Liberalizing An Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 23

and informally ensure its members embrace proper business standards? Relying on his faculty experience, Michel Anteby takes readers inside the School to draw vivid parallels between the socialization of faculty and of students. In an era... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

empirically the method proposed by Arcidiacono and Miller (2011) to accommodate unobserved latent class heterogeneity using a computationally light two-step estimator. Second, we illustrate how discount factors can be estimated in a dynamic structural model using field... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

02 Jan 2020
Op-Ed

Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

charge, gives away an average $310,000 in benefits over what the typical member has purchased. Not surprisingly, this Ponzi scheme collects far less of the taxes and premiums necessary to fund it. "Medicare’s leverage helps... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace; Health; Public Administration

14 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?

services in-house? Are there cost benefits, and do they depend on size? A: Previous research has shown that advertising agency operations are subject to economies of scale, and hence the advertiser faces a major tradeoff in choosing... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom

By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

change? Harvard Business School faculty share their thoughts. Most importantly, there are good reasons to think that the world will surprise us , and that once we put our mind to addressing climate change the costs will be significantly lower. Building View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities

19 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 19

claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater breadth are linked to the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups

engineers, for example, brought in anthropologists to help them design copiers that were more user-friendly. And Genzyme leavened the impact of the lawyers on its regulatory team with a sprinkling of scientists and liberal arts graduates.... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

06 Jan 2003
What Do You Think?

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

growth, beginning at the provincial level to conform with announced national goals; an economy that is propped up by foreign investment; and a country that is actually using less and less energy—energy use... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

"The Changing Structure of the Global Wine Industry," won the Best Paper award at the 2003 European Applied Business Research Conference. Roberto recently shared his thoughts on wine for HBS Working Knowledge in an e-mail... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

pursue economic development, and rewarding officials on that basis, the country as a whole has been transformed into an entrepreneurial and industrial powerhouse. Case in point: China's economy enjoyed a... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

leadership changes ." Phil Clark comments that " you really cannot hide your identity. No brand, motto, or corporate mission statement written on a wall can cover the reality of what others see." Alexis Meza poses and responds to View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

much more than just an income,” says Hussam, who teaches the course Business, Government and the International Economy to MBA students. “It gives you a sense of identity, of purpose, of a larger goal. It... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

Joseph R. Biden Jr. becomes the 46th president of the United States at a time when the nation is grappling with several sober realities at once: a deadly pandemic that is claiming the lives of thousands of Americans daily, a bumpy vaccine rollout, a shaky View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

Soaring COVID-19 cases are forcing government officials to confront a critical question: Should they lock down the economy further? Whether to curb activities like indoor dining might seem like a simple choice, but the decision to ease... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

immigrants? First, there is an economic argument: even though immigration is beneficial for the economy and increases growth and innovation, people are concerned about immigrants’ competition for jobs and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?

because they're driven by mutual funds or hedge funds and are rewarded in the short term. Long-term funders can expect to see more opportunities coming their way, he continued. According to moderator Josh Lerner, a Harvard Business School professor, this is View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

11 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Riding the Internet Fast Track

a series of six "filters" to answer this critical question. If a company is going to make the investment required to aggressively pursue an Internet opportunity, management needs to believe in each of the following: Online... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

16 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

Chinese care about China, of course, but they are rooting for America as well” Management educators talk frequently about best practices and use case studies to illustrate by example. For more than a century global observers have considered the US View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria

11 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?

marketing can be used to create a political process that entices consumers (voters) rather than makes them cynical. "We wanted to elevate understanding of the power and importance of marketing as a force for social good," the researchers wrote in View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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