Economic History - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jan 2010
What Do You Think?

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

causing global warming and turn that energy and resources into actually improving our way of life with limited impact on our world." Tom Dolembo questioned whether agreements are necessary. He believes that change driven by entrepreneurs seeing an View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

16 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

“There are so many industries that have a history of relying on the "soft stuff," and the soft stuff has worked in the favor of a particular kind of individual. The truth is the soft stuff is often a euphemism, in many cases, for bias;... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

11 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

individuals, subgroups, and teams perform. Paper: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1534-0856&volume=15 The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid Author:Werker, Eric D. Publication:In Handbook of Safeguarding Global Financial Stability: Political,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Oct 2020
News

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

explored the ways the performing arts organization pivoted to a mostly virtual season to reach its audience while completing the two-year, $140 million restoration and expansion of the former Warner Grand Theatre, now known as the Bradley Symphony Center. “It was... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

Boston's "Big Dig" is the largest public works project in American history (the official name is the "Central Artery/Tunnel Project"). Technically, however, the project was municipally financed, not project financed.... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

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

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

Frame Flexibility: The Role of Cognitive and Emotional Framing in Innovation Adoption by Incumbent Firms By: Raffaelli, Ryan, Mary Ann Glynn, and Michael Tushman Abstract—Why do incumbent firms frequently reject nonincremental innovations? Beyond technical, structural,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

personal relationships and pattern matching. “We’re already seeing the current economic changes impacting women disproportionately as some women have to drop out of the labor force to look after children. It’s important that we not only... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Venture Capital / Private Equity

01 Mar 2023
News

March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

dollars, euros, pounds, and other stores of wealth to move invisibly—beyond the control of central bankers, law enforcement agents, and international institutions. With an entire financial secrecy system now dominating capitalist operations, riches flow inexorably... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

April 2008 (Revised December 2008)
Case

Leveraged Loans 2007

By: Andre F. Perold and Erik Stafford

The leveraged loan market was in a crisis during the summer of 2007, following many years of low realized volatility (less than 4% per annum), an index of leveraged loans had fallen over 5% in the month of July. A sudden drop in capital market prices for an asset class... View Details

Keywords: History; Financial Liquidity; Investment; Financial Crisis; Market Transactions; Disruption; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Capital Markets; Crisis Management; Commercial Banking; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry

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27 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

look at portfolios because that’s a natural way to measure risk, and then we needed an area where we could actually observe some scandals and misconduct happening,” Minor says. “Hmm, where could that be? Politicians! It turns out they have a rich View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

urgent needs of the future. Start-ups, on the other hand, are intensely focused on innovation but are also beholden to the impatience and boom-and-bust cycles of the venture capital industry. In his new book, The Architecture of Innovation: The View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

The Europe Research Center (ERC) is the newest of Harvard Business School's Global Initiative research centers, having opened its doors in July 2002. With the political and economic currents now affecting relations between the United... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Dec 2011
News

Li & Fung's Global Footprint

about how to manage and grow the company? The turning point was when Deng Xiaoping opened up China, making available the most important natural resource it had, its labor, to the rest of the world. Starting in 1979, China began to industrialize and create the View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade

01 Jun 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

explanations about the development of the United States’ Federal Reserve System, which was created in 1913 in direct response to the Panic of 1907; and an engaging and entertaining account of a fascinating period in financial and economic... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

26 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 26

related to the repeal of these NAS disclosures in 1982 are associated with a small positive stock price reaction suggesting no adverse economic consequences of withdrawing NAS disclosures. Further, following the repeal of disclosure... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2025 | Working Knowledge

summer, I try to blend research-related reading with books that are just plain joy. For the former, I’ve been enjoying Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick and Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein. I’m also about to jump into Empire of AI... View Details

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

LV:There’s certainly a symbolic vibe when the Dow gets to 20,000-- something to celebrate to the extent that it reflects the American economy’s long history of growth, profitability, and success. For the professional and institutional... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

(Editor's Note: In a recent issue, Economic Sociology: The European Electronic Newsletter tackled the controversial issue of "commodification of the body." Harvard Business School professor Michel Anteby contributed the... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

It’s hard to say who’s right, however. Outside of a few high-profile examples like Brin, there have been virtually no data to gauge the level at which immigrants create companies and jobs. Kerr has sought to remedy that problem with a new National Bureau of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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