by William Sahlman - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Nov 2013
News

Limits on Interest Rate Rules in Macroeconomic Models Governed by Price Stickiness and Rational Expectations

By: William R. Kerr

Keywords: Interest Rates; Macroeconomics; Mathematical Methods

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05 Mar 2015
News

From Crowds to Collaborators: Initiating Effort and Catalyzing Interactions Among Online Creative Workers

Keywords: by Kevin J. Boudreau, Patrick Gaule, Karim R. Lakhani, Christoph Riedl & Anita Williams Woolley

22 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

Many high-tech companies in the United States look overseas to fill talent gaps in their employment ranks by hiring skilled immigrants, often sponsoring the visas these workers need to live in this country. Critics say this can create an... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services

15 Dec 2011
News

R & D tax cut could expire

04 Apr 2022
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Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

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Entrepreneurial Finance

By: William A. Sahlman

William A. Sahlman is examining the investment and financing decisions made at all stages in the development of entrepreneurial ventures. Related lines of inquiry concern the role of financial institutions in providing risk capital, and the role of government policy in... View Details

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

Debates over the pluses and minuses of immigrant entrepreneurs on the American economy are white hot, but one thing seems stubbornly lacking from them: facts. The arguments are familiar by now. Immigrants take jobs from native-born... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Nov 2019
Video

Health Minute: How Entrepreneurs are Reducing Costs & Improving Outcomes

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

School Professor William R. Kerr. “Nationalistic policies have gained strength all around the world,” Kerr says, pointing to Brexit in the UK and strains caused by the refugee crisis in Europe as indicators... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

01 Jun 2008
News

The Making of a School

BRICK BY BRICK: Completion of the campus dormitories took place in sixteen months. BAKER LIBRARY HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS On a stroll through campus, it’s almost impossible to envision HBS without the iconic columns and bell tower of the... View Details

Keywords: George Bates MBA '25; Dean Wallace Donham; George F. Baker; Bishop William Lawrence; Lawrence Lowell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

07 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

vis-a-vis local financial development in districts all along the route, is the first paper to connect microlevel financial development with infrastructure development. The paper, Infrastructure and Finance: Evidence from India's GQ Highway Network, is coauthored View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction

01 Oct 2018
Book

Is the US Losing its Ability to Attract Highly Skilled Migrant Workers?

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage; Service

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HBS Alumni for Social Impact - Where Does Higher Education Go From Here?

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

Vietnamese manicurists, Korean dry cleaners, Haitian cab drivers, Gujarati motel owners. Anyone who lives in an American city can see how immigrants tend to cluster in industries along ethnic lines. Is this because they are forced to by... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

25 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Developing the Global Leader

development," says Professor of Management Practice William George, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic. “We're looking to companies to create a global cadre of people who are comfortable operating anywhere... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

25 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.

into the issue, however, Kerr found that wasn't necessarily the case. Collaborating with William Lincoln of the University of Michigan and Prachi Mishra of the International Monetary Fund, Kerr tapped into a database of lobbying... View Details