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- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
the economic consequences of clusters. We identify and discuss policies that are being pursued in the United States to encourage local entrepreneurship and innovation. While arguments exist for and against... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
contingent claims analysis (CCA). We illustrate how to use the CCA approach to model and measure sectoral and national risk exposures, and analyze policies to offset their potentially harmful effects. This new framework provides View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
assure that state and local governments can appropriately respond to the digital activities that impact physical realities. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54300 August 2017 Journal of Law & Economics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
different approach. But Iraq can still be fixed, if we change policy now: How to fix Iraq Restore the national police, army and even security services. If you’ve evidence of wrongdoing against individuals, prosecute the individuals. But... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
the researchers employed a “difference-in-differences” statistical methodology. Their study examined how legislation changed in a state the year after a mass shooting; they used states that did not have shootings as a control group, and controlled for more than 30... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- October 2007
- Teaching Note
Transforming Korea Inc: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform (TN)
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
Teaching Note for 708007. View Details
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Tests: A Development Challenge
By: Nava Ashraf, Andrew Boozary and Kristin Johnson
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Health Pandemics; Technology; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Behavior; Prejudice and Bias; Zambia
Ashraf, Nava, Andrew Boozary, and Kristin Johnson. "Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Tests: A Development Challenge." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 914-042, March 2014.
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
debt and served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in her native Costa Rica from 2010 to 2012. Europe Needs More Europe The game of brinkmanship that the latest Greek government has played... View Details
- Web
Delving Deeper into Development with the Joint MBA/MPA-ID Program | MBA
response needed to help prevent communities in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa from falling deeper into poverty every time disease outbreaks and other macro shocks occurred. I discovered a pathway to economic development in management... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Books
prisons, and garbage collection among them — has been attempted, When All Else Fails argues that government has been and will inevitably continue to be the nation's ultimate risk manager and insurer of last resort. Drawing on history and View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Looking to the East
fluent Japanese. Commenting on the meeting in the Times of India (August 22, 2000), Kulkarni said, "India is looking for a strategy that will help it achieve rapid economic growth — qualitatively in terms of upgrading its economy and... View Details
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
lawmakers need to be open to asking the tough questions, engaging in real debate, searching for solutions, and making compromises. Pledges to rule in or rule out various policy options are likely to preclude sensible solutions. This is an... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
deficit that drives up interest rates. She cares if we have a huge current account deficit and import everything from elsewhere. Her own business might erode to the point of failure. Finally, the American cares because our economic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics The Effects of Media Slant on Firm Behavior By: Baloria, Vishal P., and Jonas Heese Abstract—The media can impose reputational costs on firms because of its important role as an information... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
accommodation to a host of conflicting interests, an arrangement that damaged society’s economic well-being. The agency theorists had a broad impact on corporate policy and, in particular, on a fundamental... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
some immigrants could add billions to government coffers rather than be a drain on the economy. Nor have fears of immigrants as national security threats been borne out. See Also Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014 Revised immigration View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
1979), Minnick is pressing for a simple solution to curb emissions by putting a tax on carbon that would be assessed where the carbon enters the market, at the mine mouth or oil refinery, and then passed on to the consumer. “You want it to be passed forward, so people... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
the mouse." Book: http://www.IMovedYourCheese.com Commentary: A View from the East: Trade, Investment, and Economic Reform Author:Regina M. Abrami Publication:In Cuban Economic and Social Development:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2010
- Case
Financing Higher Education in Australia
By: David A. Moss and Stephanie Lo
Even before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Higher Education; Borrowing and Debt; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Education Industry; Australia
Moss, David A., and Stephanie Lo. "Financing Higher Education in Australia." Harvard Business School Case 711-047, December 2010.
- 2011
- Chapter
Innovations in Governance
By: Raymond Fisman and Eric Werker
In this paper we explore the innovations in governance that have promoted investment and growth. Some policymakers have tinkered with their country's institutions, some have undertaken wholesale changes, while others have attempted to influence the rules in other... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Investment; Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Innovation and Invention
Fisman, Raymond, and Eric Werker. "Innovations in Governance." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 11, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. Chicago: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011.