Economic Policy - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

nations' poor economic management, international financial contagion, close "crony" relations between local politicians and capitalists? This case examines how the crisis erupted in Thailand and spread in a chain of events that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

business that is creating economic opportunity for marginalized communities in the United States. McClain, who also completed a master’s in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will serve as chief of... 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

28 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Manufacturing Matters

LED lighting? Pisano: Semiconductor companies were not thinking about the future of lighting. That's not their business. But that's a challenge, and that's the complexity of this. It also suggests a role for public policy in terms of... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

November 2005 (Revised April 2006)
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Brazil Sugar and the WTO: Agricultural Reform in the European Union

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Kerry Herman and Irina Tarsis

Pedro de Camargo Neto, Brazil's secretary of trade and production for the Ministry of Agriculture, has won a WTO sugar decision for Brazil against the EU sugar policies. This case analyzes what this decision will mean to world food policies, especially those of the EU... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Government and Politics; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; United States; Brazil

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04 May 2020
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Crisis Leadership with Nikhil Patel: The Critical Importance of Trust

Two weeks into his Leadership Fellows position with the Detroit’s Office of the Mayor, Nikhil Patel (MBA 2019) was summoned by the Mayor for a car ride. Among Patel’s mandates – which included economic development, housing, and... View Details

20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20

their increased tendency to behave fairly. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/shaw et al.pdf Robust Enforcement Should Complement Voluntary Regulation Authors:Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel Publication:Georgetown View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

and economics in developing countries, examining how distribution of power impacts policy and social groups. "I don't think we can understand the effects of economic View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

01 Sep 2004
News

Promise & Perils

making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: China has emerged as an View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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

01 Dec 1999
News

Christensen and Vernon Remembered

the finishing touches on the syllabus for his fall course at the time of his death. In addition to his life in academia, Vernon was a member of the Economic Policy Council of the U.S.-United Nations... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

rights? When will the division of policy authority across different government agents (e.g., federal and subnational governments, or politicians and bureaucrats) enable better policy decisions? And what are... View Details

20 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 20

in the U.S. economy, and the rise of China, all of which posed new challenges to policy management. In 2009, the global economy remained mired in a deep crisis following the subprime meltdown in the U.S. The situation was also a true... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Apr 2017
News

Bringing Markets to Myanmar

sort of questions did they have? Brunell: Well first, there was a preliminary meeting with the head of the investment agency in Yangon. He told me his objective was to prepare a private sector development transition plan to accelerate and influence View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Mar 2010
News

Rx for Too Big to Fail

pulling the financial system back from the brink. This marked a sharp contrast to the disastrous “liquidationist” policies of the early 1930s, when public officials (particularly at the Federal Reserve) were so afraid of moral hazard that... View Details

Keywords: David Moss; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

levels of economic development, shared a continental European political and social culture, and began regulating consumer markets at nearly the same time. Yet their policy solutions were dramatically... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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Amy Sennett

environment to test ideas “At HLS,” Amy observes, “there’s a constant pushback on your comments; you’re always forced to reevaluate your position. It’s a safe environment, a kind of practice round for policy work, in which you can put a... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

Faculty Retirements

interface with the securities markets, he is the coauthor or editor of seven books, including Wall Street and Regulation; Managing Financial Institutions; and Islamic Law and Finance. He has written numerous working papers and articles in journals such as the Harvard... View Details

04 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions

political spectrum assumed, according to a July article in Cognition, “I Know Why You Voted for Trump: (Over)inferring Motives Based on Choice.” In the survey of about 300 voters, Trump voters were asked how important certain political issues—for example, immigration,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Apr 2016
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April 26

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49804 Economic Transition and Private-Sector Labor Demand: Evidence from Urban China By: Iyer, Lakshmi, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian, and Xiaoxue Zhao Abstract—This paper studies the View Details