mobility The Keys To Reaching The Right Amount Of Inequality? Questions about the right amount of inequality provoked thoughtful comment this month about the nature of the question, definitions, measures, and appropriate View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

08 May 2020
Research & Ideas

We’ve Now Been Asking “What Do You Think?” for 20 Years

response to 240 monthly blogs and counting, readers have posted thousands of comments, many extremely thoughtful, over the years. Those responding anonymously have found that their comments—offered up under the cover of anonymity--aren’t... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2006
News

Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

for decision-making and leadership, in these overlapping public-private realms.” Speaking at luncheon, on the opening day of the conference, Haass, a former State Department official, posited three possible scenarios for the world’s future. At one View Details

07 Aug 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?

provided excellent comparative data of the kind that we have seen all too little in the public debate on the matter. And nearly everyone admirably avoided the political rhetoric that has clouded rational thought about a truly complex... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health

09 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

Professor at HBS. Far from a drag, he argues, being part of Europe was a key competitive advantage for Britain. Its economy benefitted more from EU funding than it contributed, even as a net contributor to the EU budget. Immigration was a positive, not the negative... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

across the country. Urban Adaptation & Mumbai’s Climate Action Plan By 2030, India is expected to be the third largest economy in the world with a GDP of almost $8.5 trillion. Historically, countries have relied on emissions intensive... View Details

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Best Practices | Information Technology

Best Practices Help keep information and devices more secure. We all wear seatbelts in cars, wash our hands before leaving the bathroom or preparing food, and lock the doors to our homes when we leave. These are simple actions which keep... View Details

07 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

oft-discussed issue of temporal shortsightedness—the very human tendency to focus on present-day concerns without considering how our actions will affect the future. But there's also ideological myopia—a failure to realize that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

25 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela

of traffic, pollution, and greenhouse gases). And third, government logjams: federal governments are stuck and can't take long term action on these problems—stuck in the US or India over politics and stuck... View Details

Keywords: by John D. Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

Industries Authors:Regina Abrami and Yu Zheng Abstract Why have China's petrochemical and steel industries behaved so differently in seeking trade protection through antidumping measures? We argue that the patterning of antidumping View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Reflecting and Digesting

their existing infrastructure functions. The output of my project will be a list of actionable business requirements and IT system adjustments needed to achieve the new processes that I will design. The team has been View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

02 Oct 2000
What Do You Think?

What Lies Beyond NAFTA?

something might be done to foster the creation of wealth (and jobs) in Mexico through the removal of structural barriers that inhibit entrepreneurial behavior. However, before action might be taken to correct the problems created by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2017
News

The Power of Cultural Understanding

companies and governments is vitally important, he observes, not just for the School and its students but also for the regions themselves. “It is an extremely powerful way to influence the next generation of leaders and policymakers,” he... View Details

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

inferences are formed as a function of what is chosen. Specifically, when observers encounter someone else's choice (e.g., of political candidate), they use the chosen option's attribute values (e.g., a candidate's specific stance on a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Portrait Project

Kaelin Goulet

moment of extreme income inequality, when the "have-nots" suffered disproportionately because of the actions of the "haves." Maybe it was working to develop savings instruments for... View Details

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

Feb 2013
Survey

Competitiveness at a Crossroads

Second in the series of U.S. Competitiveness surveys, Harvard Business School gleaned responses from nearly 7,000 alumni and more than 1,000 members of the general public. The survey not only provides an updated view of the U.S. business environment, but also... View Details

02 Oct 2008
What Do You Think?

Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

themselves to loans they cannot afford." Elizabeth Doty commented, "The promise that individual actions lead to societal gain also means that individual failures of judgment lead to societal risk and pain, as we are seeing . This is why I... View Details