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Designing Competitive Wholesale Electricity Markets for Latin American Countries
Latin American Countries Electricity Markets
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2015/7/31
The purpose of this paper is to present a general framework for electricity market design
in Latin American Countries (LACs) that addresses the current problems facing electricity
supply industrie...
The Economic and Environmental Challenges for America America s’ Energy Future
Economic and Environmental Energy Future
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2015/7/31
Outline of Talk
• US energy history
– Consumption, production and pricing by fuels
• Have fossil fuels become increasingly scarce?
– Evidence from oil, natural gas, coal, and “near oil...
Information and Competition in U.S. Forest Service Timber Auctions
Service Timber Auctions Information and Competition
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2015/7/21
This paper analyzes the role of private information in U.S. Forest
Service timber auctions. In these auctions, firms bid a per unit price
for each timber species. Total bids are computed by mu...
CONTRACTING FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM U.S. CITIES
GOVERNMENT SERVICES EVIDENCE FROM
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2015/7/21
Local governments can provide services with their own employees or by
contracting with private or public sector providers. We develop a model
of this ‘make-or-buy’ choice that highlights the trade-o...
We consider two classes of explanations for the rise in policy-related economic uncertainty in the United States since 1960. The first stresses growth in government spending, taxes,and regulation. A s...
The Structure of American Income Tax Policy Preferences
American Income Tax Policy Preferences
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2015/6/5
Modern income tax systems are multidimensional, applying different rates to different income levels. Yet few studies of public preferences over taxation or redistribution measure multidimensional poli...
Domestic Effects of the Foreign Activities of U.S. Multinationals
Foreign Direct Investment Global Range Local Range Multinational Firms and Management
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2015/5/13
Do firms investing abroad simultaneously reduce their domestic activity? This paper analyzes the relationship between the domestic and foreign operations of American manufacturing firms between 1982 a...
Inequality and Happiness:Are Europeans and Americans Different?
Equality and Inequality Happiness Global Range Local Range United States Europe
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2015/5/13
We study the effect of the level of inequality in society on individual well-being using a total of 123,668 answers to a survey question about ‘‘happiness’’. We find that individuals have a lower tend...
Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands benchmarks current U.S. competitiveness against twenty years of domestic and global economic data. The baseline year, 1986, was chosen because it marked the...
Testimony on 'Foreign Assistance in the Americas
International Finance International Relations North and Central America Latin America
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2015/5/12
Testimony on 'Foreign Assistance in the Americas.
Prosperity at Risk: Findings of Harvard Business School's Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
Trade International Relations Competition United States
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2015/5/12
Prosperity at Risk: Findings of Harvard Business School's Survey on U.S. Competitiveness.
Competitiveness at a Crossroads:Finding of Harvard Business School's 2012 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
PK - 12 Education U.S. Competitiveness Competition Education Business and Community Relations
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2015/5/12
Harvard Business School gleaned responses from nearly 7,000 alumni and more than 1,000 members of the general public. The survey not only provides an updated view of the U.S. business environment, but...
Partial Credit: How America's School Superintendents See Business as a Partner
U.S. Competitiveness Competition Education Business and Community Relations Cooperation United States
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2015/5/12
This report presents the findings of the first-ever national survey of school superintendents on U.S. competitiveness and the role of business in improving education outcomes in the U.S., including sp...
Lasting Impact:A Business Leader's Playbook for Supporting America's Schools
PK - 12 Education U.S. Competitiveness Competition Education Business and Community Relations
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2015/5/12
This booklet provides a practical approach for business leaders seeking to understand the complex issues involved in transforming PK-12 education. It lists actions that businesses can take, as well as...
An Economy Doing Half Its Job: Findings of Harvard Business School's 2013–14 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
Competition Economy Financial Crisis United States
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2015/5/12
In 2013–14, Harvard Business School (HBS) conducted its third alumni survey on U.S. competitiveness. Our report on the findings focuses on a troubling divergence in the American economy: large and mid...