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What Do State-Owned Development Banks Do? Evidence from BNDES, 2002–09

By: Sergio G. Lazzarini, Aldo Musacchio, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello and Rosilene Marcon
Defendants of state-owned development banks emphasize their role in reducing capital constraints and fostering productive investment; detractors point out that they may benefit politically connected capitalists or bail out inefficient firms. We study the effect of... View Details
Keywords: State Capitalism; Development Banks; Industrial Policy; Banking Industry; Brazil
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    Forest L. Reinhardt

    Forest L. Reinhardt is the John D. Black Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and HBS’s Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure.

    Professor Reinhardt is interested in the relationships between market and nonmarket... View Details

    Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; beverage; biotechnology; chemical; energy; federal government; food; food processing; forest products; nonprofit industry; oil ＆ gas; paper; petroleum; tourism; transportation
    • 30 Oct 2020
    • Video

    Talking Across Divides

    • February 2022
    • Supplement

    Agora (B)

    By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Tom Quinn
    This is the conclusion to Agora (A), where founder Elsa Sze decides if she wants to continue investing energy in her civic technology startup.
    Agora was a civic technology (civic tech) startup founded by Elsa Sze, who wanted to enhance the connection between... View Details
    Keywords: Civic Technology; Government Administration; Conferences; Business Startups; Business Strategy
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    • 29 Aug 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

    spent several years unlocking the power of school ties, studying how these social connections affect important decisions and, ultimately, help shape the economy. Their research shows that it's possible to make better stock picks simply by... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
    • 27 Jan 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

    School’s Dylan Minor, visiting assistant professor in the Strategy unit. But before you rise up tall in the saddle against politicians, consider another of Minor’s findings: The connection between risk taking and corruption is likely to... View Details
    Keywords: by Roberta Holland
    • Teaching Interest

    IFC Asia: China's Belt & Road Initiative

    By: Willy C. Shih

    The course objective is to provide students perspectives and insight into one of the major political and economic development programs of China – its Belt and Road Initiative, a strategy that involves infrastructure development and investments in countries spanning... View Details

    Keywords: China; Globalization; Trade; Infrastructure; China; Southeast Asia; South Asia; Central Asia
    • 05 Feb 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: February 5, 2008

    which can be large in some cases. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-054.pdf The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns Authors:Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher Malloy... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Research Summary

    Railroads and the Making of Modern China

    My current book project is entitled Railroads and the Making of the Modern China and explores China’s economic and socio-political transformation from the last decades of the empire to the present using railroad infrastructure as a focus. Based on a large... View Details

    • November 1994
    • Case

    Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)

    By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
    In early 1994, Dow Corning Corp. debates whether to participate in a proposed $4.2 billion product liability settlement. Specifically, the firm must decide whether to contribute $2 billion to end a class action suit filed by women suffering from connective tissue... View Details
    Keywords: Safety; Ethics; Health Disorders; Government Legislation; Crime and Corruption; Legal Liability; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Communication Strategy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Health Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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    • March 2021 (Revised December 2023)
    • Case

    Capitalism and the Party-State: The People's Republic of China at 70

    By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han
    In 2019, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) turned seventy-years-old and became the longest active authoritarian regime in recent history. By then, China was the world’s second largest economy by GDP (after the United States), and a high-technology industrial... View Details
    Keywords: Party-state; Economic Systems; Business and Government Relations; Economy; Society; International Relations; China
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    • September 2009 (Revised August 2010)
    • Case

    Congressional Candidate Dan Silver and KNP Communications

    By: Amy J.C. Cuddy and Nithyasri Sharma
    In the 2006 election cycle, Ron Klein was running for the U.S. Congressional seat from Florida's 22nd District. He was up against Rep. Clay Shaw, a popular 26-year incumbent with significant name recognition in the district. Leading up to the election, Klein's campaign... View Details
    Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Competency and Skills; Political Elections; Personal Characteristics; Public Administration Industry; Florida
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    • 15 Nov 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Funding the Design of Livable Cities

    active engagement with the Real Estate Academic Initiative (REAI) at the GSD, and his appointment at the GSD teaching the jointly listed course "Sustainable Cities: Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance," Macomber is keenly focused on the critical View Details
    Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities
    • 12 Oct 2022
    • Blog Post

    11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

    October 11 is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) and HBS will be participating in events that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community throughout October as part of the broader LGBTQ+ History Month—a month focused on acknowledging and celebrating the history, View Details
    • 09 Jan 2008
    • Working Paper Summaries

    A Resource Belief-Curse: Oil and Individualism

    Keywords: by Rafael M. Di Tella, Juan Dubra & Robert MacCulloch; Energy; Utilities
    • 11 Jan 2017
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Populism and the Return of the 'Paranoid Style': Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance Against Elite Betrayal

    Keywords: by Rafael Di Tella and Julio J. Rotemberg
    • 16 Mar 2021
    • Blog Post

    2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

    question: what is the most effective way for me to make a difference in the world? Is it through public service, impact investing, social entrepreneurship or even academia? The 2+2 program gave me the runway to actively investigate this question and explore a couple... View Details
    • 2018
    • Working Paper

    Averaging Probability Forecasts: Back to the Future

    By: Robert L. Winkler, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Kenneth C. Lichtendahl Jr. and Victor Richmond R. Jose
    The use and aggregation of probability forecasts in practice is on the rise. In this position piece, we explore some recent, and not so recent, developments concerning the use of probability forecasts in decision-making. Despite these advances, challenges still exist.... View Details
    Keywords: Probability Forecast; Forecast Combination; Forecast Evaluation; Decision Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Decision Making; Analysis
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    • 21 Sep 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Targeting and Impact of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses

    Keywords: by Alexander Bartik, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, Christopher Stanton, and Adi Sunderam
    • 20 Jan 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

    Donald J. Trump brings business experience to the White House. Source: BasSlabbers Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be the first to go straight from the boardroom to the Oval Office without any political... View Details
    Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese