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- September 1972 (Revised August 1989)
- Background Note
Simple Economic Tools for Strategic Analysis
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Simple Economic Tools for Strategic Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 373-094, September 1972. (Revised August 1989.)
- 2002
- Working Paper
The Fundamental Theorem of Design Economics
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim Clark
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim Clark. "The Fundamental Theorem of Design Economics." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-077, May 2002.
- 18 Dec 2019
- News
‘We squandered a major economic recovery': Harvard professor
- January 2003 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
The State of Connecticut: Strategy for Economic Development
By: Michael E. Porter and Kaia Miller
Describes the history of Connecticut's economy, its competitive challenges in the 1990s, and the steps taken to develop an economic plan for the state. A prominent issue is the competitive position of Connecticut's industry clusters and the efforts to create a formal... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Economy; Government and Politics; Industry Clusters; Competition; Connecticut
Porter, Michael E., and Kaia Miller. "The State of Connecticut: Strategy for Economic Development." Harvard Business School Case 703-426, January 2003. (Revised March 2009.)
- 8 Mar 2005
- Other Presentation
Armenian Competitiveness: Towards a Strategy for Economic Development
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05 (World Economic Forum, 2004); "Clusters and the New Competitive... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Armenian Competitiveness: Towards a Strategy for Economic Development." Armenia 2020 Summit, Cambridge, MA, United States, March 8, 2005.
- 2 Aug 2012
- Other Presentation
The Role of Business in Social and Economic Development: Creating Shared Value
he ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The Role of Business in Social and Economic Development: Creating Shared Value." World Bank, Washington, DC, August 2, 2012.
- Teaching Interest
Heath Economics, Course and Research Seminar
Instructor, Pasteur Institute CNAM School of Public Health (Paris, France).View Details
Postgraduate Masters, Course EGS230.
Keywords: Health Economics
- Mar 2018
- Conference Presentation
Antitrust and Voting Trusts in Illinois: Rethinking the Role of State Corporation Law in Competition Policy
By: Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Laura Phillips Sawyer
- 2006
- Chapter
Ancient History of Experimental Economics and Social Psychology: Reminiscences and Analysis of a Fruitful Collaboration
By: J. Keith Murnighan and Alvin E. Roth
Murnighan, J. Keith, and Alvin E. Roth. "Ancient History of Experimental Economics and Social Psychology: Reminiscences and Analysis of a Fruitful Collaboration." In Social Psychology and Economics, edited by David de Cremer, J. Keith Murnighan, and Marcel Zeelenberg, 321–333. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
One economic problem is search costs—the time, money, and effort spent on researching which dog to adopt. Another is information asymmetry—in which one person involved in an View Details
- August 1985
- Case
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
By: Michael G. Rukstad and Nancy F. Koehn
Rukstad, Michael G., and Nancy F. Koehn. "Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981." Harvard Business School Case 386-038, August 1985.
- spring 2010
- Journal Article
Will Laws That Build Upon PCI-DSS Lead to Greater Security?
By: Chris Nutt and Frank Nagle
- July 2008
- Supplement
The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna
Studies the role of Cisco in setting current US accounting standards for acquisitions and goodwill. Students are asked to analyze an acquisition in the context of an ongoing political debate on mergers accounting. View Details
Keywords: Goodwill Accounting; Standards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business and Government Relations; United States
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 109-003, July 2008.
- July 2008
- Case
The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna
Studies the role of Cisco in setting current U.S. accounting standards for acquisitions and goodwill. Students are asked to analyze an acquisition in the context of an ongoing political debate on mergers accounting. View Details
Keywords: Goodwill Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Standards; Business and Government Relations; United States
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 109-002, July 2008.
- 26 Oct 2010
- Other Presentation
Anchor Institutions and Urban Economic Development: From Community Benefit to Shared Value
ProfessorMichael E. Porter: Initiative for a Competitive Inner CityCopyright View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Anchor Institutions and Urban Economic Development: From Community Benefit to Shared Value." Inner City Economic Summit, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, San Francisco, CA, October 26, 2010.
- 2011
- Working Paper
From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America
By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana
As the main producers of managerial elites, business schools represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Practice; Business Education; Labor and Management Relations; Decision Making; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Finance; Knowledge; Production; Business Conglomerates; Education Industry; United States
Fourcade, Marion, and Rakesh Khurana. "From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-071, January 2011.
- 2012
- Article
A Study of Economic Impact of Cloud Computing
By: Marco Iansiti and Gregory L. Richards
In this paper we find that advances in cloud computing likely will extend the IT induced economic growth in developed economies and foster growth in economies where IT penetration is not yet fully mature. We conclude that governments should work together to take... View Details
- March 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility
By: Scott Duke Kominers, Jeffrey Huizinga and Allison Ciechanover
Opportunity Insights -- a non-profit that researches drivers of economic opportunity and develops policy solutions to help families achieve better life outcomes -- seeks to expand its impact. View Details
Keywords: Economic Opportunity; Social Mobility; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues; Housing; Policy; Opportunities
Kominers, Scott Duke, Jeffrey Huizinga, and Allison Ciechanover. "Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility." Harvard Business School Case 820-714, March 2020. (Revised September 2020.)