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  • Sustainability in Big Sky Country

    Owners of ranch and nursery since the 1970s talk about the interdependence of financial and environmental viability.

    Ranchers.
  • Why odds of a coronavirus recession have risen

    An interview with economist Jeffrey Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard Kennedy School, about the economic impact of the coronavirus on both the world and the U.S. economy.

    Jeffrey Frankel.
  • Coronavirus economic fallout won’t be ‘done with by June’

    A Harvard Business School expert on Asian industry said restarting the global economy in COVID-19’s wake won’t be easy, and the task won’t begin until the worst effects are past, perhaps months from now.

    Shipping containers with China stamped on them.
  • How political ideas keep economic inequality going

    Economist Thomas Piketty discusses his new research into the historical roots of inequality around the world and what can be done to begin redressing it.

    Thomas Piketty.
  • With federal funds, Harvard helps drive local economy

    Harvard University uses its federal research funding to foster economic growth throughout the region.

    Science lab with test tube.
  • Business leaders see U.S. unprepared for economic downturn

    New research from HBS faculty on the state of U.S. competitiveness finds that the business community may hold the key to dismantling a dysfunctional political system that threatens the nation’s economic outlook.

    Illustration of stock market and Capitol.
  • Women less inclined to self-promote than men, even for a job

    Harvard Business School’s Christine Exley talks about her recent research that indicates women’s reluctance to self-promote, compared to men’s, may be more persistent than previously understood.

    Illustration of confident man facing mirror.
  • House of cards

    A new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies breaks down in a series of charts how it has become harder than ever for middle-income Americans to afford rent.

    House of cards.
  • Driving is more expensive than you think

    Harvard study says Massachusetts car economy costs $64 billion, and more than half of that comes from public.

    Cars filling the streets.
  • Why U.S. labor laws need to be revamped

    An interview with Harvard Law Professor Benjamin Sachs and Lecturer Sharon Block, who co-wrote the report “Clean Slate for Worker Power: Building a Just Economy and Democracy,” calling for a reform in American labor law.

    Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs.
  • China’s view on trade war, looming U.S. tariffs

    One of China’s best-known economists, Justin Yifu Lin, spoke to the Gazette on some of the dramatic changes China made to spur its growth and on current U.S.-China trade tensions.

    Justin Yifu Lin onstage.
  • Hidden costs of emotional labor

    Is a smiling flight attendant performing emotional labor? How about the harried mom baking cupcakes for a kindergarten class, or your friend who’s always ready to listen and dispense advice?…

    Caroline Light stands at the blackboard.
  • A conversation on capitalism

    Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban on real-world education, Trump, Warren, and sexual harassment in the front office of his NBA team.

    Mark Cuban and Jeff Flake laughing
  • Hate your open office?

    An article authored by Ethan Bernstein’s attempts to explain why in-person interactions dropped so dramatically in open offices.

    man wearing headphones
  • From the playing field to the boardroom

    Accomplished professional women who were once serious athletes discussed the lessons of sports in the HBS forum “Sports as a Classroom: Women in Sports, Leadership and Empowerment.”

    Five notable Harvard star athlete/alumni discuss women in leadership roles and what they've learned from sports about power at Harvard Business School.
  • The do’s and don’ts of sharing about your children online

    The do’s and don’ts of sharing about your children online, according to a member of the Youth and Media team of researchers at the Berkman Klein Center for the Internet & Society,

    Children on a bench
  • Michael Fabiano wears many hats

    Michael Fabiano wears many hats. Here, he talks about the need for continuing education in our ever-changing media environment, as well as the AP’s strategy vis-à-vis “fake news.”

    Michael Fabiano
  • New interactive website helps chart paths for economic growth

    Harvard Kennedy School researchers launch interactive online tool to aid planners in identifying economic growth strategies.

    Computer screen
  • Taking corporate social responsibility seriously

    Outgoing Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility chair Howell Jackson, the James S. Reid Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, says changing the panel’s focus to developing guidelines can help inform Harvard’s external investment managers, and other interested investors, as they vote on a broad array of shareholder resolutions.

    Howell Jackson
  • Bond rate shift may suggest recession

    An inverted bond yield curve often has been a harbinger of recession, though the odds of one are still only 1 in 3 for this year, Harvard analyst says.

    New York Stock Exchange trader on the floor.
  • The story of how you came to buy that car

    HBS branding expert Jill Avery on the stories that marketers create to get today’s consumers to buy

    Jill Avery holds a toy car and a bottle of Snapple.
  • Social spending on kids yields biggest bang for the buck

    Opportunity Insights, a Harvard-based institute of social scientists and policy analysts, looked at a range of social programs to determine which provided the most bang for the government buck, and spending on children came out on top — particularly in the case of disadvantaged kids.

    Illustration of financial flower being watered
  • A social-networking website for student travelers

    Harvard students Luke Heine and Raphael Rouvinov built a new student travel meet up program, Summer Playbook, to help college students connect with each other all over the world. The app has drawn seed money from Silicon Valley.

    Luke Heine and Raphael Rouvinov in their home office.
  • How African American culture bred business success

    A new book by Georgia professor and new Extension School grad student looks at how African American culture bred business success, and the lessons that this offers today.

    Leon Prieto
  • Going West

    Harvard’s Zittrain speaks at a Palo Alto silicon valley event, describing the University’s role in founding and research vis à vis technological advances – and ethical issues – in the world of computers and the proliferation of tech start-ups.

    Jonathan Zittrain giving a presentation
  • The economist who connected across politics

    Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard, major political adviser, and president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, died Tuesday at age 79.

    Faculty portrait of Martin Feldstein
  • Bloomberg extols ‘moral leadership’ at Business School

    Former New York City mayor and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg invokes integrity in the service of country and capitalism during Class Day at Harvard’s 368th Commencement.

    Michael R. Bloomberg speaks at Class Day at Harvard Business School
  • Cities’ wealth gap is growing, too

    Harvard research has found that separation between rich and poor communities has increased during the past 40 years.

    Robert Manduca.
  • Playing by the numbers

    The student-run Harvard Sports Analysis Collective is getting notice in the press and among fans for its empirical analyses of sports questions big and small.

    Villanova players celebrate on the basketball court.
  • Making it big behind the scenes

    Harvard Law School students who want careers in entertainment get to do hands-on legal counseling through the Entertainment Law Clinic and the Recording Artists Project.

    Linda Cole, Brian Price, and Gaia Mattiace.