Filter Results
:
(2,950)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(2,950)
- People (11)
- News (727)
- Research (1,727)
- Events (8)
- Multimedia (7)
- Faculty Publications (897)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(2,950)
- People (11)
- News (727)
- Research (1,727)
- Events (8)
- Multimedia (7)
- Faculty Publications (897)
- May 2018
- Article
Using Online Prices for Measuring Real Consumption Across Countries
By: Alberto Cavallo, Erwin Diewert, Robert C. Feenstra, Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer
We show that online prices can be used to construct quarterly purchasing power parities (PPPs) with a closely matched set of goods and identical methodologies in a variety of developed and developing countries. Our results are close to those reported by the...
View Details
Keywords:
Purchasing Power Parity;
International Economy;
Online Prices;
Billion Prices Project;
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Price;
Internet and the Web;
Spending;
Economy;
Global Range;
Measurement and Metrics
Cavallo, Alberto, Erwin Diewert, Robert C. Feenstra, Robert Inklaar, and Marcel P. Timmer. "Using Online Prices for Measuring Real Consumption Across Countries." AEA Papers and Proceedings 108 (May 2018): 483–487.
- 02 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Profits and Economic Development
Keywords:
by Dan Schwab & Eric Werker
- August 2005
- Column
Defensa y estrategia frente a la economía China (Parte I)
By: Roberto Charvel
Keywords:
Country Development Strategies;
Country Analysis;
Emerging Economies;
Growth and Development;
Competitive Strategy;
China;
Asia;
Latin America;
Mexico;
North America
Charvel, Roberto. "Defensa y estrategia frente a la economía China (Parte I)." Investment Comments. Inbound Logistics LatAm 1, no. 7 (August 2005).
- Program
Authentic Leader Development
Summary Companies need to be developing leaders who exhibit high standards of integrity, take responsibility for their actions, and make decisions based on enduring principles rather than short-term expedience. The best leaders are...
View Details
- Fast Answer
Stock market capitalization: exchanges, industries, countries
Where can I find stock market capitalization for an exchange, index or country? Global Financial Data World Development Indicators Select...
View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Market for Healthcare in Low Income Countries
By: Abhijit Banerjee, Abhijit Chowdhury, Jishnu Das, Jeffrey Hammer, Reshmaan Hussam and Aakash Mohpal
Patient trust is an important driver of the demand for healthcare. But it may also impact supply:
doctors who realize that patients may not trust them may adjust their behavior in response. We
assemble a large dataset that assesses clinical performance using...
View Details
Banerjee, Abhijit, Abhijit Chowdhury, Jishnu Das, Jeffrey Hammer, Reshmaan Hussam, and Aakash Mohpal. "The Market for Healthcare in Low Income Countries." Working Paper, July 2023.
- Program
Program for Leadership Development
Summary Innovative companies know that long-term success requires a pipeline of visionary leaders who can help build and secure a competitive edge. The Program for Leadership Development (PLD) prepares emerging executives to become more...
View Details
- Column
Defensa y estrategia frente a la economía China (Parte II)
By: Roberto Charvel
Keywords:
Emergent Countries;
Developing Countries;
China;
Asia;
Latin America;
Growth and Development;
Economic Growth;
Economic Sectors;
Production;
China;
Asia;
Mexico;
Latin America;
North America
Charvel, Roberto. "Defensa y estrategia frente a la economía China (Parte II)." Investment Comments. Inbound Logistics LatAm 1, no. 8 (September 2005): 8–11.
- 23 May 2011
- Op-Ed
Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society
at the number of times investors accessed environmental and social data on Bloomberg terminals and ranked countries based on the number of "hits," accounting for the size of each country's capital market. We also View Details
Keywords:
by Robert G. Eccles & George Serafeim
- February 2015
- Case
Abby Falik at Global Citizen Year
By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Lauren Barley
Abby Falik, founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year (GCY), quickly read through the most recent news updates regarding the Ebola crisis in West Africa as she prepared for her board call on July 31, 2014. Based in Oakland, California, GCY was a five-year-old...
View Details
Keywords:
Not-for-profit;
Public Service;
Developing Countries;
Secondary Education;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Higher Education;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
Kaplan, Robert Steven, and Lauren Barley. "Abby Falik at Global Citizen Year." Harvard Business School Case 415-052, February 2015.
How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure, and Government in the Global Economy
As the world globalizes, countries compete for the markets, technologies, and skills needed to raise their standards of living. These strategies can make--or break--the government's efforts to drive and sustain growth. In How Countries Compete, Richard...
View Details
- January 2018
- Article
The Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence Across Countries
By: Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinski and Karen Wilson
This paper examines investments made by 13 angel groups across 21 countries. We compare applicants just above and below the funding cutoff and find that these angel investors have a positive impact on the growth, performance, and survival of firms as well as their...
View Details
Lerner, Josh, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinski, and Karen Wilson. "The Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence Across Countries." Journal of Financial Economics 127, no. 1 (January 2018): 1–20.
- January 2009
- Article
FDI, Productivity, and Financial Development
By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek
This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth by focusing on the complementarities between FDI inflows and financial markets. In our earlier work, we found that FDI is beneficial for growth only if the host country has well-developed...
View Details
Keywords:
Human Capital;
Income;
Performance Productivity;
Financial Markets;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Financial Institutions;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. "FDI, Productivity, and Financial Development." Special Issue on Multinational Enterprises and Foreign Direct Investment. World Economy 32, no. 1 (January 2009): 111–135.
- Article
Selling to Many Countries Within the U.S.
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Wong
In pursuing growth, many companies have plans to sell to emerging markets like the so-called B-R-I-C nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China), but they overlook significant ethnic markets within the United States. For example, the combined African-American and Hispanic...
View Details
Keywords:
Management Style;
Ethnicity;
Sales;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Marketing Communications;
Business Plan;
Emerging Markets;
Debates;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Michael Wong. "Selling to Many Countries Within the U.S." MIT Sloan Management Review 52, no. 1 (Fall 2010).
- 09 Dec 2019
- News
The Power of Biometric Identification for Development
- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
estate values in the world. “Government is not one person, obviously; it's many people with many agendas, particularly in India." —Lakshmi Iyer In "Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum," HBS assistant professor Lakshmi...
View Details
- August 1996 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Korean Development and Western Economics
By: George C. Lodge and Courtenay Sprague
Provides a summary of Korea's economic performance during the past 40 years. Korea's economic strategy is discussed with regard to context--both the domestic (historic) and the international factors that have informed Korea's development. Simultaneously, Korea also...
View Details
Lodge, George C., and Courtenay Sprague. "Korean Development and Western Economics." Harvard Business School Case 797-008, August 1996. (Revised December 1996.)
- 2017
- Working Paper
Cluster Mapping as a Tool for Development
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This report builds on the foundational work on cluster mapping that Prof. Michael E. Porter has led at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), Harvard Business School over the last two decades. He launched the U.S. Cluster Mapping Initiative in the late...
View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Cluster Mapping as a Tool for Development." Working Paper, June 2017.
- Program
Developing Yourself as a Leader—Virtual
Summary As high-performing emerging leaders develop their leadership style, it is imperative to have the skillset and knowledge to gain influence and increase impact across an organization. This virtual program will arm you with a number...
View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Financial Development and Technology Diffusion
Keywords:
by Diego Comin & Ramana Nanda