Business, Government & the International Economy
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- August 17, 2026
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The Cost of Keeping China Out: How Washington's Fear of Chinese Investment Hurts American Competitiveness
By: Meg Rithmire and Peter CowheyChina's frontier technologies—service robots, delivery drones, sleek and affordable electric vehicles—are already reshaping daily life at home and abroad, even as Washington doubles down on keeping Chinese capital and firms at arm's length. This defensive posture, hardened since 2017 and now reaching into pharmaceutical research, mistakes exclusion for strategy. Traditional allies know better: Canada and the United Kingdom have swapped blanket barriers for calibrated terms—quotas, joint ventures, localization requirements—that turn Chinese investment into a source of leverage rather than a threat to be neutralized. The United States has the same tools close at hand. CFIUS's national security agreements already extract governance concessions from Chinese investors; extended to demand workforce training, supplier diversification, and technology transfer, they could serve American competitiveness as well as American security.
- August 17, 2026
- Other Article
The Cost of Keeping China Out: How Washington's Fear of Chinese Investment Hurts American Competitiveness
By: Meg Rithmire and Peter CowheyChina's frontier technologies—service robots, delivery drones, sleek and affordable electric vehicles—are already reshaping daily life at home and abroad, even as Washington doubles down on keeping Chinese capital and firms at arm's length. This defensive posture, hardened since 2017 and now reaching into pharmaceutical research, mistakes...
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- 2026
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Immigration, Growth and Future of Talent
By: Marco E. Tabellini and Esther Schrader- 2026
- Other Article
Immigration, Growth and Future of Talent
By: Marco E. Tabellini and Esther Schrader
About the Unit
The BGIE Unit conducts research on, and teaches about, the economic, political, social, and legal environment in which business operates. The Unit includes scholars trained in economics, political science, and history; in its work, it draws on perspectives from all three of these disciplines.
The following demonstrates one way of classifying the approaches the Unit takes to learning and teaching.
- The Unit examines the “rules” and policies established by government and other non-business institutions that affect business in the United States.
- The Unit turns to history to understand the origins of today’s business environment as well as some of the alternatives that have emerged from time to time.
- The Unit examines other countries’ business environments and their historical development.
- The BGIE group is deeply interested in the impact of globalization and the way rules are emerging to govern international economic transactions as globalization proceeds.
Recent Publications
The Cost of Keeping China Out: How Washington's Fear of Chinese Investment Hurts American Competitiveness
- August 17, 2026 |
- Other Article |
- ForeignAffairs.com
Italy at a Crossroads in 2026
- August 2026 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Flying Geese: Asia's Industrialization and the Future of the World Economy
- August 2026 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Ireland: Chasing Rainbows?
- August 2026 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
The Dream Factory: LVMH Métiers d’Art
- July 2026 |
- Case |
- Faculty Research
Immigration, Growth and Future of Talent
- 2026 |
- Other Article |
- Institute for Business in Global Society
Immigration Has Transformed the Workforce. Will Companies Catch Up?
- 2026 |
- Other Article |
- Institute for Business in Global Society
Southeast Asia Must Write Its Own Trade Rules for China's 'Flying Geese'
- July 18, 2026 |
- Column |
- South China Morning Post
Harvard Business Publishing
Seminars & Conferences
There are no upcoming events.