Pooled Income Funds - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Nov 2024
HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

different, with unemployment at 27 percent unemployment and recidivism at almost 77 percent in 2022. Some $88 billion was spent per year to run the sprawling prison system in the United States, with the New York University Center for Justice estimating some $132... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment

01 Oct 2000
News

The Entrepreneurial Venture

Three important events happened at the end of the 1970s. First, there were changes in ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) legislation that allowed pension funds to invest in private equity;... View Details

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

First, there were changes in ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) legislation that allowed pension funds to invest in private equity; second, the growth of the microprocessor and the... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

10 May 2022
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2022

that was pushing us from being a US-centric company to one that was more global.” By the numbers: “In 2000 I testified to Congress on what’s called pooling of interests, which was picked up by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.... View Details

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where private equity funds have... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

Publication:Financial Analysts Journal 67, no. 6 (November-December 2011) Abstract What is the critical factor for success in the U.S. mutual fund industry? Is it top-ranked investment performance, innovative products, or pervasive... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

little or no control over which companies the fund manager or plan fiduciary selects for the portfolio. Indeed, managers of pension funds subject to the Employee Retirement View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

01 Oct 1996
News

Lasting Impressions

became executive vice president of Bund Capital, a corporate acquisition firm started by her husband in 1985. "We raise private funds in blind pools and acquire middle-market companies primarily in the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

teamed up with Priyank Lathwal, a Ph.D. candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, to mobilize South Asian student organizations across Harvard and other universities to pool resources for Indian health and aid organizations. The... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

ownership. “We spent much of the day being fascinated by what we were seeing — then it came down to preparing something concrete,” says Camille. “Because we didn’t know anything about the market beforehand, we spent a lot of time figuring out the different classes of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

the "opportunistic behavior" hypothesis, private equity firms have higher quality accruals and a lower propensity to manage income than public equity firms. We further find that public equity firms report more conservatively, in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 1997
News

Banking on HBS

the other two in Washington - spread out over approximately six months. A seventh week must be spent in the field, living in a project in a village or poor area within a developing country. Participants are drawn from a pool of one... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

least a quarter of per capita income differences. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-093.pdf Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.? Authors:Diego A. Comin, Bill Easterly, and Erick Gong Publication:American... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Aug 2016
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August 9, 2016

local labor market design based on heterogeneity in local benefit generosity (defined as the percentage of household income recovered by the unemployment benefit), we estimate that a one standard deviation increase in generosity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 5

one reward from one category and another reward from another category than they were to obtain two rewards from a pool that included all items from either reward category. As a result, they worked longer when potential rewards for their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

higher risk projects and new ventures. This has a domino effect on the venture capital providers and subsequently on the angel investor community. Each group is concerned that there will not be an investor willing to fund or buy into a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018

increases in compensation and other variable costs as revenues grew, as well as significant growth-focused investments at HBP, each group contributed more earned income to the School’s fiscal 2018 operations than initially anticipated.... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Business School Publishing) This history doubles as a sophisticated account of the opportunities and challenges facing the modern investor. It follows the rise of funded retirement, the evolution of investment vehicles and techniques,... View Details

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

in education, starting with early childhood, expand the talent pool and reduce otherwise-costly social problems. The nation will become both more global and more local. Biden will direct a return to global cooperation, a welcoming of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Arts Focus: Arts Funding Team: Victoria Sung Description: Over the fall term, I worked with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to conceptualize and create a prototype for Lincoln Center Global Perspectives, an annual publication that... View Details

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