by Diego A. Comin - Publications - Faculty & Research

2013
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If Technology Has Arrived Everywhere, Why Has Income Diverged?

By: Diego A. Comin and Marti Mestieri Ferrer

We study the lags with which new technologies are adopted across countries, and their long-run penetration rates once they are adopted. Using data from the last two centuries, we document two new facts: there has been convergence in adoption lags between rich and poor... View Details

Keywords: Income Characteristics; Technology Adoption; Globalization

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February 2010 (Revised April 2010)
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China: Getting Richer Still

By: Diego A. Comin and Richard H. K. Vietor

In the last quarter of 2009, China's GDP growth rate again approached 10%. While the global financial crisis had certainly hurt - causing layoffs of as many as 20 million factory workers - a huge stimulus package on top of continuing domestic demand had restored... View Details

Keywords: History; Resource Allocation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Macroeconomics; Demand and Consumers; Leading Change; Economic Growth; China

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01 Mar 2017
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HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age

When considering how to enter the digital learning arena, HBS did what any startup would do. It began in 2012 by identifying a challenge: How to merge the unique elements of the HBS learning experience with the latest technology to create... View Details

05 Oct 2021
Blog Post

First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference across Borders

continued to engage with HBS students and drive career opportunities across the globe – including the connection between Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) and Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999). Westphal grew up helping out in his family’s small retail... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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includes tempering ambition, inspiring others with a greater purpose, and not violating values. The authors cite Mohandas Gandhi and Cesar Chavez as leaders who were able to motivate others and Andrew Grove and Diego Rivera as men who... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

co-founder of Leadin’Lab, the laboratory on the LEAdership, Design and Innovation at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano Conor J Walsh Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Associate Faculty Member,... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

fellow TED Fellow Camille A. Brown, BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play by Camille A Brown and Dancers, nominated for a 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Production. The Ford Foundation and the National Endowment... View Details

15 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

organizational studies research. We empirically assess this assertion by analyzing studies of negotiation published in top peer-reviewed management, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations journals from 1990 to 2005. Our findings... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania Authors:Diego A. Comin Abstract Tourism is a tradable service activity that could allow some African countries to generate significant growth. Tanzania, given its... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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