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  • 09 Jul 2014
  • Research & Ideas

How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools

its human capital," says Rivkin. "So if we're really falling down in that arena, we have an economic problem so important that business leaders can't sit on the sidelines." On the positive side, this could be a promising... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter

come with moving. Do we need comprehensive reform to address issues related to land values? —Dick Carlson (MBA 1961) OAKES: It’s essential. “Exclusionary” zoning policies result in segregated communities (both View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

Instilling Production with Principles

pro-environmental policies are money savers and the key to her company’s continued success, Yang says. More Retail Revolutions Recycling the Consignment Shop Bigger than the local consignment shop and easier than eBay, thredUP, cofounded... View Details
Keywords: April White; fashion; Manufacturing
  • 09 May 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

May 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Value of Trading Relations in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading relationships shape their trading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 8, 2007

regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Describes Latvia's economic development over this period, discussing the economic policy efforts that have taken place and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Aug 2013
  • News

Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers

world." Asked about Africa's future, Keshavjee says, "The greatest hope for the continent is the opportunity offered by the creation of regional economic groupings that will provide much larger markets than in the past. The East Africa... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Management
  • December 2010 (Revised March 2011)
  • Case

The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank

By: J. Gunnar Trumbull, Dante Roscini and Diane Choi
This case traces the origins and evolution of the European Central Bank, with attention to its 2010 decision concerning the purchase of Greek sovereign debt. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Central Banking; Financial Management; Sovereign Finance; Policy; Crisis Management; Europe; Greece
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  • 24 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

Spar wants to find out why Botswana is emerging as a "land of potential" on a continent largely left behind in the economic boom of the 1990s.Churchwell: How much is Botswana growing, and how does it compare to other... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 15 May 2015
  • Blog Post

How to Get a Global Perspective at HBS

doing business in the US to prepare for these cases; instead I must adopt an alternative viewpoint founded on the particular economic context in which the cases are set.  4. Globally focused classes bring international business to life... View Details
  • 13 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

effects of the economic shutdown and the ways in which small businesses are adjusting both their behaviors and expectations as the situation unfolds, the researchers aim to help shape potential policy... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services
  • 19 Jan 2022
  • In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
  • 23 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 23

and Jonathan T. Kolstad Publication:American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (forthcoming) Abstract We consider the welfare economics of firm... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

many new banks. There was no telling what the economic impact of the bill's special bank note provisions would be. Once the bill passed the legislature, Governor Marcy had to decide whether to sign this radical proposal into law. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

the market contexts. For instance, in Chile, a military coup in the early 1970s led to the establishment of a right-wing government, and that government's liberal economic policies led to a vibrant capital... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha
  • 12 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs

In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Article

U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962

By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock
This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies... View Details
Keywords: Production; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Business Subsidiaries; Policy; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Great Britain
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  • 06 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

  Working PapersThe Rise of Business Forecasting Agencies in the United States Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract This paper analyzes the rise of business and economic forecasting agencies in the United States. The field was developed by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2022 (Revised February 2023)
  • Case

EnergyNow: Powering a New Market

By: Alexander MacKay and James Barnett
In August 2022, EnergyNow co-founder and CEO Stuart MacWilliam (MBA 2015) considers the company strategy for building solar panels to provide power in South Africa’s recently deregulated energy market. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Development Economics; Energy; Alternative Energy; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Management; Ethics; Geography; Government and Politics; Energy Policy; Law; Management; Markets; Market Timing; Operations; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; South Africa
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  • 19 Apr 2018
  • Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

and quantitative methods with an emphasis on policy and practice. When combined with Harvard Business School’s Masters in Business Administration (MBA), students will demonstrate exceptional aptitude in the areas of View Details
  • 08 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

he said. “And I believe my mother is exceptional, but that approach cannot work for everyone.” Drawn to a career focused on economic uplift and shared prosperity, Mbanusi looked for ways to address poverty at scale which led him to focus... View Details