Business, Government & the International Economy

- 2022
- Working Paper
World War II and the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement

By: Marco Tabellini and Silvia Farina
- 2022
- Working Paper
World War II and the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement

By: Marco Tabellini and Silvia Farina
- May 2022
- Case
America's Budget Impasse, 2009-2022

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

The United States has been a fiscal mess for years at least since the financial crisis in 2009. This case describes the U.S. economy during the presidencies of Barack Obama, Donald Trump and now, Joe Biden’s first year. The case is composed of excerpts from the Economic Report of the President (2017), Resolution 209 (the Green New Deal), the Economic Report of the President (2018), the Budget Message (2023), and the Economic Report of the President (2022). Its purpose is to review the strengths and weaknesses of tax cuts, to understand fiscal stimuli, to deepen understanding of inflation, and to evaluate Biden’s agenda for 2022-24.
- May 2022
- Case
America's Budget Impasse, 2009-2022

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

The United States has been a fiscal mess for years at least since the financial crisis in 2009. This case describes the U.S. economy during the presidencies of Barack Obama, Donald Trump and now, Joe Biden’s first year. The case is composed of excerpts from the Economic Report of the President (2017), Resolution 209 (the Green New Deal), the...
- May 2022
- Case
TikTok and National Security: Investment in an Age of Data Sovereignty?

By: Jeremy Friedman, Sarah Bauerle Danzman and David Lane

This case covers TikTok’s purchase of Musical.ly and the reaction of the United States government, including the review of the purchase by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the reaction of the presidential administration of Donald Trump. The case delves into the mechanics of CFIUS’ legal mandate and its review process, in order to shed light on how the United States views data security in the context of rising geopolitical tensions, particularly with China and Russia. The case also looks at how China and Russia, among others, are seeking to establish their own versions of “internet sovereignty” in order to expand their domestic control and international influence. The case asks how these countervailing forces impact a company such as TikTok that seeks to become a global platform and how it can respond.
- May 2022
- Case
TikTok and National Security: Investment in an Age of Data Sovereignty?

By: Jeremy Friedman, Sarah Bauerle Danzman and David Lane

This case covers TikTok’s purchase of Musical.ly and the reaction of the United States government, including the review of the purchase by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the reaction of the presidential administration of Donald Trump. The case delves into the mechanics of CFIUS’ legal mandate and its review...

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.