Economics Of Information System - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2014
News

Leveling the Playing Field for all Learners

things so far in the history of Khan Academy. This validates us, not just, ‘Hey, here’s this nice thing that might be helpful for you to learn.’ This is going to be systemically important. “The College Board... View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance

and advisory firm. Froot has served as a consultant to many companies, countries, and institutions, including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve,... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

History’s Lessons

to complete the manuscript of Silent Spring, which documents the effects of pesticides such as DDT on the environment and the campaign of misinformation surrounding their use.... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

01 Feb 2002
News

Egawa Heads New Research Office in Japan

development initiatives. She expects to work closely with Camille Tang Yeh (MBA '80), executive director of the Asia-Pacific Research Center in Hong Kong, because of the close View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2013
News

The Long View

strategic research questions in four main areas: government and markets, institutions of democracy, economic inequality, and national security. Does the organization contribute to policymaking? Our primary... View Details

02 Sep 2018
News

Havana Rising

halt. In the summer of 1994 alone, more than 30,000 Cubans fled to the United States via boats and makeshift rafts. Faced with these economic realities, Fidel Castro’s government began some private sector... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

23 Oct 2020
News

Educating the Whole Student

“We knew the education system was broken,” says Meredith Liu (MBA 2010) of her first meetings with Priscilla Chan, who founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization that she founded... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

09 Mar 2021
News

Bridging the Gap

Illustration by Chris Gash Long before “COVID-19” became a household word with grave implications, the education sector faced enormous challenges. Opportunity and achievement gaps marginalizing students of color and those from low-income... View Details

28 May 2019
News

INK: Maker’s Manual

Since cofounding the online product discovery platform The Grommet in 2008, Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) has enjoyed a front-row seat to the launch of 3,000 consumer products—including household names like Fitbit, SodaStream, and S’well. From... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 2023
News

Action Plan: Net Proceeds

“I’m a root-cause kind of guy,” says Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), reflecting on a military, government, and civilian career that has taken him from counterdrug operations in Colombia to assisting with the peace process in Sudan to... View Details

Keywords: April White; recycling; corporate social responsibility; waste management; water; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

06 Jun 2017
News

Many Rivers to Cross

highways versus 5 million in the US—is a significant barrier to economic growth. His advocacy for developing a South American Riverways System to facilitate trade and transit in Colombia and neighboring... View Details

03 Jun 2016
News

Again in a Great City

Campus Martius Park. The city’s mile road system originates here; 8 Mile is eight miles away. In the 1990s, when the park was first conceived, it was a signal of a future for the neighborhood; Cummings sat... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

needs to formulate (and commit to) engagement mechanisms for economic governance—which builds citizen confidence in their role as partners. To ingrain legitimacy in Zambia, for instance, a cabinet-level executive Privatization Agency was... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Hard Choices

human potential. It has made the US an economic powerhouse. It has played a major role in capital being allocated to the most productive uses. Free enterprise has led to the creation of a staggering number... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

access capital. “We wrote this case because it not only tells a particular story of two student leaders effecting change,” says Bussgang, a Senior Lecturer at HBS and managing partner at the VC firm, Flybridge. “But it also speaks to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2012
News

A Better World, One Idea at a Time

essential technologies, such as bicycle-powered machines, affordable solar lanterns, and smokeless cook stoves, designed for the rural poor at the bottom of the economic pyramid. View Details

Keywords: contests; awards; cosmetics; Crop Production; Agriculture; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 1998
News

Faculty Retirements

interface with the securities markets, he is the coauthor or editor of seven books, including Wall Street and Regulation; Managing Financial Institutions; and Islamic Law and Finance. He has written numerous working papers and articles in... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Building a Strong and Prosperous Society

book, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, Henderson says that we have failed to reenvision capitalism. It must be not only an engine of prosperity, she offers, but also a system that is in harmony... View Details

26 Oct 2020
News

A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

by producing regional and local events, conducting research, and creating media content that raises the visibility of Hispanic Americans across industries. Edelman, who previously led successful marketing efforts for humanitarian... View Details