Work & Economy

Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D.Mass.) brought his crusade for “moral capitalism” to Harvard, arguing that the recent government shutdown represents capitalism at its least moral.

Coca-Cola worked through the Chinese branch of a U.S.-based nonprofit to influence anti-obesity measures in China, according to new research by Harvard Professor Susan Greenhalgh.

The International Monetary Fund’s new chief economist, Harvard’s John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Economics Gita Gopinath, reflects on the tough tasks ahead.

Professor and author Derek Miller discusses the origins and history of copyright law and the goals of the Music Modernization Act.

The last global financial crisis was just beginning when Niall Ferguson published his seminal book “The Ascent of Money” in 2008. He came to the Harvard Kennedy School Wednesday to warn that history could repeat itself.

While African-Americans have moved to higher ranks on the income distribution scale in the decades since the Civil Rights Movement, those improvements have largely been blunted by rapid income growth for the richest members of society and income stagnation among lower- and middle-income families.

Microsoft President Brad Smith examines the impact of corporate activism during a HUBweek talk with Harvard Business Review editor Adi Ignatius.

New economics research and policy institute to probe ways to boost opportunity in the U.S.

During a visit to his home city, Detroit, Harvard President Larry Bacow made the case for college to high school students, and lauded the city’s recovery efforts.

Harvard and the University of Michigan have formed two partnerships designed to encourage economic opportunity in struggling Detroit and to fight the national scourge of opioid addiction.

A project that won the Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge in 2015 is poised to transform how we make emergency calls. RapidSOS is one of many student ideas brought to life with help from the President’s Challenge and the Harvard Innovation Lab.

A new Harvard Business School paper says that the best way for food enthusiasts to perform like expert tasters isn’t by memorizing flavor profiles or logging more hours over the spit bucket. Instead, it involves letting go of buzzwords and making taste a visual experience.

When solving problems, both groups in which members never interacted and groups whose members constantly interacted provided expected results. The surprising outcome came from groups whose members collaborated intermittently.

In Harvard studies, one of which tracked more than 20,000 beverage sales, graphic warning labels were linked to reduced sugary drink purchases.

Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino talks about what she learned from the talented rebels she’s worked with during her research over the years, and what they have to teach us about when to break the rules.

Motivational speaker Mike Robbins joins the FAS Diversity Dialogue series and discusses how to bring your authentic self into the workplace, and why it’s important to.

During an address at Harvard Law School, China’s ambassador to this country, Cui Tiankai, said that misperceptions and misunderstandings are the roadblocks to better U.S.-China relations.

Harvard Business School Professor Sunil Gupta discusses Amazon’s unusual sweepstakes competition to find a new location for its second headquarters, dubbed “Amazon HQ2.”

In an appearance at Harvard, businessman Ray Dalio explains the unorthodox principles behind his highly successful investment management firm.

Harvard Business School’s Robin Greenwood, who studies price bubbles, discusses the stock market plunge that took place earlier this week.

When NBA Meets M.B.A.: A new Harvard Business School program pairs NBA players with M.B.A. student mentors to help young athletes up their business game.

The prosperity gospel, a strain of Christian belief that that links faith, positive thinking, and material wealth, is finding a foothold in American politics with the rise of President Trump, according to panelists at a Kennedy School forum.

Workers with strong social skills are increasingly valuable to employers, according to a new analysis by Harvard education economist.

A new Harvard initiative focused on inequality in the U.S. includes a postdoctoral fellowship to begin in the 2018-19 academic year.

Harvard Business School Professor Steven Rogers told an audience at the Harvard Ed Portal that identifying problems and creating ways to solve them can change society, especially in underserved communities.

A new report from Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter and co-author Katherine Gehl looks at the country’s dysfunctional political system through the lens of business competition to find practical, effective ways to improve how politics serves what should be its most important customers: average voters.

Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier, a fellow with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, discusses what consumers can do to protect themselves from government and corporate surveillance.

Economist Mihir Desai sets aside his usual academic work in a new book in which he uses plain language and stories drawn from literature and art to explain the basic principles of finance and show how deeply they are rooted in the humanities.

Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei takes leave from classroom to reform the workplace culture at Uber.

Harvard Business School course focuses on case studies of black business leaders and their challenges.