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Articles tagged U.S. economy

Compensation Practices and Incentives: Mihir A. Desai

“The first step is popping the myth that we can use financial markets naively to measure performance over short horizons…” Mihir A. Desai, Mizuho Financial Group professor of finance and professor of law, and HBS’s senior associate dean for planning and university affairs
8.17.12

Capitalism Concerns

Harvard Business School issues sober survey on U.S. competitiveness.
1.18.12

America as Argentina

Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden review recent U.S. economic woes in the context of the “capital flow cycle.”
10.19.11

After Our Bubble

Prospects for American economic recovery—and cautionary lessons from Japan
7.1.10

A Cautionary Tale

David Warsh reviews Robert J. Samuelson’s The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath
5.1.10