Design Economics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

Broughton (MBA 2006) (Harper) A compendium of practical knowledge, trivia, and worldly wisdom for boys of all ages, designed as an informal full-color family scrapbook treasured by generations of one fictional family at their Adirondack... View Details

29 Sep 2022
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

countries closed their borders. Diagne’s first task was to work closely with the ministry’s leadership team in crafting an economic response to the pandemic. Worldwide, crisis management involved very similar challenges—layoffs and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

20 Dec 2019
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The 19 Musts of 2019

worker productivity, equality of opportunity and economic mobility, even economic growth—are consequently all eroding and threatening the economic, civil, and political life of our democracy. Of course, Adam... View Details

Keywords: podcast; Arts, Entertainment

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Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

Research focus Michelle: Ryan and I are both interested in deeply understanding what happens when customers interact with an organization’s operating system. Insights about customer behavior can influence a company to operate differently and the way companies View Details

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2+2 Program | MBA

private, or nonprofit sector before enrolling at HBS. Download the 2+2 Brochure Who Are We Looking For? The 2+2 program is designed to create a pathway to the MBA for high-potential college students. Some preference will be given to... View Details

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

those declines. Our argument is built around three core themes. Theme 1: When a Country Loses the Capability to Manufacture, It Loses the Ability to Innovate Innovation and manufacturing are often viewed as residing at the opposite ends of the View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

decrease them during the downturn. Both results are in line with the behavior of inexperienced investors in experimental asset markets. The economic significance of young managers' actions is amplified by large inflows into their funds... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

institutional theory, and economic theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Broadening Focus: Spillovers and the Benefits of Specialization in the Hospital Industry Authors:Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

forthcoming Economic Journal (Royal Economic Society) Increasing the Electoral Participation of Immigrants: Experimental Evidence from France By: Pons, Vincent, and Guillaume Liegey Abstract—Improving the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

forthcoming IMF Economic Review Debt Redemption and Reserve Accumulation By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the past decade, foreign participation in local-currency bond markets in emerging countries increased dramatically.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Introduction - The Audience - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

powerful industrial enterprise to which satisfied workers devoted themselves. Fortune magazine, for example—the quintessence of sophistication in graphic design and photojournalism—catered to the elite managerial class, portraying the... View Details

07 Sep 2020
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How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

through a few months, when normalcy would resume. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)—government-funded forgivable loans designed to help businesses pay their employees—would help them weather the storm. Six months later, there’s still... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service

18 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 18

account for horizontal peer comparison when designing executive wage contracts and that this comparison has productivity consequences for firms. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=43633 How Do Risk Managers Become... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Jan 2002
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Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

to try to improve the livelihood of every member of the company." When you go into a store looking for a stylish, well-made shirt, the designer brands jump out at you-names like Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, and Ralph Lauren. So do the... View Details

10 Jan 2005
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Professors Introduce Valuation Software

Originally designed for HBS classroom use, the BAV software was recently made available to the public for purchase for $69 through Harvard Business School Publishing. We asked Healy to discuss the BAV in an e-mail interview. Sean... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

developing the Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada . In 2020, she launched a 5-course Specialization on Coursera: Gender Analytics: Gender Equity Through Inclusive Design which is aimed at building... View Details

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Transportation - Business & Environment

Battery costs for electric vehicles have dropped 85% since 2010. [38] Challenge Globally, transportation is the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions. Reducing GHGs from this sector is difficult because economic growth usually requires... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues

Law School and Design School, this year's conference hosted over fifty speakers from business, government, and academia in the United States and Asia. Panels focused on the economic future of countries such... View Details

19 May 2003
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Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech

harm entrepreneurial incentives are often the same people who claim that current disclosure is adequate for communicating the economics of stock option grants. The two positions are clearly contradictory. If current disclosure is... View Details

Keywords: by Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan & Robert C. Merton

01 Dec 2018
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Trade Off

What patterns emerge from history that can help us better understand where we are today? Sophus Reinert: To many people, globalization is teleological, something that necessarily becomes stronger over time and leads to an ever-more View Details

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