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- 2019
- Chapter
A Decade of Democratic Decline and Stagnation
By: Laura Jakli, M. Steven Fish and Jason Wittenberg
Jakli, Laura, M. Steven Fish, and Jason Wittenberg. "A Decade of Democratic Decline and Stagnation." Chap. 18 in Democratization. 2nd Edition by Christian Haerpfer, Patrick Bernhagen, Ronald Inglehart, and Christian Welzel. Oxford University Press, 2019.
- October 2013
- Case
Japan: Abe's Three Arrows?
After the Koizumi government ended in 2006, Japan continued to struggle with slow growth, deflation and, in 2011, a tsunami and nuclear disaster. Following a series of several more unsuccessful prime ministers, Shinzo Abe again became the prime minister in 2012 and...
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- May 2015
- Teaching Note
The United Kingdom and the Means to Prosperity
By: Laura Alfaro, Lakshmi Iyer and Hilary White
After struggling through the country's longest recession since 2008, the U.K. was expected to grow faster than any other G7 nation in 2014. Analysts wondered whether the return to growth was because, or in spite of, Prime Minister David Cameron's controversial £113...
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Keywords:
United Kingdom;
Austerity;
Fiscal Deficits;
Fiscal Policy;
Keynesian Multiplier;
Government;
Government Policy;
Recessions;
Depression;
Inequality;
Government Intervention In The Markets;
Stagnation;
Public Finance;
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Government Administration;
Business and Government Relations;
Economic Growth;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Public Sector;
Economy;
Financial Crisis;
Taxation;
Government and Politics;
United Kingdom
- October 1997 (Revised October 1997)
- Case
Egon Zehnder International (B)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In 1994, Egon Zehnder faced stagnation in the U.S. market and needed to discuss plans for intiating growth. Due to market demand the firm was not forced to implement options contemplated in 1994 to initiate growth.
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Growth and Development;
Growth Management;
Organizational Structure;
Strategic Planning;
Business Strategy;
Consulting Industry;
United States
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Egon Zehnder International (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-059, October 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
- 05 Nov 2012
- News
How to restore America’s industrial commons
- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Why business schools need business ethics
- 06 May 2019
- News
Forget Socialism. The U.S. Needs Responsible Capitalism
- Working Paper
Developing the Guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth
By: Lant Pritchett and Eric D. Werker
Two key unanswered questions in theories of growth are (a) why some countries successfully initiate episodes of rapid growth while others suffer extended stagnation and (b) why some countries are able to sustain growth episodes over many decades of rapid (or steady)...
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Keywords:
Elite Commitment;
Inclusive Growth;
Status and Position;
Rank and Position;
Economic Growth
Pritchett, Lant, and Eric D. Werker. "Developing the Guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth." ESID Working Paper Series, No. 16/12, December 2012.
- 03 Aug 2016
- News
When capitalism only rewards shareholders, it’s time for reform
- 2023
- Other Unpublished Work
Visions of Vision Pro
Daily ups and downs of the market are often driven by changes in interest-rate expectations and investor risk aversion. But over the long run, it's often technological change that is the primary driver of value. A decade ago, Tyler Cowen argued in his book The Great...
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Cohen, Randolph B. "Visions of Vision Pro." August 2023. (LinkedIn Articles.)
- April 2011 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap
By: Rafael Di Tella and Natalie Kindred
This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican economy showed relatively strong growth in the 1960s but stagnated in the 1970s. By the end of that decade,...
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Keywords:
Government Administration;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
International Finance;
Crime and Corruption;
Poverty;
Private Sector;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Economy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Borrowing and Debt;
Jamaica
Di Tella, Rafael, and Natalie Kindred. "Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap." Harvard Business School Case 711-031, April 2011. (Revised February 2016.)
- November 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Marcus by Goldman Sachs
By: Rory McDonald, Samir Junnarkar and David Lane
Five years on from the 2008 financial crisis, Goldman Sachs remained wounded. Revenues at the global investment bank had stagnated below pre-crisis levels, and the firm had yet to rebound from a substantial decline in securities-trading revenues. Marcus by Goldman...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Banks and Banking;
Innovation Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Organizational Culture;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom
McDonald, Rory, Samir Junnarkar, and David Lane. "Marcus by Goldman Sachs." Harvard Business School Case 620-005, November 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- April 2017 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Wal-Mart Update, 2017
By: David B. Yoffie and Eric Baldwin
In 2017 Wal-Mart was still the world’s largest company, with over $480 billion in annual revenue and operations in 28 countries. Although it had mostly vanquished its rival discount retailers in the U.S., it was struggling to find the right growth strategy. Facing a...
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Keywords:
E-Commerce Strategy;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Global Range;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
E-commerce;
Retail Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Eric Baldwin. "Wal-Mart Update, 2017." Harvard Business School Case 717-468, April 2017. (Revised October 2017.)
- 22 Dec 2014
- News
The absolutely, positively best quotes of 2014
- 2014
- Article
Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy
By: Dante Roscini
The financial crisis hit Italy harder than many other Eurozone countries. In part this was due to the fact that the crisis came upon a system that was weakened by years of sub-par economic growth. One of the several endogenous factors that explain the stagnation of the...
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Roscini, Dante. "Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy." Journal of Modern Italian Studies 19, no. 4 (2014): 389–395.
- 2011
- Chapter
An Exploration of the Japanese Slowdown during the 1990s
By: Diego A. Comin
Why was the 1990s a lost decade for Japan? How is it possible that the Japanese economy stagnated for a decade if none of the shocks that arguably hit the economy seemed to have persisted for much more than three years or so? In this paper I show that the endogenous...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Performance Productivity;
Mathematical Methods;
Research and Development;
Technology Adoption;
Japan
Comin, Diego A. "An Exploration of the Japanese Slowdown during the 1990s." In Japan's Bubble, Deflation, and Long-term Stagnation, edited by Koichi Hamada, Anil Kashyap, and David Weinstein. MIT Press, 2011.
- 25 Oct 2012
- HBS Seminar
Andy McAfee, MIT
- May 2013
- Supplement
Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (C)
By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
Assuming office in December 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was determined to revive Japan's stagnating economy through an ambitious plan known as 'Abenomics.' Under the guidance of the newly appointed governor of the central bank, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan...
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Keywords:
Japan;
Inflation Targeting;
Inflation;
Abenomics;
Monetary Policy;
Stimulus;
Quantitative Easing;
Government Bonds;
Macroeconomics;
Inflation and Deflation;
Money;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Japan
Alfaro, Laura, and Hilary White. "Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-086, May 2013.