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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
Cathy Barrera (PHDBE 2014), cofounder of the economic consulting firm Prysm Group, was looking for something new to do. She had just left a tenure-track position at Cornell, where her research focused on the intersection of View Details
- 21 Dec 2020
- News
Space Economics: Hunting Stags in Space
- 22 Feb 2018
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Economists cannot avoid making value judgments
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
The “Manila Water Company” case made me feel even more strongly about designing a career with social welfare as a goal, not just as an option. It also made me think differently about investing and want to encourage investing in businesses... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
generous welfare state. It emerged instead from evolving coalitions between fledgling consumer lenders seeking to make their business socially acceptable and a range of nongovernmental groups working to promote public welfare, labor, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Intellectual Debate: The Business of Business
should be the firm's only motivation if social welfare is to be maximized - provoked a round of spirited discussion centered on the social role and responsibilities of corporations. The next session, on "Ethics, Economics, and... View Details
- 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
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
economic pie available to be divided among its various stakeholders, instead of just slicing up a fixed pie in a way that favors one group over another. Consider, for example, the conclusions of the McKinsey Global Institute’s study of... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
brings to light the often invisible reality and irreparable damage of childhood poverty in America. Madrick examines the roots of the problem, including the toothless remnants of our social welfare system, entrenched racism, and a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
they’re keen to give back. The vast majority of them are seen as statesmen and stateswomen who have contributed to the building blocks of their particular society, both commercial successes and significant not-for-profit entrepreneurs. I did a year in the MBA program... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
Economic growth rates are much more stable and social welfare much higher under inclusive regimes: societies in which the free market is balanced by a democratically elected, capable government and a strong... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
afflicting a city require a high capability for analyzing problems, delineating strategies, and ensuring implementation," says Austin. "These problems require an understanding of economic development and the capacity to mobilize and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June
moderate discussions among prominent business leaders from around the world. The topics to be considered -- such as "The Future of the European Welfare State," "Entrepreneurship in Europe," "Corporate Governance: Converging toward a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
information in the most patient-friendly way. Pricing: The New Frontier by Gabor Rekettye (ETP, 1992) and Jonathan Liu Transnational Press London Price management is growing all over the world, due mainly to the turbulent economic... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for HPE compared the lives of two people with autism living on their own—one in Dandelion, one not. The person not in the program collects $16,838 a year in government welfare benefits, while the one in... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
its economic decline. Austin's case series "Leadership in Action: The Cleveland Turnaround" serves as a backdrop for discussion. The cases introduce students to the Cleveland of the 1960s and 1970s - a city besieged by riots, political... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
Progress The Accidental Pioneers 50 Years & Counting Herzlinger was born in Israel and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was eight. She earned a degree in economics from MIT, spent time in Washington as an... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
arrival. “We’ve accomplished more in the past 10 months with Paige on the board than we did in the past four years. Her heart is in it—her biggest concern is the safety and welfare of the students. Paige is a force and in a good way.”... View Details