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  • 21 Nov 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis By: Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi Abstract—In recent decades, advances in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

arbitrariness of the set. Drawing on Gestalt psychology, we develop a conceptual account that predicts what will—and will not—act as a pseudo-set and defines the psychological process through which these... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics - Course Catalog

of the sector. Educational Objectives Develop an informed view on the history of and recent dramatic changes in how the space sector functions, including the evolving relationship between public View Details
  • May 2024
  • Article

Design of Off-Grid Lighting Business Models to Serve the Poor: Field Experiments and Structural Analysis

By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Serguei Netessine, Ioanna Popescu and Rowan P. Clarke
A significant proportion of the world's population has no access to grid-based electricity and so relies on off-grid lighting solutions. Rechargeable lamp technology is gaining popularity as an alternative off-grid lighting model in developing countries. In this paper,... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Behavior; Poverty; Logistics; Business Model; Utilities Industry
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  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

situation; indeed, they can help to shape it. Up until several months ago, for example, there was no door-to-door transport agreement between Jordan and Israel. This meant that a company wanting to transport goods by truck between the two... View Details
Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz
  • 1998
  • Chapter

Foreign Firms in the Chinese Power Sector: Economic and Environmental Impacts

By: F. L. Reinhardt, Fiona Murray and Richard Vietor
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; China
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  • 29 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age

Are Uber drivers and HourlyNerd consultants independent contractors or employees? Interesting question, but the wrong one. Better to ask: Are we stifling innovation across the digital economy by forcing a... View Details
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu; Transportation; Web Services
  • 18 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

Evolution and Resilience Britain: Global Legacy and Domestic Persistence By: Jones, G. Abstract—This chapter explores the British experience in a volume which examines the historical evolution of business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 1999
  • News

Covering the Issues

coverage of individual countries in both the industrialized and the developing world. In recent decades, the Bulletin's focus on international View Details
Keywords: Susan Young, Deborah Blagg, and Garry Emmons
  • January 2018
  • Technical Note

Business at the Base of the Pyramid: Understanding Impact and Impact Evaluations

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
Unlike financial success, there is no clear consensus regarding how best to define and measure social impact. This HBS Technical Note written for students of the HBS MBA course Business at the Base of the Pyramid (BBOP), offers readers pragmatic perspectives on how the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Social Issues; Value Creation; Human Needs; Performance Evaluation
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    Jaya Y. Wen

    Jaya Wen is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research focuses on issues in development economics, political economy, and firm behavior.

    Professor Wen has a Ph.D. in Economics... View Details

    • January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
    • Case

    Private Capital and Public Policy: Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings

    By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner
    Describes Standard & Poor's sovereign credit ratings business. Provides background on the history of credit ratings agencies, the meaning of credit ratings, the expansion of the sovereign ratings business over recent decades, and the market for credit ratings. Also,... View Details
    Keywords: Sovereign Finance; History; Policy; Business and Government Relations; International Finance; Country; Globalized Economies and Regions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Capital Markets; Debates; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    • 24 Apr 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

    Tella, and Lucas Llach Abstract—This article is an introduction to the special collection on Argentine Exceptionalism. First, we discuss why the case of Argentina is generally regarded as exceptional: the View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 27 Sep 2006
    • Working Paper Summaries

    How Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages

    Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan & Selin Sayek
    • 17 Feb 2003
    • Other Presentation

    Swedish Clusters

    By: Michael E. Porter
    A cluster analysis of the Swedish economy using the methodology developed at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness for the Cluster Mapping Project. View Details
    Keywords: Economics; Sweden
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    • 26 Jan 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

    countries generally lack a solid technology base of trained scientists and world-class research universities. 2. Companies in developing View Details
    Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari
    • 20 Mar 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

    March 2018 Review of Economics and Statistics Scraped Data and Sticky Prices By: Cavallo, Alberto Abstract—I use daily prices collected from online retailers in five countries... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can... View Details
    • November 2006 (Revised October 2017)
    • Case

    China: 'To Get Rich Is Glorious'

    By: Richard Vietor and Julia Galef
    In 1978, Deng Xiaoping assumed the leadership of an impoverished China, after Mao Zedong's disastrous Cultural Revolution. During the next 17 years, Deng applied pragmatic policies to liberalize the Chinese economy gradually while maintaining the power of the Communist... View Details
    Keywords: History; Leadership; Privatization; Policy; Macroeconomics; Economic Systems; Development Economics; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; China
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    • 20 Feb 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

    Crisis By: Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—By the end of 2013, the share of government debt held by the domestic banking sectors of Eurozone countries was more than twice its 2007 level. We show... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne