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- 13 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?
landmark National Bureau of Economic Research working paper by Lerner and five colleagues at the University of Michigan, University of Maryland, University of Chicago, and the US Census Bureau cuts through some of the fog to reveal for...
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Lehman Brothers Family Partners | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Library Search Search Search Lehman Brothers: 1850 - 2008 Exhibition Lehman Brothers Family Partners Lehman Brothers began as a close-knit, family enterprise. While the number of its employees grew steadily, until 1924 only blood-related male members of the family...
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- 26 Apr 2022
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What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
purpose” as a way to build trust and in so doing achieve both impressive economic results and positive social impact. The book demonstrates how purpose-driven business leaders find success by clearly articulating a purpose for the...
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by Ranjay Gulati
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development and real estate have become synonymous with economic growth and prosperity in China. Drawing on extensive...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Curriculum - Faculty & Research
website: PhD in Business Economics PhD in Organizational Behavior PhD in Health Policy Management Executive Education Changing the Game 27 OCT–01 NOV 2024 Mergers and Acquisitions 19–24 JAN 2025 Private...
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- 04 Feb 2022
- Book
Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries
Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
No Taxation without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in the Value Added Tax
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by Dina Pomeranz
- 01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation
innovation, and we’re committed to continuing that tradition. You can see that in how we’ve approached generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in the program this year. From early in 2023, when we began planning our policy on GAI, we...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 20 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
techniques for changing individual behavior in pursuit of policy objectives. The types of “nudge” interventions that governments are now adopting alter people’s decisions without coercion or significant changes to View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2017
- Working Paper
Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper provides a business history perspective on debates about the Great Divergence, the rise of the income gap between the West and the Rest, and the more recent Great Convergence, which has seen a narrowing of that gap. The literature on the timing and...
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Wealth and Poverty;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth
Jones, Geoffrey. "Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-004, July 2017.
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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Research Affiliate at the Center for Economic Policy Research in 2013. Raffaella Sadun : Named Harvard Business School Richard Hodgson Fellow in 2013. David B. Yoffie : Elected 2013 Fellow of The...
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- 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
2018 Innovation Policy and the Economy The Orphan Drug Act at 35: Observations and an Outlook for the Twenty-First Century By: Bagley, Nicholas, Benjamin Berger, Amitabh Chandra, Craig Garthwaite, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—On the 35th...
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Dina Gerdeman
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Departments - Employment
in developing effective solutions. We aspire to help leaders think clearly about the design of economic and political institutions that will enable firms and societies to thrive while maintaining the physical and biological systems on...
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Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs
By: Xi Ling, Wesley R. Hartmann and Tomomichi Amano
This paper compares two estimators—the Border Approach and an Instrumental Variable (IV) estimator—using a unified framework where identifying variation arises from “preference externalities,” following the intuition in Waldfogel (2003). We highlight two dimensions in...
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Ling, Xi, Wesley R. Hartmann, and Tomomichi Amano. "Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online January 23, 2024.)
- 21 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?
research. “So, what drove those run-ups? To me, that's the kind of question that is relevant for any investor.” And its answer is relevant to policymakers as they face an unexpected side effect of the trillions of dollars of economic...
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Building Collections | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Andrew F., et al. The Neglected Black Majority . S.l. : A. P. Randolph Educational Fund, 1971. Brimmer was a prolific writer and speaker on economic and financial issues. Copies of his speeches and reports on such issues as monetary View Details
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
often fail. Why are consumers so blind? And why can’t scientists and public policy makers help them more effectively? A new study suggests that researchers are not diving deeply enough into root causes, consequently creating solutions, or...
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- December 2008
- Case
The Financial Crisis of 2008
This case presents excerpts from the speeches of observers to the 2008 financial crisis, including former and current central bankers, a private banker, and a Nobel-prize winning economist. They present different interpretations of the causes of the financial crisis...
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Trumbull, J. Gunnar. "The Financial Crisis of 2008." Harvard Business School Case 709-036, December 2008.
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About the Project - U.S. Competitiveness
leaders, especially in business, can take to strengthen the U.S. economy. The research is informed by global surveys of Harvard Business School alumni working in many industries. Project faculty members regularly present the latest research findings to audiences both...
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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
also a great love of the country and understanding of the history.” She also developed a severe case of PTSD during her time living in the region. Working in such a high-profile role required her to navigate the country at a time of chaos. Ames, who later served as a...
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