Economic Sectors - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

ethically, is partly a social enterprise, because it's hiring people, it's empowering people economically and it's teaching people how to do things the right way. Global standards, right? For me, just building a big business that will... View Details

06 Jul 2023
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Home Economics

In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve formed with the assistance of... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2000
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World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector

private sector has taken an increasingly important role in terms of economic life and of development." Developed and Developing Countries "The challenge of the next 25 years is not a challenge of us sitting... View Details

01 Mar 2011
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The Path to Economic Revival

many sectors that’s simply not true. The ability to develop very complex, sophisticated manufacturing processes is as much about innovation as dreaming up ideas. What does this reliance on manufacturing tell us about globalization?... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2023
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The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics

negotiation. His latest book is Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop. Here, they talk about how the confluence of behavioral ethics and behavioral economics can help shape our understanding of these questions and inform... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

21 Sep 2016
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Ideas with Economic and Social Impact

While many countries are facing mounting economic, social, and political challenges, Karen Wilson (MBA 1991) says that “there’s a lot of potential in leveraging private sector approaches to address these challenges in new ways. The... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle

intriguing new book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (Twelve), written by Dan Senor (MBA ’01) and Saul Singer, a columnist at the Jerusalem Post. Most Israelis in their late teens serve several years in the elite... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; National Security and International Affairs; Government

18 Aug 2014
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Why Massachusetts' Plans for Economic Development Could (And Should) Blaze a Trail for Other States

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

of economic development that lifts all boats isn’t quite happening—yet. The next wave of change that needs to take place in Chattanooga isn’t as straightforward as cleaning up the city’s air or developing its waterfront, impressive and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs