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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

trillion, or almost 18% of its GDP , on health care — that’s $10,000 per person, twice as much as any other country in the industrialized world. Or so he thought, until one interaction changed the trajectory of his career. There is a healthcare crisis in the U.S. In 2016, the U.S. spent a staggering $3.2 His life was set.

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America's Innovation Shortfall and How We Can Solve It

Harvard Business Review

In 2009, Michael Mandel, former Chief Economist for Businessweek and founder of a key economics blog , presented new research in a cover story called " The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. " With fewer breakthrough products to sell overseas, exports as a share of GDP have stagnated at 11%, while imports have soared, forcing the U.S.

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Getting Japanese Women Back on Track

Harvard Business Review

million and the level of Japan's GDP could increase by as much as 15 percent.". Even though more highly qualified women have moved into "career track" positions in recent years, there's a huge earnings gap: On average, women only earn 72% of the compensation paid to men for equivalent jobs. 31%) and Germany (35%).