Work & Economy
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Millions of workers are also juggling caregiving. Employers need to rethink.
Business School report finds rigid hiring policies, work rules, scheduling hurt employees but also productivity, retention, bottom line
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What skeptics get wrong about liberal arts
In podcast episode, an economist, an educator, and a philosopher make the case it’s as essential as ever in today’s job market
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Generative AI embraced faster than internet, PCs
Study finds nearly 40 percent of Americans have used technology for tasks at work and at home
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Consumers to see benefits of Fed rate cut, but how much and when are less clear
Jason Furman looks at decision, considers what it means to economy, both Wall Street and Main Street
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Raise corporate tax rates! No, cut them! Maybe take a look first?
New study scrutinizes what did, did not work as disputed 2017 law becomes partisan football in election year
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You want to be boss. You probably won’t be good at it.
Study pinpoints two measures that predict effective managers
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The economy keeps getting better. Our moods? Not so much.
By nearly every metric, the U.S. economy is not only recovering, it’s thriving. So why don’t consumers feel that way?
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Turns out IRS audits of wealthy offer terrific return on investment for taxpayers
New research shows that audits, particularly of higher-income taxpayers, raise significantly more money than they cost.
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Retailers have been cutting costs, so why are prices still so high?
Why are items like cereal and paper towels still so expensive? Is the pandemic really to blame or could shoppers be at fault? A Harvard Business School professor explains.
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Are you sure diamonds are forever?
State of the Art Jewelry Summit draws artists, executives, and scientists to discuss the jewelry industry’s challenges.
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Deserted office when you’re new to office life? Probably not ideal.
Work from home creates particular challenges for young employees, especially women, study suggests.
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How U.S. debt-limit drama has hurt economy
Policy expert examines prospects of Biden-McCarthy plan as Congress wrestles over details, Monday deadline looms.
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James Riley’s indelible past
Graffiti of his Los Angeles youth colors the work of Business School sociologist.
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Toomey doesn’t see recession looming
The former Republican senator offered his views on the state of the U.S. economy and the looming debt ceiling showdown in Washington.
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Cost of cleanups set to spiral with continued rise in CO2
By framing U.S. natural disaster cleanup in an economic light, Disaster Medicine Fellows from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center hope it will motivate change among policymakers.
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Prospects of avoiding recession fading
Economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the Federal Reserve Board’s latest rate hike and pronouncements about the health of the nation’s banks.
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High point for market fundamentalism? Would you guess Clinton?
Naomi Oreskes traces the decadeslong campaign to get Americans to put their faith in free market as a force for positive change over government.
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More turbulence likely ahead after bank collapses
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says regulators have significant tools at their disposal, need to be vigilant of specific vulnerabilities.
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Bailouts for everyone?
Harvard Law School professor Daniel Tarullo, a former Federal Reserve Board member, explains the fallout from the bank failures and how they could complicate the Fed’s efforts to curb inflation.
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How did Americans come to trust markets more than government?
Book by Naomi Oreskes, Erik Conway traces history of how Americans came to trust markets more than government.
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Tracking ‘nepo baby’ effect on young Americans’ earnings
Matthew Staiger, an economist and research scientist at Harvard’s Opportunity Insights, finds nearly 1 in 3 latch on with parent’s employer and earn more because of it — but there is race gap.
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The American dream costs more than $29,000 a year
Journalist Rick Wartzman talks about his new book, “Still Broke: Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism.”
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Forget debt-ceiling drama. There are bigger, likelier problems
Harvard economist says political feuds come and go, but inflation, weak growth, and geopolitical tensions pose real global recession threat.
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New inflation report offers hope, but expert says we’re not out of woods yet
Harvard economist breaks down what latest inflation report may mean for the year ahead.
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A more expansive view of the best deal for you
A Kennedy School seminar examines how gender and sexuality influence negotiations, assignments, and expectations.
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Is there method to Musk’s madness on Twitter?
Harvard Business School’s Andy Wu says given his track record at SpaceX and Tesla, it’s not surprising what Elon Musk has been doing at Twitter.
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Can tech save us from worst of climate change effects? Doesn’t look good
Study by two Prize Fellows focuses on economic impact on agriculture.
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When agreeing to disagree is a good beginning
Experts in negotiation at a Harvard alumni event say productive conflict starts with honest, opening listening.
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We’re living longer so that just means we work longer, right?
The problem with working longer in life as a solution to affording retirement for a population living longer is that many, if not most, already don’t work until standard retirement age, a new book shows.
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European Central Bank official sees long road ahead
Joachim Nagel, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, says more rate hikes are needed with inflation, energy costs surging amid Russian attack on Ukraine.
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Is MLB ready to compete for next generation of fans?
Sports business expert discusses recent signs that pro baseball, which trails NFL, NBA, European soccer in money, popularity, may be rallying.
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Want more diversity in corporate America? Get rid of some programs
New book by Frank Dobbin suggests getting managers actively involved instead of feeling defensive, resentful is the best way to create a more diverse corporate America.
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No C-suite is an island
The “Reimagining the Role of Business in the Public Square” conference at HBS examines the role corporations that have adopted Environment, Social and Governance principles are playing in society.
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Fed needs to get tough on rates now, Summers says
With new report showing consumer prices rising, central bank needs to control inflation, soften blow of expected recession, the economist says.
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Back to office? Stay remote? Go hybrid?
Bosses shouldn’t just go with their guts, and consensus may not work, Business School professor says. Start by deciding what really matters.
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Top business execs more polarized than nation as whole
Elisabeth Kempf discusses new research examining partisan shift, notes it may pose risks for shareholders.