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- 07 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.
New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
PublicationsStrength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests Author:Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Harvard University Press, forthcoming Abstract This book investigates the sources of interest group influence has on public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Overview
I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
as a flat planet, bogus cures for cancer, and conspiracy theories such as United States government involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Employee suggestions regarding ways of dealing with questionable material continued to surface. Some... View Details
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
elections at all. We asked the study’s coauthor, Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Vincent Pons, for some insights on the results. Pons has studied voter participation and engagement issues in France, Italy, and Africa. He worked with Enrico Cantoni, from the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
followed his path: the eldest, Tanya Dubash (AMP 168, 2005), leads marketing for the Group, and son Pirojsha heads Godrej Properties, the business empire's real estate arm. For Nisa, 36, the middle child, life in the family business started with a flop. After... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
cottage industry of business history. There were also swiftly flowing currents from this waterway into strategy, general management, and entrepreneurship. I think if you asked anyone here in those disciplines, they would tell you about his influence. And this influence... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
to the two largest markets, the US and China. Family, Finance and Philanthropy Anne McClintock, Senior Director of Development, Planned Giving at HBS; Alasdair H. Halliday, Director, University Planned Giving, Harvard View Details
- 10 Jun 2020
- News
The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Keywords: Government
- 25 Aug 2016
- News
Announcing the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
File photo by Jon Chase - Harvard Staff Photographer File photo by Jon Chase - Harvard Staff Photographer Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University have announced the launch of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing
Yeo, "is developing human capital, because the country is so small and resource-scarce." A scholarship student at the University of Toronto, Yeo received a degree in industrial engineering in 1970 and then returned home where he earned a... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
institutions—and that this failure has put capitalism itself at risk. In this conversation, Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, discusses the need for an honest, capable, and transparent government, and the role... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
detailed in the recent book A Matter of Simple Justice: The Untold Story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and a Few Good Women (Penn State University Libraries), written by Lee Stout. Nixon's advocacy of women's issues, often at odds with his... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change
They also cite Pew Research Center data showing that trust in the federal government has gone from 77 percent in 1964 to 17 percent in 2019. But even in the face of these difficult odds, Gehl and Porter offer a solution—and one that can... View Details
Keywords: Young, Susan
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
ask for IOUs in the form of savings bonds instead. In 2007, the federal government distributed tax refunds exceeding $248 billion to more than 114 million filers. Businesses have long capitalized on these refund dollars, which average... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
companies, and drive change, HBX introduced the online certifi cate program Sustainable Business Strategy in June 2018. Led by Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, the program showcases the role faculty... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Totting Up the Bill for the Iraq War
trillion dollars in spending could have begun significant repair of the Social Security system, or hired 15 million public school teachers, or built 8 million housing units, or underwritten 120 million children in Head Start, or offered some 40 million View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Porter Directs New Institute at HBS
William Lawrence University Professor. "This is a tremendously exciting undertaking," declared HBS Dean Kim B. Clark. "Under Michael Porter's leadership, the ISC will quickly become a highly valuable and visible source of important ideas,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual
Christopher Cox In reviewing Christopher Cox's CV, one might assume that his career has been well thought out. Cox took only three years to earn a BA in English and political science at the University of Southern California; received a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
becoming an engineer, a course he pursued at the University of Virginia. He now jokes about how he “moonlighted” as an engineering student while pursuing his passion for the theater and community service. Upon graduation, Williams knew he... View Details