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  • March 2010
  • Article

Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth? Exploring the Role of Financial Markets on Linkages

By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Areendam Chanda and Selin Sayek
Do multinational companies generate positive externalities for the host country? The evidence so far is mixed varying from beneficial to detrimental effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth, with many studies that find no effect. In order to provide an... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Financial Markets; Value; Stock Shares; Development Economics
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  • May 1999 (Revised December 2003)
  • Case

European Monetary Union

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Sabina M. Ciminero
On January 1, 1999, 11 European countries unified their currencies--48 years after their first integrative efforts. This marks a huge development in the structure of Europe and the world's economy. This case examines the integrative process, the Single Europe Act and... View Details
Keywords: Money; Currency; Globalized Economies and Regions; Markets; International Relations; Alliances; System; Integration; Macroeconomics; Business and Government Relations; European Union
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Native American Heritage Month | Baker Library

Resources Dive into Tribal Business News , a digital publication delivering in-depth stories, analysis, and business intelligence on all aspects of Native business and economic development activities. Browse the American Indigenous... View Details
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects New York City Urban Innovation Roadmap - "Pilot: New York City" Spring 2023 | Focus : Urban Economic Development; Technology; Ecosystem Strategy Team: Zoe Zabor Description: In... View Details
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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

Understand the science, economic impact, and policy implications of climate change Identify and communicate the risks and opportunities posed by climate change across industries Leverage insights from real-world examples to inform future... View Details
  • March 2010 (Revised May 2011)
  • Case

Dubai in Crisis

By: Noel Maurer
On November 25, 2009, the small city-state of Dubai shook financial markets across the world when the Dubai World holding companies announced that it would ask its creditors to standstill its debts. After three decades of phenomenal growth, something had gone off the... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Development Economics; Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Business History; Business and Government Relations; Dubai
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  • January 2011
  • Article

Does Intellectual Property Rights Reform Spur Industrial Development?

By: Lee G. Branstetter, Ray Fisman, C. Fritz Foley and Kamal Saggi
An extensive theoretical literature generates ambiguous predictions concerning the effects of intellectual property rights (IPR) reform on industrial development. The impact depends on whether multinational enterprises (MNEs) expand production in reforming countries... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Intellectual Property; Rights; Production; Expansion; United States
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  • March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
  • Case

Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk

By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its microfinance network leads Opportunity International to launch the first global specialized microinsurance company, the Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Cost Management; Microfinance; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Infrastructure; Nonprofit Organizations; Competition; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Asia; Latin America
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  • September 2003 (Revised February 2007)
  • Case

PolyMedica Corporation (A)

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
The Securities and Exchange Commission and investors question PolyMedica Corp.'s practice of capitalizing rather than expensing of direct-response advertising. View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Business Earnings; Advertising; Private Sector; Budgets and Budgeting; Cost Management; Capital Markets; Marketing; Private Equity; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

Rival Visions

exemplifies energetic government and vigorous federal programs for economic growth. Gallatin symbolizes low taxes and less intrusion by government." Not surprisingly, the two men (after whom two HBS buildings are named) were political... View Details
  • 01 Apr 1996
  • News

Wake-Up Call: Farewell to the American Dream?

Jeffrey Madrick (MBA '71) has for many years been an award-winning economics and financial writer and editor in both print (Business Week, Money) and broadcast (NBC, ESPN) journalism. The author of, most recently, The End of Affluence... View Details
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • News

Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

RELATED LINKS Video: Dean Nohria introduces the Project U.S. Competitiveness home page HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness The Path to Economic Revival Made in America — Making Their Way How Boeing Competes — James McNerney Jr.... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 07 Jul 2009
  • Research Event

Business Summit: Historical Roots of Globalization

preferences (with the beauty industry as an example). According to panelists, globalization has a homogenizing effect on diverse national cultures. Its pressures cause societies to become more alike, converging in business approaches, political and View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

    Gil Addo

    healthcare. In 2020, Crains New York named Gil to its list of the Most Notable in Health Care and in 2017 he received their Heritage Healthcare Innovator of the Year award. He holds a BS in Economics and Biomedical Engineering from Yale... View Details
    Keywords: Healthcare
    • Portrait Project

    Philia Hiotis

    Money is the most important thing in life. Well, not actually, but if you're poor it can make a difference. I want to contribute to improving people's lives through a career in economic development, with a focus on providing microfinance... View Details
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    Collections | Working Knowledge

    Collections Featured Topics Economics and Global Commerce Insights on global economics: debt, trade with China, microfinance, and politics' impact on commerce and growth. Career and Workplace Get expert insights on workplace challenges... View Details
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    Robert G. James Lounge | About

    family's strong ties to Harvard Business School, the lounge in McArthur Hall was named the Robert G. James Lounge. After earning his MBA at HBS and his PhD in economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Robert G. James... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2011
    • News

    Noted & Quoted

    say that my success is not about who I am, but whose I am.” —Carla Harris (MBA ’87), a gospel singer and managing director at Morgan Stanley, on the role of God in her life. (New York Times DealBook online, September 15, 2011) “I believe that most Americans will be... View Details
    Keywords: quotations
    • Mar 2012
    • Article

    Green Rules to Drive Innovation

    and increase funding for clean-energy R&D. Environmental stewardship need not be an economic burden, they emphasize; on the contrary, investing in sustainability can enhance corporate and national competitiveness. Read the working... View Details

      Carlos Reines

      holds an MBA from Harvard. Carlos was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Carlos loves helping early stage founders in areas such as fundraising, creating a strong team, building an MVP, finding product market fit. View Details