World Business Ideas at Work Articles
April 25, 2011

The View from Tokyo

Hugh Patrick, director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, reflects on Japan in the aftermath of disaster.

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March 29, 2011

Running for the Pro-Business Border

How can corporations play neighboring states’ regulations off each other to identify the best environment for doing business?

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March 29, 2011

When the Best Get Better

How innovation and foreign ownership help high-performing firms reach even higher.

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February 22, 2011

A Contrarian View of China's Growth

David Beim argues that China's golden age of hyper-growth is likely nearing an end.

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October 29, 2010

The Democracy Network

New research suggests that membership in intergovernmental organizations is an important driver in spreading democracy.

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June 18, 2010

How Do Business Groups Form and Evolve?

New metrics provide a way to measure the growth and evolution of complex business groups.

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May 20, 2010

A Passive-Aggressive Path to Harvesting Risk Premiums

Large, long-term investors can capture a variety of risk premiums at lower cost by shifting some investments from active management to passive benchmarks.

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April 22, 2010

A White Hat for Private Equity?

A growing body of evidence suggests that when private equity enters an industry, growth and productivity follow.

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January 22, 2010

Why Do the Chinese Save So Much?

From the Archive: A skewed sex ratio is fueling a highly competitive marriage market, driving up China’s savings rate and with it the global trade imbalance.

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