Thin Political Markets - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2004
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Medical Technology Industry and Japan (A), The

In a five-year effort, the Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA) tried to influence government health policy in Japan. In 1993, HIMA mobilized in response to fears the Japanese government was planning to target the U.S. medical devices industry. The case... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government and Politics; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Japan; United States

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November 1999 (Revised April 2003)
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Financing the Mozal Project

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Fuaad Qureshi

It is June 1997, and a team from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) is recommending that the board approve a $120 million investment in a $1.4 billion aluminum smelter in Mozambique, known as the Mozal project. Four factors make the investment controversial: it... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Projects; Financial Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Developing Countries and Economies; Metals and Minerals; Financial Strategy; Government and Politics; International Finance; Infrastructure; Mozambique

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10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

growing evidence of pollution and resulting political pressures. The variety of capitalism literature has suggested that the German coordinated market economy model was more conducive to green corporate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2016
Supplement

2016 Update: Argentina Turns the Page

By: David E. Bell, Forest Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred

This brief case is a supplement to “Cresud and Argentina” (515-043) and “Note on Agriculture in Argentina” (515-069). Set in early 2016, it describes developments in Argentina under newly elected President Mauricio Macri, including the country’s return to international... View Details

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National Policies in an International Industry: The Europeans and Automobiles

By: Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Auto Industry; Europe

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28 Feb 2012
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PublicationsThe Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Publication:American Economic Journal:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 18

characteristics of the waste-to-energy operation, the market characteristics for waste disposal and energy, and the mechanisms regulators use to encourage production of renewable energy, we determine the profit-maximizing operating... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices

important, 98 percent of drugs with added benefits remained on the market, including all treatments for heart and respiratory diseases. “The drugs that left the market were ‘me too’ drugs—only one of these drugs was shown to have added... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

24 May 2017
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Angie Hicks, MBA 2000

Excellence in Entrepreneurship 2011 Angie’s List IPO 2011 Joins DePauw University Board of Visitors 2014 Joins Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Board 2017 Angie’s List has more than 5 million members Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

poor by removing the high cost of everything they need. Chu discussed the benefits and complexities of microfinance with Harvard Business School alumni on June 4, in a session titled "Microfinance: Harnessing the Market for Social... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2001
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Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde

Baker returned to the United States and was involved for many years in a variety of trading activities that took him to some two dozen countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Observing further how corruption could subvert markets... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Government

05 Oct 2016
What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

he said "our best policy is to promote economic liberty so that individuals and corporations can adjust to changes in society, technology, the economy, the environment and politics stop trying to make government the engine of growth,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Trade Catalogs - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: Trade Catalogs National Markets Advertising Products Trade Catalogs Trade... View Details

28 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War

REALCities.com links city guides from over forty different markets with a very powerful user interface. Its national job board, CareerBuilder.com, is one of the leading national job sites, recently acquiring Headhunter.net. The Washington... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

average quality) or on its costs (lower quantity). Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-094.pdf Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India (revised) Authors:Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2009
News

Too Big To Fail

recruited Moss, an expert in risk management, to provide historical context to the financial crisis and a framework for reform. For his efforts, the panel acknowledged his key role “in conceptualizing and drafting” significant parts of the final product. Not everyone... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Oct 1998
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Putting on the Wheels

the political and economic turmoil following the fall of the Berlin Wall, he urged GM's senior management to locate a new plant for the company's Opel line in the East German town of Eisenach. Eisenach seemed a long shot at best. Even... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Dec 1998
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Faculty Retirements

Samuel Hayes and Hugo Uyterhoeven, two longtime HBS faculty members, retired in June. Summaries of their distinguished careers follow. Samuel L. Hayes, III, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, joined the HBS faculty in 1972. An expert on capital View Details

May 1991
Article

Presidential Commitment and the Veto

By: Daniel E. Ingberman and Dennis Yao

A president's power to veto is widely recognized as an important weapon in the struggle with Congress over legislation. In this paper we investigate the effectiveness of the veto weapon with a simple model of presidential powers that incorporates informal institutional... View Details

Keywords: Government Legislation; Laws and Statutes; Financial Markets; Value; Taxation; Conflict and Resolution; Research; Performance Effectiveness; Legal Services Industry

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February 2018 (Revised March 2018)
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Kickstarting Tomato Jos in Nigeria

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Risa Kavalercik

In the spring of 2016, Mira Mehta (HBS 2014), faced a difficult decision. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and winning the second place in the HBS New Venture Competition—Social Enterprise Track, she had moved to Northern Nigeria, where she founded the... View Details