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- 27 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Should I Pay the Bribe?
other people how worried they are about corruption. It's a bit like jewelry: It makes people feel distinguished. Q: Do you have a sense of the overall impact corruption has worldwide and on local economies? A: No. There are countries that... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
markets. The commercial opportunities supported by the extraordinary Internet and emerging logistics structure in China means that Alibaba's future lies at home. It has huge market growth potential, real heft against local opponents, and... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
Goods Forum, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, social and environmental NGOs, Unilever’s competitors, and the local governments in Southeast Asia. What more could Unilever do to advance the diffusion... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
Crisis By: Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—By the end of 2013, the share of government debt held by the domestic banking sectors of Eurozone countries was more than twice its 2007 level. We show that this type of increasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
contacts, and incompatible with the structures of large multinationals. Local Company Politics: A Proposal Authors:Ray Fisman and Eric Werker Periodical:Capitalism and Society 2, no. 1 (March 2007) Abstract Corrupt politicians, and poor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
governments rely on honest reporting. Proof of honest intent is typically provided through signature at the end of the document, e.g., tax returns or insurance policy forms. Still, people sometimes cheat to advance their financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
of Buenos Aires’s population was foreign born, and it could be regarded as one of the world’s greatest global cities.” Today, the city is a decaying shadow of itself and Argentina as a whole has fallen prey to ineffective institutions, inconsistent View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
becoming more competitive and moving up. "We can't expect government to be on the front line," he stated. "We have to step up and demonstrate the power of the market system." Businesspeople should be thinking about the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
15 state or local governments had passed programs to pay for about $8 billion in medical relief. Five more are considering moves that would bring the total to almost $13 billion. Many work with a nonprofit... View Details
- 17 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers
children. Volvo's latest goal is that no one should die in a Volvo car after 2020. Most firms just quietly test their products and services, receiving the blessing of Underwriters Laboratories, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or the View Details
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
for peace, justice, and tolerable taxes. This paper defines capitalism as a system of indirect governance for economic relationships, where all markets exist within institutional frameworks that are provided by political authorities,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
broadly consistent with theory. Quantitatively, the network-based propagation is larger than the direct effects of the shocks. We also show quantitatively large effects from the geographic network, capturing the fact that the local... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Mexican government reversed long-standing policies and allowed foreign banks to purchase Mexico's largest commercial banks and relaxed restrictions on the founding of new, foreign-owned banks. The result has been a dramatic shift in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2016
- Op-Ed
The Twitter Election
limited and the candidate has little control. To succeed in 2016, a candidate has to play a strong game on all three fronts. Thus far, Trump has spent next to nothing on television advertising. His national organization is leaner or understaffed, depending on how you... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
adoption of feed-in tariffs, subsidies, and tax credits in the 1980s. However the poor technological capabilities of U.S.-based firms meant that it was Danish and other foreign companies that benefitted most. Subsequently the combination of public policies to grow wind... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
relationship between green business and governments. The struggles of entrepreneurial pioneers have rarely proved profitable, as they were forced to compete with conventional businesses that ignored negative environmental externalities and were often subsidized by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
some HBS students, he gathered local statistics and followed the development of a peasant cooperative movement. Lodge found that economic development was more accurately seen as psychological and political change. It was therefore... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
40 years. "These are people entering their retirement years very engaged,"Emerson says. "They are not going to be happy just writing a check andgoing to the annual dinner." Finally, says Grossman, there's growingpressure from the View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
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 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
run gas and water distribution systems in diverse urban and rural locations throughout mainland China—often in the face of entrenched local interests who could have blocking power. Discussions with HKGC's negotiation teams revealed an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace