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Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

prosperity growth (Baldwin, 2003; Dollar/Kraay, 2002; Frankel/Romer, 1999; Sachs/ Warner 1995), or highlighted the role of trade as a means to tap into foreign knowledge and raise productivity (Coe/Helpman, 1995; Alcala/Ciccone, 2004).... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

London School of Economics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and recently served on the International Finance Corporation’s Advisory Panel on Sustainability and Business and the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)... View Details

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Dillon House | About

finance, government, diplomacy, economics, and art. A 1931 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange from 1931 until 1936, when he became a director, and subsequently president, of the... View Details

04 Feb 2022
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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... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

developing economies and globalization at large. “The cluster concept is often used to consider local factors,” Giacomin says, “but there’s a growing awareness that many clusters are also driven by external forces, such as foreign direct... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Dilan Gomih

Working three-and-a-half years in foreign exchange for Merrill Lynch gave Dilan Gomih a special kind of confidence. “It's a high-pressure, risky environment; every mistake has consequences," she says.... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Entertainment/Media

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Scholarly Exchange for 1993–2000. William C. Kirby : Received a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for 1994–1999. Krishna G. Palepu : Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements (South-Western College Publishing,... View Details

26 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

“Fitness is your hobby. Finance is your career.” - Words so false that they changed my life. Finance After graduating from Yale University, I joined the fast-paced world of Foreign Exchange (FX) at a large... View Details

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad

merely consulting daily foreign exchange rates—many others require interpretations of ambiguous information. Auditors and their clients have considerable leeway, for example, in answering some of the most... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, George Loewenstein & Don A. Moore; Accounting; Financial Services

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

emissions from the entire state of Florida every year for the next nine years" for the White House, key US agencies, state capitals, business leaders, and Congress to meet the Paris Agreement goal of reducing emissions 50 percent by 2030. At a Council on View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Every Trick in the Book

rediscovered from the sector’s 18th-century roots. By embracing the three Cs as modern-day differentiators, Raffaelli found that independent bookstores have transformed buying a novel in your local bookstore from a simple exchange of... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

Back then, Argentina tried to fend off creditors by adopting a hard-line attitude about reducing its debt obligations. When it initiated a bond exchange offer in 2005 and told its creditors to "take it or leave it," the republic... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

Philip Lehman

American economy increasingly turning toward consumer goods during the 1920s. The rapid rise of Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs was facilitated by the ties they had developed as foreign exchange dealers... View Details

Keywords: Finance

January 1996 (Revised February 1998)
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Japan's Automakers Face Endaka

By: Debora L. Spar

In April 1995, the Japanese yen hit a post-World War II high against the U.S. dollar. The yen's relentless ascent affected firms on both sides of the Pacific, but fell particularly hard on Japan's big four automakers. This case explores how endaka--or"high... View Details

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Competitive Strategy; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Macroeconomics; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Japan

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Company Filings and Annual Reports | Baker Library

Help Center Company Filings and Annual Reports Guide to Baker Library's collection of corporate reports, both current and historical. In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates the nation's securities markets to... View Details

30 Mar 2015
News

An education reformer and social entrepreneur

Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), a cultural exchange organization that has served 1.5 million students worldwide. In 1987 he began working with the British government to establish charter-type schools... View Details

19 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

should government strategy matter to business people? It seems many executives, particularly Americans, believe government is incompetent. Richard Vietor: Business people care in several ways—macroeconomic, microeconomic, and foreign... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Bloomberg: company information

quotes from the foreign exchanges on which an equity trades. RELS for related securities (equity, debt, preferred, money market securities). RV for relative value for customized peer group analysis. SI for... View Details

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Glenn Bean

I aspire to be like a chef, and to have a few courses in the adventure of life. A chef is a perpetual student, tirelessly poring over books and absorbing knowledge from others. Double espresso, please! During my quest, I will embrace View Details

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