Publications

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), “Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness,” in The Global Competitiveness Report (World Economic... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Canada

Research Summary

The Competitive Advantage of Nations and Regions

Michael E. Porter continues to extend his study first reported in The Competitive Advantage of Nations. Porter has published books and studies of other countries, states, and cities, including Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,... View Details

2001
Other Unpublished Work

A Baltic Rim Regional Agenda

By: Michael E. Porter and Örjan Sölvell

Michael E. Porter and Örjan Sölvell View Details

Keywords: Economics

2011
Chapter

Regional Trade Integration and Multinational Firm Strategies

By: Pol Antras and C. Fritz Foley

This paper analyzes the effects of the formation of a regional trade agreement on the level and nature of multinational firm activity. We examine aggregate data that captures the response of U.S. multinational firms to the formation of the ASEAN free trade agreement.... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Analytics and Data Science; Agreements and Arrangements; United States

30 Sep 2003
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness in Northeast Massachusetts

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

2008
Working Paper

International Financial Integration and Entrepreneurial Firm Activity

By: Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton

We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. We use a unique firm-level data set in a broad sample of developed and developing countries, which enables us to present both cross-country and... View Details

Keywords: International Financial Integration; Capital Mobility; Firm Entry; Capital Controls; Finance; Integration; Global Range; Capital; Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; Developing Countries and Economies

March 2004 (Revised April 2006)
Case

St. Louis: Inner-City Economic Development

By: Michael E. Porter, Anne S. Habiby and Joanne Lasala

Describes the history and challenges of the economically distressed inner city areas of St. Louis, a major U.S. metropolitan area. Profiles regional and inner city economics and describes a new effort by community leaders to develop and implement a strategy to... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Leading Change; Urban Development; Problems and Challenges; Public Administration Industry; Saint Louis

Educators

Purchase

2003
Chapter

Export-Led Development in Regional Economies

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Keywords: Trade; Developing Countries and Economies

06 Jul 2023
News

Home Economics

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Keywords: April White

10 Oct 2003
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness in Central Massachusetts

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

11 Jun 2008
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness in a Global Economy

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States

27 Oct 2020
News

Hospital Merger Seeks to Create Regional Giant in the West

10 Oct 2003
Other Presentation

Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Councils: Survey Results for Berkshire, Pioneer Valley, and Central Regions

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development