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Economic Globalization and Populism in Latin America and Beyond

Both populism and economic globalization have been on the rise in the last decades, motivating increasing scholarly attention to the phenomena and their relationship (see Rodrik 2021 for a recent review). However, the relationship between populism and economic... View Details

Keywords: Populism; Economic Globalization; Latin America; Economy; Macroeconomics; Economics; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalization; Political Elections; Government and Politics; Finance; Geographic Location; Latin America

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May 1996 (Revised September 1997)
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China (A): Supplement

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Eilene Zimmerman

Updates China (A): The Great Awakening. To be handed out in class following discussion of the case. View Details

Keywords: Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies; China

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24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

value-added tax. We're the only developed economy that doesn't do it. We have state and local sales taxes, but we don't have any broad-based value-added tax. I think most tax economists have long thought it's a strange arrow to have kept... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2017
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Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making markets. For 25 years, he has... View Details

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

forgiven. Liberia is not yet in the clear, but it is politically stable, its economy is rapidly growing, and its citizens are returning to lives enhanced by a more egalitarian power structure. Without the... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

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Mariama Keita

was the case method. "For someone like me without a lot of business experience," Mariama explains, "it's a great way to practice real management skills." Information that empowers Mariama grew up in Cote d'Ivoire, a nation whose View Details

13 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams

Kenyan Organization.” For years, Pons had been researching electoral politics in France. “We found that if you provide information to voters one-on-one it increased participation,” says Pons, an assistant professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 21

driven by China's insatiable appetite for raw materials. Then the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, brewing challenges for the world's biggest exporter of coal and iron ore. Prime Minister Rudd pushed for massive stimulus packages... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

Industries Authors:Regina Abrami and Yu Zheng Abstract Why have China's petrochemical and steel industries behaved so differently in seeking trade protection through antidumping measures? We argue that the patterning of antidumping... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2015
Op-Ed

The Fall of Greece

allocated in competitive markets) is far superior to a centrally planned economy where the means of production are controlled by the political process. And the superiority does not come only in terms of... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social, and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

involved a developed economy, "That would (suggest) a new type of fourth world country, a developed economy which just turned into a developing one." Should world financial policy essentially reflect a philosophy of "let... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

26 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future

responsible for the deployment of cell phones to two-thirds of Afghans. My research shows that throughout the developing world successful organizations like Roshan must inevitably take on more tasks than their counterpart firms in more advanced View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

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General Management More Local Events Local Community Events Harvard Wyss institute- upcoming events Berkman Center for Internet and Society- upcoming events Harvard Innovation Lab- upcoming events The Political View Details

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All Eyes on Them: A Field Experiment on Citizen Oversight and Electoral Integrity

By: Natalia Garbiras-Díaz and Mateo Montenegro

Can information and communication technologies help citizens monitor their elections? We analyze a large-scale field experiment designed to answer this question in Colombia. We leveraged Facebook advertisements sent to over 4 million potential voters to encourage... View Details

Keywords: Social Influence; Electoral Behavior; Election Outcomes; Economics; Economy; Governance; Government and Politics; Social Media; Social Marketing; Society; Political Elections; Advertising

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21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

upper Amazon, they brought people a taste of America, along with the promise of freedom and prosperity. The end of the Cold War signaled victory for Brand America. As closed economies opened up to foreign trade and investment, Brand... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

accelerate the diffusion of new environmental standards that require coordinated complementary investments by various types of private adopters. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-030.pdf The Political View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Development Joint Degree Program Seminar taught by HBS faculty Spring Term Advanced Microeconomic Analysis II Advanced Macroeconomics for the Open Economy II Advanced Quantitative Methods II: Econometrics The View Details

08 May 2020
Research & Ideas

We’ve Now Been Asking “What Do You Think?” for 20 Years

out of space on my bookshelf.) The objective has been to connect information from multiple sources to give a different twist to a current topic. Many columns over the years have dealt with the management implications of current events from 9/11 to the New View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

March 2012
Article

Reviving Entrepreneurship

By: Josh Lerner and William Sahlman

New enterprises don't exist in a vacuum: They rise or fall depending on myriad contextual factors, all of them interrelated, and all of them affected by government policy. U.S. lawmakers must carefully consider the effects of interventions in at least 12 areas, ranging... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Policy; Economy; Public Administration Industry; United States

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