Work & Economy

Health policy expert explains Amazon’s nearly $4 billion investment in One Medical and what the marketplace disruptor can, and cannot, do to change the way consumers get their health care.

The Gazette spoke with economist and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Big-data study by Raj Chetty and team shows who we interact with while growing up plays key role in upward mobility.

A new report finds that 80 percent of all young adults at age 26 had moved less than 100 miles from where they grew up, and just 10 percent moved more than 500 miles away. Even the enticement of higher-wage opportunities had little impact.

Harvard Business School’s Scott Duke Kominers explains the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market.

Economist Betsey Stevenson assesses the effect of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike and whether a recession is now a certainty.

Harvard Kennedy School economist Jason Furman discusses stock market volatility and inflation.

Harvard’s Alberto Cavallo explains what’s driving inflation to historic figures.

Labor economist Lawrence Katz looks at the recent flurry of U.S. workers unionizing and whether unions could enjoy a resurgence in the coming months.

Jason Furman explains the state of the economy and what consumers can expect during the next few months.

Oliver Hart discusses the swift response from corporations to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff sees possible fallout in stock, energy markets, worsening of inflation, increase in military spending

Research promises broader insights on gender inequality, according to UNC professor of organizational behavior.

Class action lawsuit filed against the National Football League by Brian Flores seeks to break “old boy network” hiring and retention practices of team owners that he says discriminate against Black head coach candidates and coaches.

A real estate investment expert at Harvard Business School explains what’s happening and why.

Inflation’s re-emergence leaves the guardians of the U.S. economy with a tricky balance to strike, cooling the economy with interest rate hikes while avoiding recession, Harvard’s Lawrence Summers said.

New HBS report finds high-turnover industries such as retail and food service can fix hiring challenges by helping their workers add skills and advance.

As the four-month fraud trial of Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes wraps up, Harvard Business School Professor Eugene Soltes, who studies corporate executives and white-collar crime, discusses the case.

Harvard economist and Nobel laureate Eric Maskin sees possible challenges and reasons for optimism.

Harvard economist says economy is on right track, and there are few things he can try, but higher prices will eventually resolve themselves.

After dominating the music industry, albums fell out of favor as CDs appeared. But vinyl has made a comeback and is having its best year in decades.

Diversity efforts suffer in times of crisis, sociologists find, noting possible parallels amid pandemic.

Book follows a white female furnace operator, a black efficiency supervisor, and a white machine operator after a plant shutdown.

Lawrence Katz answers questions about the historic wave of workers quitting their jobs during the pandemic.

HBS’ Willy Shih on the shipping logjam and trucking shortage that could spell trouble for holiday retails and how the ubiquitous dollar stores, which rely on imports from Asia and low wages, are hoping to defy dark trends.

HBS economist Scott Duke Kominers explains the explosive growth of cryptocurrency and why U.S. regulators now appear poised to swoop in.

Economist Nancy Rose, a 2021-2022 Harvard Radcliffe Institute fellow, wants to refine and empower antitrust enforcement.

Businesses could address labor shortages by tapping into 27 million workers who are “hidden” from corporate hiring processes.

Eugene Soltes, a Harvard Business School expert on white-collar criminals, evaluates the case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

With COVID-19 cases going back up just as workplaces and schools prepare to reopen, a Harvard Chan School talk digs into the challenges of maintaining worker well-being on the job.