Distributed Systems - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

CCP relied on the manipulation and distribution of the national land supply either to stimulate economic growth or to rein in an overheating economy. China’s land institutions, therefore, share “complementarities” with fiscal and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2002
News

Back in Business

revenue.) The exchange and nearby buildings were checked for safety and cleaned up, power was reestablished, and computer systems tested and retested over the weekend. On Monday, September 17, Lhota stood by as the bell rang to open the... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

Working PapersEconomic Catastrophe Bonds Authors:Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford Abstract The central insight of asset pricing is that a security's value depends on both its distribution of payoffs across economic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

case:http://hbr.org/search/913401-PDF-ENG SCMS: Battling HIV/AIDS in Africa Ananth Raman, Noel Watson, Santiago Kraiselburd, and Emmanuel AkiliHarvard Business School Case 613-023 In 2005, USAID and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2018
News

Havana Rising

benefactor and main trading partner, entering what is referred to as “the Special Period,” which would last until the mid-1990s. Gas shortages led to farming and distribution disruptions, which led to food shortages. The average Cuban... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

01 Jun 1996
News

Class Acts

kitchen to a larger production facility in Vermont. Over the next few years, he and his family orchestrated the creation of an entire line of nationally distributed condiments and pasta sauces. In 1995, his natural foods company, Uncle... View Details

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