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- 22 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
An Economic Principle For Us All: Comparative Advantage
principles in all of economics is that of comparative advantage, first articulated by the British political economist David Ricardo in 1817. Intent on persuading British lawmakers to abandon their protectionist trade policies, Ricardo set...
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- 01 Dec 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990)
modes I need to be in—decision-making, listening, analyzing, and so on.” Recent reads: One serious, one for relaxation. Ill Fares the Land by economist Tony Judt and The Ascendant: A Garrett Reilly Thriller by Drew Chapman. The View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
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The Myth of Laissez-Faire
“myth of laissez-faire” that has been promoted by wrong-headed economists (Milton Friedman), opportunistic politicians (including Bill Clinton), and poor readings of history (even antigovernment presidents, including Jefferson, used...
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- 01 Sep 2009
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Jesse Markham Dies at 93
Jesse Markham, an economist who joined the HBS faculty in 1968, died in his sleep on June 21 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Markham, whose work focused on price theory and industrial organization, was a well-known proponent of the “rule of...
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- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
1929 crash—an event he failed to predict. But, more generally, while individual forecasters came and went, some making it rich and others not, the bigger story is that the industry created key resources for society as a whole. In the process of trying to make reliable...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
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Tickling the Ivories
KAO: Out of conflict and apparent mistakes, a beautiful, coherent melody. The Economist magazine has called him “Mr. Creativity” and a “serial innovator.” A former keyboard player for Frank Zappa, John Kao (MBA 1982), an HBS faculty...
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- 25 Apr 2014
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Raising the bar for financial literacy
before joining CEE, says that some financial lessons about choices and tradeoffs aren't about money: "An economist in my network in Memphis was asking kids what they had learned, and one said, 'I learned not to join a gang,'" she recalls....
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Brazil
Development Indicators (World Bank) Economist Intelligence Unit OECD iLibrary: Economic surveys Global Consumption Database (World Bank) News Factiva View Details
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Tanya Khakbaz
hard — but it is so worth it. I used to be the devil's advocate, constantly challenging the facts around me. It made me a good student, but an imbalanced soul. Maybe it's because as an economist I'm used to weighing costs and benefits....
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Business conditions in countries worldwide
How can I find out about business conditions in countries worldwide? Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Commerce reports provide information on business practices and regulations such as setting up a business, human...
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Thailand
individual country reports. Some markets not covered for every country. Search tips: select a specific market then narrow region to relevant GEO country. Country information and data Economist Intelligence Unit Useful for:...
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Taiwan
information and data Economist Intelligence Unit Useful for: in-depth country information covering recent economic and political developments, risk and regulation, and the broad business environment. Search tips: go to...
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- 07 Jun 2011
- News
Back to the Future
undergraduate, Alden did read economist Joseph Schumpeter on entrepreneurship and wrote his honors thesis on his father as an entrepreneur of the family company. At HBS, Alden notes that several courses were helpful to anyone starting or...
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Real Estate Prices by City
filter by transaction details. Or use the trend tracker to find data on properties. Statista - quick statistics Economist Intelligence Unit - time series on the topic by city worldwide. To begin a search, select Data Tool select All...
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Forecasts: economic, industry, and country
Explorer Tree view. Click Economics then open International Forecasts & Surveys then Consensus Economics Mean Forecasts. View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
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When a Rainy Day Comes: The Economics of Happiness
about 10 percent. The general happiness of the population suffers, too, even among people who do not personally experience job loss or reduction in income. For behavioral economists and politicians, among others, these findings raise the...
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- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
growth in the economy is ending.” JohnfrmClevelnd argued that “MMT is merely a better, more accurate description of the existing economic system, not any fundamental change in how we do business. Mainstream economists have been getting...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Governor’s Admission
pass/fail course in the subject (Portsmouth Herald, February 17, 2006). Emphasizing that “the world is going global” and that “no businesses out there can just compete locally,” Lynch used a case study to help students think about how they might prepare a company to...
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Chile
results screen to refine your search Country information and data World Development Indicators Economist Intelligence Unit OECD Economic Surveys Chile News Factiva EMIS Alerts available. Click on a country and then click on...
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- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
classic trading system of exchange is identified with David Ricardo, the early nineteenth-century economist who first analytically clarified it. Imagine that tribe A is good at both hunting and fishing, but more efficient at hunting....
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by Paul R. Lawrence