Special Economic Zones - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2012
News

Letters to the Editor

special interests, particularly as they corrode the tax code? Unless both sides of the equation, revenue and expense, are questioned on the issue of fairness, I’m digging my tax heels in. Brian Mullen (MBA 1980) Lawrence, NY Investors... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

24 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Why Brexit is a Big Deal

The consequences of yesterday's vote by the British people to leave the European Union will be far-reaching, but there is no reason for global markets to panic. Brexit is a vote against the European Union. Once heralded as the engine of a one-for-all and all-for-one... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

02 Nov 2010
News

Commanding Officers

Jefferson’s résumé confirms that if he’d opted to remain in the private sector, he would be making some serious money based on his leadership skills alone. Case in point: A West Point graduate and Green Beret, Jefferson was on a classified View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

11 Apr 2018
News

Pushing the Next Generation Forward

On any given day in his job as COO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), Kwame Owusu-Kesse (AB 2006, MBA/MPP 2012) might find himself analyzing funding sources with the nonprofit organization’s CFO, lunching with a student mentee,... View Details

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate

starting with Levitt's prediction of a global marketplace ruled by standardized products sold at low prices. "Everyone says the article is wrong, and everyone reads it twenty years later. Why?" asked Abdelal. Tedlow portrayed Levitt as a gifted View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Marketing Your Way Through a Recession

Must-have features of yesterday are today's can-live-withouts. Trusted brands are especially valued and they can still launch new products successfully, but interest in new brands and new categories fades. Conspicuous consumption becomes less prevalent. 2. Focus on... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Native American Heritage Month | Baker Library

have a variety of diverse titles, which are discoverable via HOLLIS. View All Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table Carol Anne Hilton View Record Native American Entrepreneurs Ron Sheffield and J. Mark Munoz View Record View Details

Profile

Hayling Price

sector "that would enable economic opportunity and mobility in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty." But while his career experiences in the nonprofit sector were rewarding, they were also limiting. "I found that... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Nonprofit/Government/Education

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

experience ratios ranging from 155 percent to 302 percent in 2035, depending on assumptions regarding growth. Euro zone nations, where some action already has been taken, would experience lower ratios. Emerging economies would experience... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Mar 2012
News

Robots to the Rescue

the concept requires investment in a specialized infrastructure, a pivotal moment came in 2004, when Mountz convinced Staples to run a paid pilot in a small zone of one of its warehouses. “We had a prototype... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; e-commerce; order fulfillment; robotics; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences Lessons in Economics Shaping the Corporate Image Gary Works Photograph Album Resources Research Links Films & TV Bibliography From the Director... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

Sorry, We’re All Out of Chilean Sea Bass

places our food comes from and us the consumers. And that’s part of the problem. Do you think it was worth spending millions of taxpayer dollars and endangering lives to pursue the fishing vessel? The economic incentives for this kind of... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture

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Israel - Global Activities 2021

Israel Israel Addressing Water Scarcity with Precision Irrigation Pictured: Drip irrigation funnels water and nutrients directly to the root zones of plants and the slow flow ensures uniform delivery. With climate change making water... View Details

Profile

Daniel Serna

marketing projects. To learn more about agriculture itself, he studied at Yale. "Most people don't think of Yale as a big 'aggie' school," Dan explains. "But it has a long history in environmental and agricultural economics... View Details

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Collections | Working Knowledge

Collections Featured Topics Economics and Global Commerce Insights on global economics: debt, trade with China, microfinance, and politics' impact on commerce and growth. Career and Workplace Get expert insights on workplace challenges... View Details

14 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 14

Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure

reviews, and three books, including the brilliant Theory of Economic Development (1911; English translation, 1934).1 Schumpeter struggled mightily with the research and writing of Business Cycles. As he told his friend and fellow cycle... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

27 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere

The Entrepreneurs Of The Soconusco A protégée of historian John Womack, Lurtz took an interest in Latin American economics while an undergrad at Harvard College. As a doctoral student at the University of Chicago, she spent more than a... View Details

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

22 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

unwittingly created the mother of all moral hazards—implicit rescue guarantees as far as the eye can see? No doubt about it, says HBS professor and economic historian David Moss. "The extension of implicit guarantees to all systemically... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

14 Nov 2019
Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public... View Details