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- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
contract) does lead to higher effort for the duration of our job. This subtle but critical difference sheds light on the conditions under which higher wages will lead to reciprocity. We find that the impact of the gift is pronounced for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
with formidable challenges. In addition to deciding how many employees should be laid off, management must decide which employees to target (e.g., white collar vs. factory workers, domestic vs. foreign employees, etc.) and set a timetable... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
Between 1990 and 2008, the US economy added 27 million jobs. Ninety-eight percent of them were in nontradable activities. This is another way of saying that most American job growth has come in sectors where US workers don't compete... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
champions that the government hoped to create, SPH was also considering an acquisition in the U.S. or Europe. This case allows students to consider the broad trends sweeping China's pharmaceutical industry and health care sector and assess future opportunities there... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next
history of this American corporate icon. The U.S. cannot afford to lose the thousands of middle-class jobs of GM workers and management, nor the cutting edge R&D that GM does with its suppliers and partner universities. GM faces a... View Details
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
developing economies and globalization at large. “The cluster concept is often used to consider local factors,” Giacomin says, “but there’s a growing awareness that many clusters are also driven by external forces, such as foreign direct... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
an additional tax rate of around 11% on the longest lived capital. To pin down credit constraints as the underlying cause, we apply triple differences strategies using foreign ownership or pre-crisis debt maturity. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
Political and Social Systems. Every country's political system affects its product, labor, and capital markets. In socialist societies like China, for instance, workers cannot form independent trade unions in the labor market, which... View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
educated workers about their rights. Policy also plays a key role, Abrami added. In the early years of state-building, Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew may have busted unions, but he also raised wages at the same time. Moreover, he decided... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. Publication:National Tax Journal (forthcoming) Abstract Deferral of U.S. taxes on foreign source income is commonly characterized as a subsidy to foreign investment, as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
patterns. We present a model where beliefs determine the types of contracts that firms offer and whether workers exert effort. Some workers become criminals, depending on their luck in the labor market, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
negative impact on America’s competitiveness that could result. We surveyed thousands of Harvard Business School alumni for their views on immigration. Our alumni were overwhelmingly supportive of skilled immigration. Over 90 percent said that View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
conduct business. In fact, consumers vote with their checkbooks if they feel that transnational companies aren't acting as stewards of public health, worker rights, and the environment. As infamous cases have filled the airwaves—Nestlé's... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
conditions. In this case, Western consumers were taking responsibility not for their own health but for the health and safety of workers in a foreign land thousands of miles away. Consumer power has not been... View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. Abstract The empirical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Autor, William R. Kerr, and Adriana D. Kugler Periodical:Economic Journal 117 (2007): F189-F217 Abstract Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity by distorting production choices. Firms facing (non-Coasean) View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
building an electrical component. This information instructs local engineers and other local skilled workers concerning key elements of the firm's technology. The reforms we studied appear to be effective because they were sustained,... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
military control) of less-developed countries and exploit their workers and natural resources. This form of globalization is clearly a win-lose system in terms of all four drives. And while political colonialism is practically dead,... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
in the economy in order to conserve foreign exchange, and to allocate the limited resources available at the time to a few sectors that could provide critical basic commodities, such as chemicals and steel. The early intervention, under... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
problems. Werker's research adds to a body of work, largely in Africa, that examines fragile states, foreign aid and investment, and conflict and governance. Into Africa Werker found his way to Africa after taking a leave of absence from... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard