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  • 20 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 20

demand for land for urban development? How could it ensure the sustainability of local government finances? Was the growing number of land protests the harbinger of major changes in China's political... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2007 (Revised December 2008)
  • Background Note

China Rising: An Economic Snapshot

"China Rising: An Economic Snapshot" provides readers with an overview of China's economic transformation, relying on economic data from a variety of sources. It is organized into three sections: (1) "The Big Picture" explores macroeconomic indicators, as well as those... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Local Range; Globalized Economies and Regions; Business and Government Relations; China
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  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53888 Racial Heterogeneity and Local Government Finances: Evidence from the Great Migration By: Tabellini, Marco Abstract—Is racial heterogeneity responsible... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

Werker Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from India, we examine how governments respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

and recovery to be associated with increases in orders from Hugo Boss's retailer customers Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-034.pdf A Comparative-Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity Authors:Robin... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 May 2019
  • Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

career in venture capital private equity to launch a global movement that has brought together governments with service providers and has attracted private investment to pay for a variety of social programs. One such program in 2010... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology
  • 07 Aug 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

guide them through purchasing decisions were now on their own. Governments stepped in to fill this gap. Q: You use the consumer protection experiences in France and Germany as the basis for your book. Why those two countries? A: The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 18 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 18

financial depth on the diffusion of capital-intensive technologies in the late stages of diffusion or in late adopters. Our results are consistent with a view that local financial markets play a critical role in facilitating the process... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010

their standard hiring practices to fit local challenges and customs. Based on interviews with professionals in a number of established accounting, strategy consulting, and executive search firms presently operating in China, it explores... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

Experiment of On-the-job Learning of Knowledge Production by Local Workers Reporting to Return Migrants By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj Abstract—I study whether return migrants facilitate knowledge production by View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
  • Case

The Greening of DUMBO

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Abhijit Prabhu
The Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) has seen a revitalization since the late 1970s. The neighborhood's business improvement district (BID) is charged with supplementing New York City's efforts in several areas, including... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Local Range; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Wastes and Waste Processing; Urban Development; Public Administration Industry; New York (city, NY)
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  • 23 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 23

  Publications September 2014 Research in Organizational Behavior The Governance of Social Enterprises: Mission Drift and Accountability Challenges in Hybrid Organizations By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, Julie Battilana, and Johanna Mair Abstract—We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

the Public Corporation, and Greater Commitments to Sustainability: Signals from the Corporate Board By: Eccles, Robert G., J. Herron, and George Serafeim Abstract—This book is a comprehensive reference work exploring recent changes and future trends in the principles... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

backlogs and delays in numerous Patent and Trademarks Offices, and litigation over IP rights is expensive with an uncertain outcome. Moreover, local governments can succeed in transferring value to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

information in the form of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. However, progress is contingent on collecting evidence regarding which sustainability disclosures are financially material. To inform this issue, we examine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23

(forthcoming) Abstract Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but that violate View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

commodity boom that had asymmetric effects among states. These two effects generated variation in revenues per capita at the state level thanks to the extreme form of fiscal decentralization that the Brazilian government adopted in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

of citizens’ preferences, government preferences are present biased, resulting in an over accumulation of debt. Calibrating this parameter with values in the literature, the model can reproduce debt levels and frequency of default typical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

Political Economy." By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—The study of Chinese political economy has undergone a sea change since the late 1990s; instead of debating the origins and direction of national reform, scholars have turned to examining the origins of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

a strong collaboration between the Time to Read national program and media and entertainment giant Time Warner, Inc. Time to Read helps local nonprofits such as Chicago's Off the Street Club recruit children, youths, and even adults from... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin

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