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- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
the optimal capital requirement is around 20%. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51305 The Empirical Economics of Online Attention By: Boik, Andre, Shane Greenstein, and Jeffrey Prince Abstract—In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
approach to problem solving.” Inspirations & role models: “Averell Harriman: a businessman, politician, and statesman who by the end of the 1960s was one of the few national leaders who still maintained people's respect. Bill Donaldson... View Details
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Engaged with field work in East Africa, South Asia, and in several large hybrid organizations in the United States, Professor Whillans places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the social psychological literature and relevant... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
founder of the Tobin Project, an independent, interdisciplinary initiative that uses academic research to tackle massive real-world problems like economic inequality, national security, and government... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
At the start of the pandemic, the uncertainty primarily concerned health issues—the diffusion of the virus and its effective threat. As the virus expanded from China to other countries, the uncertainty extended to the economic domain. For... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Laura Alfaro to Costa Rican Post
HBS associate professor Laura Alfaro is taking a leave of absence from the School to serve as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in her native Costa Rica. At 38, Alfaro, who has no prior... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
influence when the vast majority can't? The authors tracked 68 change initiatives in the UK's National Health Service, an organization whose size, complexity, and tradition can make reform difficult. They discovered several predictors of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
It’s the Economy
common thread among them and found one in the search for solutions. In fact, by early this year, the national conversation clearly had shifted from discovery to recovery, with Washington taking a commanding role in charting a hoped-for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
and arming themselves very quickly. Their intense nationalism is fueled by a deep sense of grievance about their treatment by Western powers over the last several centuries. Our view is that in the evolving competition for power and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
Duhigg Photo Courtesy Charles Duhigg As a business writer for the New York Times, I often bump into HBS classmates and alumni who ask me, in a whisper, “What’s the real story behind the economic crisis? There’s some hidden tale that... View Details
- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
camp offered nothing except the status quo. Anyone watching the national UK television debate on Tuesday could compare the hope and passion of the Leave campaign, led by former London mayor Boris Johnson, with the plodding, half-hearted... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
led to economic development and were therefore emulated in other nations at the time. The idea for it probably came from my love of old books, which allowed me to see quite starkly the discrepancy between... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Totting Up the Bill for the Iraq War
actual financial cost of operating the Afghanistan and Iraq wars at $2.7 trillion. (Before the wars, the Bush White House estimated the bill would be $50 billion.) Next comes a question: What could we have done with the money had we not gone to war? According to the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Presidential Adviser
6, 2006, Q&A with the Chicago Sun–Times, Hubbard, assistant to the President for economic policy and director of the National Economic Council, championed Bush’s message on... View Details
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
our understanding of it. Q: Where do you see your research taking you next? A: I continue to be fascinated by the role entrepreneurs and firms have played in integrating national economies over the last two centuries. This global... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
scanrail SUMMING UP: Is Modern Monetary Theory a Fancy Term for Today’s Reality? Modern monetary theory (MMT) is “silly thinking” (Andy), “a totally unproven theory” (Alex), a “free lunch” (John), and “questionable economics for certain”... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
In June 2000, when the National Commission on Terrorism released its report, the commission's chairman, L. Paul ("Jerry") Bremer III (MBA '66), issued a warning. "There's a chance terrorists will try to stage a catastrophic event in the... View Details
- 16 Aug 2013
- News
Women's Business Leader
Carla Harris Photo courtesy of Carla Harris On August 12, President Obama announced his intention to appoint Carla Harris (MBA 1987) to be the Chair of the National Women's Business Council (NWBC). Harris is a prominent global investment... View Details
- 23 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19
yet. “Seeing the breadth of different policies and the different stakeholders that they touch was surprising." Cavallo, in searching for a way to explore a once-in-a-lifetime global event like the worldwide economic response to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne