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Preparing for a Pandemic (Spanish version)
Staples, Jeffrey; Dowell, Scott F.; Bresee, Joseph S.; Nohria, Nitin; Bennis, Warren G.; Fischhoff, Baruch; MacGowan, William; Brilliant, Larry; Susser, Peter; Cooper, Sherry; Dobson, Wendy; Golden, Brian R.Article HBS-F0605AThis month, all of Harvard Business Review's Forethought contributions address avian influenza, its potential to become a pandemic, and the red flags this possibility raises for businesses. Jeffrey Staples warns that the H5N1 strain of the avian flu represents a new class of global threat and urges companies to plan accordingly. Scott F. Dowell and Joseph S. Bresee show how mutations of the virus could boost its ability to spread from person to p...Starting at €8.20
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The Open Economy IS/LM Simulation Model: A User Guide
Li, WeiTechnical Note DARDEN-BP-0522-ECorporate GovernanceThis is a user guide for the computer simulation of the short-run open economy IS/LM model (UVA-BP-0522X). The model is also known as the Mundell-Fleming model. We assume the user is a student who is studying the short-run open economy model in an intermediate level macroeconomics course. The simulation requires Microsoft Excel version 2000 or newer to run.Starting at €8.20
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Doing Business in a Postgrowth Society
Speth, James GustaveArticle HBS-F0909A-EStrategyCorporate leaders need to realize that unlimited GDP growth is untenable. Soon, developed countries will focus less on consumerism and more on communities, the environment, and quality of life.Starting at €8.20
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Doing Business in a Postgrowth Society (Spanish version)
Speth, James GustaveArticle HBS-F0909AStrategyCorporate leaders need to realize that unlimited GDP growth is untenable. Soon, developed countries will focus less on consumerism and more on communities, the environment, and quality of life.Starting at €8.20
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Determinants of Investment
Beckenstein, Alan R.Technical Note DARDEN-G-0629-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis note discusses business fixed investment and the positive relationship between investment levels and the growth rate of Real GDP, known as the accelerator relationship.Starting at €8.20
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Ben Bernanke: Person of the Year
Iyer, Lakshmi; Weinzierl, Matthew C.Case HBS-710051-EEconomicsIn response to the economic and financial crisis of 2008-2009, the Federal Reserve greatly expanded the scale and scope of its activities. Though lauded by many experts for its actions, the Fed and its chairman, Ben Bernanke, faced harsh criticism from some public commentators and members of Congress. This document summarizes that criticism and Chairman Bernanke's responses to it, highlighting the tension between congressional oversight of the Fe...Starting at €8.20
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A Framework to Think About Pollution: Externalities, Pollution Taxes, and Cap and Trade
Debaere, PeterTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0104-EEconomicsIt is an understatement to say that environmental challenges are attracting attention. Sustainability tops the list of challenges for the 21st century. There is no consensus about how to address these challenges in a politically feasible way. This note offers a conceptual framework that firms and consumers can use to start thinking about the economic challenges ahead and how economic policies are likely to affect the environment within which they...Starting at €8.20
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Runaway Capitalism
Meyer, Christopher; Kirby, JuliaArticle HBS-R1201C-EEconomicsCapitalism remains the most powerful, flexible, and robust system for driving broad-based prosperity and enhancing quality of life. But keeping capitalism on track will depend on our ability to rethink the priorities that guide everyone in the system, from entrepreneurs to regulators to investors. In particular we will need to throttle back the headlong pursuits of competition and ROE, and that process begins with recognizing them for what they a...Starting at €8.20
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The Economics of Well-Being
Fox, JustinArticle HBS-R1201D-EGross domestic product has long been the chief measure of national success. But there's been a lot of talk lately about changing that, from economists and world leaders alike. GDP is under siege for three main reasons. First, it is flawed even on its own terms: It misses lots of economic activity (unpaid household work, for example) and, as a single-number representation of vast, complex systems, is inevitably skewed. Second, it fails to account ...Starting at €8.20
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When All the World's a City
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1206Z-EEconomicsUrban growth projections for 2020 show a dramatic expansion of industrial corridors and population centers, predominantly in southern and eastern Asia. This map compares those projections with the landscape in 1990. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to maximize its effectiveness.Starting at €8.20