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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

discusses how institutions can be developed which focus the uncoordinated actions of individual households and firms as well as voters and politicians on good, rather than bad, overall outcomes. Such institutions are key determinants of... View Details

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

four primary trends driving the development of innovative solutions: The first is the world's population growth, forecast by the United Nations to reach roughly 9 billion by 2050, and the mass migration from... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

consumer base: The middle class of Africa's most populous nation has been growing quickly, now accounting for 23 percent of the population, according to the African Development Bank. "There has to be a big... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2008
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Business at the Summit

of liquidity, the economy will come back, he said. The nation faces an even more formidable long-term challenge in climate change, where all panelists agreed that leadership currently is in short supply. Doerr, whose Silicon Valley firm... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

17 Jul 2023
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From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

possibly 2070, 40 years after the deadline the United Nations has called for. A member of the Indian Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Sinha stunned his fellow panelists when he warned that by 2050, economic... View Details

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Brett Lindsay Laffel

Growing up as the daughter of transplanted New Yorkers deep in the heart of Red Sox Nation proved formative for Brett Lindsay Laffel. "I was raised as a Yankees fan in enemy territory," Brett says. "In order to wear my... View Details

02 Sep 2013
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The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

suggests that it could grow even more quickly—that it could join the small number of nations achieving annual double-digit increases in real GDP. Liberia, Werker says, "could be the perfect storm for very fast growth." The other... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home

housing is a problem that increasingly affects companies and employers, as well as the overall economy," says F. Barton Harvey (MBA '74), (see related story) chairman and CEO of the Enterprise Foundation, a nationwide housing and community View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

12 Dec 2012
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Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

level coordination remains a problem. We are only just beginning to develop the kinds of institutions that might promote the representation of global diffuse interests. What we do not detect, however, is any sign of a coordination problem... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

04 Sep 2013
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From HBO to HBS

including Sandra Sucher and Joe Badaracco, who each teach The Moral Leader, an EC course that uses fiction, plays, essays, and film to explore moral and ethical issues. Based on those discussions, McGee developed cases on two films (The... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; HBSO; HBS; faculty; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Secondary Resources

1917). Full text available as a networked resource. Wassam, Clarence Wycliffe. The Salary Loan Business in New York City (New York, 1908). Full text available as a networked resource. Credit Men's National Association (U.S.) Retail et... View Details

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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

11 Oct 2022
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Righting the Ship

When Ross Stuckey (PLDA 21, 2016) joined the NAVSEA Warfare Centers—a part of the naval research labs responsible for developing science and tech for national defense—as their capital improvement program... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

analysts, to consumers—need to know about how new products and services are expected to perform in the marketplace. The book develops a compelling framework that connects the rich academic knowledge on innovation diffusion with that on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23

strategy. Fairness, Efficiency and Flexibility in Organ Allocation for Kidney Transplantation Authors:Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias, and Nikolaos Trichakis Publication:Operations Research (forthcoming) Abstract We propose a scalable, data-driven method for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1999
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Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

another significant advance. For if the mutual fund first empowered the "little guy" by encouraging him to visit Wall Street, the Internet has captured the Street and placed it at his disposal, inside his personal computer. A Nation of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2016
News

The Taxi Wars of Jakarta

suggest that it may have another strategy. Last year it unveiled a service that hails rides to the nearest stop on Jakarta’s bare-bones bus system. The development suggests the company may mesh its services with a long-awaited light rail... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Hutton; Illustrations by Josh Cochran

01 Dec 2004
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GLF Showcases London

Museum, and a gala dinner at the Royal Albert Hall featuring a command performance of Romeo & Juliet by the English National Ballet. Come early for optional trips to France or Ireland, or stay afterward for golf in Scotland or tennis at... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Sep 2015
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September 8, 2015

in press Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Compared to Men, Women View Professional Advancement as Equally Attainable, but Less Desirable By: Gino, Francesca, Caroline A. Wilmuth, and Alison... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 Jul 2024
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Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One

important implications in an election year marked by widespread protests. Harvard Business School Professor Vincent Pons teamed up with Amory Gethin, a fellow economist at the World Bank Development Research Group, to study 14 major... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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