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- November 1999 (Revised May 2000)
- Supplement
Data Supplement: Post-War US Economic Statistics
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Cherie Nursalim
Supplements Tax Cut of 1964 (9-382-078), Nixon's Economic Strategy--1969 (8-378-258), and The Reagan Plan (9-381-173).
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Keywords:
History;
Sovereign Finance;
Development Economics;
Mathematical Methods;
Taxation;
Policy;
Government Administration;
Macroeconomics;
United States
Rotemberg, Julio J., and Cherie Nursalim. "Data Supplement: Post-War US Economic Statistics." Harvard Business School Supplement 700-070, November 1999. (Revised May 2000.)
- summer 1995
- Article
The Emerging Asset Class: Insurance Risk
By: K. A. Froot, B. Murphy, A. Stern and S. Usher
- 2013
- Working Paper
Bank Failures and Output During the Great Depression
By: Jeffrey Miron and Natalia Rigol
In response to the Financial Crisis of 2008, macroeconomic policymakers employed a range of tools designed to prevent failures of large, complex financial institutions (“banks”). The Treasury and the Fed justified these actions by arguing that bank failures exacerbate...
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Miron, Jeffrey, and Natalia Rigol. "Bank Failures and Output During the Great Depression." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19418, August 2013.
- fall 1999
- Article
The Evolving Market for Catastrophe Event Risk
By: K. A. Froot
Keywords:
Catastrophe Risk;
Corporate Finance;
Cost Of Capital;
Banking And Insurance;
Asset Pricing;
Hedging;
Banking;
Decision Choice And Uncertainty;
Financial Markets;
Insurance;
Policy;
Risk Management;
Natural Disasters;
Insurance Industry
Froot, K. A. "The Evolving Market for Catastrophe Event Risk." Risk Management and Insurance Review 2, no. 3 (fall 1999): 1–28. (Reprinted in Risk Management: The State of the Art, edited by S. Figlewski and R. Levich, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.)
- Summer 1998
- Article
A New Approach to Capital Budgeting for Financial Institutions
By: K. A. Froot and J. Stein
Keywords:
Catastrophe Risk;
Corporate Finance;
Cost Of Capital;
Banking And Insurance;
Asset Pricing;
Hedging;
Banking;
Decision Choice And Uncertainty;
Financial Markets;
Insurance;
Policy;
Risk Management;
Natural Disasters;
Insurance Industry
Froot, K. A., and J. Stein. "A New Approach to Capital Budgeting for Financial Institutions." Bank of America Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 11, no. 2 (Summer 1998): 59–69.
- May 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Background Note
Exchange Rate Regimes
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
There are many options for a country in the management of monetary policy. At the most basic level is the decision of whether to adopt a fixed or a floating exchange rate. Introduces the economics behind exchange rates and the debate between fixed vs. floating regimes.
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Di Tella, Rafael M., and Ingrid Vogel. "Exchange Rate Regimes." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-038, May 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- Fast Answer
Affordable housing resources
Affordable Housing Institute National Housing Institute: Research Habitat for Humanity Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University National Association of Realtors: Housing Affordability Index Websites View Details
- 28 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business
Mathematica Policy Research. “Increases to the minimum wage then disproportionately push them over the edge.” The research brings more insight into the continuing argument over whether raising the minimum wage hurts businesses. The...
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- Web
Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog
for students seeking to advance their knowledge of general management, strategy, succession, and governance issues in the context of a challenging and sometimes emotionally driven work environment. Educational Objectives Learning how to...
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- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
Business School Case 715-024 Bhutan: Governing for Happiness Unique among the world's countries, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan had abandoned the traditional policy goal of increasing Gross Domestic Product...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
Motivates values-based capitalism and drives companies to contribute to solving social and environmental problems while also providing employees stimulating and satisfying work. Restores trust by committing to government as an instrument...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- September 1982 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Herbert Hoover
McCraw, Thomas K. "Herbert Hoover." Harvard Business School Case 383-013, September 1982. (Revised December 1987.)
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
he said "our best policy is to promote economic liberty so that individuals and corporations can adjust to changes in society, technology, the economy, the environment and politics stop trying to make View Details
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by James Heskett
- May 2001 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Mexico: The Unfinished Agenda
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
President Vincente Fox takes over in Mexico on December 1, 2000--a political revolution ending 71 years of PRI rule. In the past five years, Mexico has solved a number of macroeconomic problems and had a good run of economic growth. But a host of microeconomic problems...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Macroeconomics;
Microeconomics;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Mexico
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Rebecca Evans. "Mexico: The Unfinished Agenda." Harvard Business School Case 701-116, May 2001. (Revised December 2003.)
- May 1995
- Background Note
Note on Product Liability
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
This note provides an overview to the evolution and current state of product liability law in the United States.
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Keywords:
Goods and Commodities;
Legal Liability;
Safety;
Product Marketing;
Business Strategy;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
United States
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Note on Product Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-049, May 1995.
- Web
Tulsa Massacre | Information Technology
honored with a silver Telly Award. Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants believe the injustices should be addressed through reparations and have pushed the government of Tulsa to pay reparations for the massacre. The...
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- 01 Jul 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Social Interactions in Pandemics: Fear, Altruism, and Reciprocity
- November 2013
- Case
Choosing Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
By: Robert C. Pozen, Katherine Brooks and Iwan Djanali
- June 2003
- Case
Booker T. Washington High School
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Michelle Heskett
For over a decade, Principal Elsie Bailey has led a turnaround of this inner-city high school in Memphis. Although she's made progress, some problems have arisen for this "school of last resort" that deals with some of the more difficult student populations, and...
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