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How More Regulation for U.S. Tech Could Backfire

Harvard Business

If 2017 was the year that tech became a lightning rod for dissatisfaction over everything from the last U.S. Alberto Manuel Urosa Toledano/Getty Images. presidential election to the possibility of a smartphone-driven dystopia , 2018 already looks to be that much worse.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business

Firms in innovation-driven industries, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, have long supported greater standardization across borders, with stronger intellectual property protections and enforcement of regulatory standards. YOY in 2017–2018. YOY in 2017–2018. Economic growth would fall to -1.5%