Tag: Ann E. Harrison

Don’t Be Afraid to Compete: The Role of Industrial Policy in Global Development

By James Sundquist Do economies always grow fastest when left alone, or can governments spur economic development through active measures such as subsidies? What kinds of interventions – also known as industrial policy – are most effective? These questions motivated a lecture delivered by Dean Ann E. Harrison of the Haas School of Business at […]

The Role of Industrial Policy in Global Development: Evidence from China and India

The role for the state versus the market has been a topic of great debate since the age of Louis XIV. While free enterprise and competition can foster great innovation, the unfettered state has also been host to many excesses. What is the right balance between free markets and state support? Join Boston University’s Global Development Policy […]