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- 31 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World
from Mao Tse Tung to Bangladeshi bloggers, Reinert says the essay’s initial influence was limited primarily to North America and Europe, tracking closely with the first parts of the world to enter the Industrial Revolution. “Most of my research focuses on the history...
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by Julia Hanna
- May 2016
- Background Note
Health Systems in the Developing World
By: Kevin Schulman, Muhammed Pate and Gary Carbell
This note offers an approach to the evaluation of health care markets globally. It prepares students with a set of questions about the organization of core elements of the health care system. The organization of these elements can vary across markets and can vary in...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Opportunities;
Analysis
Schulman, Kevin, Muhammed Pate, and Gary Carbell. "Health Systems in the Developing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 316-112, May 2016.
- January 1993 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Medtronic, Inc.
In 1991, Bill George, CEO of Medtronic, the world's largest manufacturer of pacemakers, was evaluating his strategic options in light of the changing economic environment. In the United States, Europe, and Japan, governments were considering regulatory changes to...
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Diversification;
Corporate Strategy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Policy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Goodman, John B., and Patrick Moreton. "Medtronic, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 793-058, January 1993. (Revised October 1993.)
- 15 Dec 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Cognitive Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions
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by Lisa L.Shu & Max H. Bazerman
- 2015
- Working Paper
Customers and Investors: A Framework for Understanding Financial Institutions
By: Robert C. Merton and Robert T. Thakor
Financial institutions have both investors and customers. Investors, such as those who invest in stocks and bonds or private/public-sector guarantors of institutions, expect an appropriate risk-adjusted return in exchange for the financing and risk-bearing that they...
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Financial Institutions
Merton, Robert C., and Robert T. Thakor. "Customers and Investors: A Framework for Understanding Financial Institutions." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 21258, June 2015.
- January 2002 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Finland and Nokia: Creating the World's Most Competitive Economy
By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Finland, with a special language and culture, has developed as a country in between the west (the Nordic region and Europe) and the east (especially its neighbor Russia). In the 1980s, a process started of moving out of an investment-driven economy into an...
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Development Economics;
Economic Growth;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Industry Clusters;
Business and Government Relations;
Competitive Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry;
Finland
Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "Finland and Nokia: Creating the World's Most Competitive Economy." Harvard Business School Case 702-427, January 2002. (Revised March 2011.)
- 18 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View
Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible...
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- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/2/3/257/pdf Organ Allocation Policy and the Decision to Donate Authors:Judd B. Kessler and Alvin E. Roth Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract Organ...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Italy: A New Commitment to Growth
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
Examines Italy's efforts to comply with the Maastricht Treaty and become integrated with Europe in the European Union. By 2002, Italy has achieved macroeconomic stability, but slow growth threatens the country's future competitiveness. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...
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Macroeconomics;
Economic Growth;
Competitive Strategy;
Integration;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
International Relations;
Alliances;
Italy;
European Union
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Rebecca Evans. "Italy: A New Commitment to Growth." Harvard Business School Case 703-007, August 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
- Article
How Did the Great Recession Affect Charitable Giving?
By: Arthur C. Brooks
A great deal of research has studied the effects of income and tax changes on charitable giving. However, little work has focused on how these relationships were affected by the Great Recession. This article estimates the tax and income effects using the 2009 Panel...
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Charitable Giving;
Great Recession;
Philanthropy;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Financial Crisis;
Taxation;
Policy
Brooks, Arthur C. "How Did the Great Recession Affect Charitable Giving?" Public Finance Review 46, no. 5 (September 2018): 715–742.
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Corruption and Firms
By: Emanuele Colonnelli and Mounu Prem
We estimate the causal real economic effects of a randomized anti-corruption crackdown on local governments in Brazil using rich micro-data on corruption and firms. After anti-corruption audits, municipalities experience an increase in the number of firms concentrated...
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Colonnelli, Emanuele, and Mounu Prem. "Corruption and Firms." Review of Economic Studies 89, no. 2 (March 2022): 695–732.
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
the advisory board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and is a member of the State Bar of California. Clare Marie Doris Doctoral Fellowship The Clare Marie Doris Doctoral Fellowship was...
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- 17 Jul 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Why Do We Redistribute So Much but Tag So Little? The Principle of Equal Sacrifice and Optimal Taxation
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by Matthew Weinzierl
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
high-value-adding activities that the country has long been able to attract. In part, this is because U.S. policy makers are not addressing weaknesses in the national business environment and are doing little to fight View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
South Pole Carbon Asset Management-Going for Gold?
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Jost Hamschmidt and Mikell Hyman
In late 2008, Christoph Sutter, CEO of South Pole Carbon Asset Management, reflects on his firm's early success at originating carbon credits in developing nations and selling them to governments and firms that seek to offset their greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily...
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Entrepreneurship;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Environmental Sustainability;
Corporate Strategy
Reinhardt, Forest L., Jost Hamschmidt, and Mikell Hyman. "South Pole Carbon Asset Management-Going for Gold?" Harvard Business School Case 709-030, November 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
concentration of entrepreneurship and innovation in the United States. We discuss rationales for the agglomeration of these activities and the economic consequences of clusters. We identify and discuss View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
- 06 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business
Administration at Harvard Business School. Those who arrived between the ages of 14 and 17 fared better than their 18- to 21-year-old counterparts in education, language fluency, careers, and economic well-being over the following...
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by Rachel Layne
- 2021
- Working Paper
The Business of K-12 Education in China
By: Geoffrey Jones and Yuhai Wu
This working paper examines the evolution of K-12 education in China, especially between 1985 and the present day, drawing extensive interviews with participants in the educational sector. China has been hugely successful in reaching almost 100 percent literacy,...
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K-12 Education;
China;
Real Estate;
Early Childhood Education;
Performance Evaluation;
Teaching;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Personal Development and Career;
Social Issues;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Private Sector;
Education Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
China
Jones, Geoffrey, and Yuhai Wu. "The Business of K-12 Education in China." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-022, October 2021.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
Female "empowerment" has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself and as a means to achieving other development goals. Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a...
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Saving;
Microfinance;
Personal Finance;
Decision Making;
Microeconomics;
Gender;
Power and Influence;
Philippines
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-100, March 2009.