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- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
exploration of platform battles of the future, including voice wars (Alexa vs. Hey Google vs. Siri), ridesharing and autonomous car platforms, quantum computing, and CRISPR. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
renewables, the increasing concern about global warming actually effecting daily lives, major corporate renewable buyers and the war in Ukraine, you have major tailwinds for our industry. Then you add on the passage of the IRA, and the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
Santos-Dumont—not the Wright brothers—made the first manned flight in 1906.) Twenty years ago, this kind of consumer class would have been unthinkable. "In 1994, Brazil was really stuck in the mud," says Jorge Domínguez, Harvard's vice provost for international affairs... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
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 business education over the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
and we being the Black community, we being the American community in general, we need to make sure that we take advantage of these opportunities when people are prepared to help other people and help the Black community. DM: I know that... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
Harmony Growing up in late-1960s Milwaukee, Bill Ahlhauser was a self-described “young radical,” a teenager who took part in civil rights marches and who dropped out of his Catholic private school in order to start up an independent high... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
should, intervene to control economic fluctuations when economies got stuck in a suboptimal rut. In decades after World War II, econometric and policy-oriented forecasting came to dominate the field. Q: What are you working on next? A: I... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
US Army War College was having a three-day workshop on critical infrastructure threats. He wangled an invitation from a retired general and drove seven hours from his home in New Hampshire to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he listened to... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
Conference Palace in Baghdad, built for the Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement. When Iraq went to war with Iran, the conference moved to India and the palace sat unused until the United States destroyed it during the 1990–1991 Gulf... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
today, Levitt’s article caused a minor sensation when it first appeared. Apart from its insightful specifics, its language (“globalization” was a novel term) and expansive vision offered a hopeful alternative to the grim reality of a world economy locked down in an... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
“Despite the progress the United States has made, Black Americans are too often denied basic privileges that others take for granted,” wrote Mason. “I am not talking about the privileges of wealth, education or job opportunities. I’m... View Details
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
granted a U.S. patent for a "flying-machine," which changed the industry irrevocably. While American manufacturers diverted resources from science and technology to patent wars and legal disputes,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
reverse." The Costs Of Intervention Despite the fact that frequent comparisons are drawn between the British Empire and the world today, Maurer argues that a more apt comparison can be found in American foreign policy between 1893... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
greater. When Exit Is an Option: Effects of Indiscriminate Violence on Attitudes Among Syrian Refugees in Turkey By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sinmazdemir Abstract—Most research on the effects of violence on civilian attitudes and behavior during View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
interaction—enthusiastic gamers, a largely oblivious and skeptical public, and occasionally supportive video game publishers who saw marketing opportunities, but didn’t dream bigger. It wasn’t until the 1998 release of StarCraft, a game of View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
administration’s commitment to the Justice40 framework – ensuring that at least 40% of federal climate investments go directly to frontline communities most affected by poverty and pollution. She thinks Justice40 could help “drive alignment between governments, NGOs... View Details
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
have several great examples of that. First of all, Nestlé. Since World War II, Nestlé's milk has by and large been produced by thousands of small farmers in developing countries. And their supply chain efforts have gone way beyond just... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
changing role in American society since the 1960s. Her analysis revealed how women’s movements adopted organizing strategies from the Civil Rights movement, leading to both progress and pushback. “As a group... View Details
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future generations. We need a cure, and we need it now. Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Beyond Beta-Delta: The Emerging Economics of Personal Plans By: Beshears, John, Katherine L. Milkman, and Joshua Schwartzstein Abstract—People make personal plans regarding whether, when,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne