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25 Jan 2012
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Is Tax Reform Viable?

he or she earned $7 million being a secretary. The answer is that secretary would have to pay close to $2.5 million in taxes, $1.5 million more than I would. The difference, of course, is that my good fortune was a long-term capital gain,... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

opinion and climate policies, and the relative cost of various energy sources. “There is always lively classroom discussion about whether industries that pollute are paying a high enough price for their trans- gressions and whether... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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How DC is Taxing the Country

in three years, with firms less able to compete in the global marketplace, pay employees higher wages and benefits, or both. A turnaround would require a national economic strategy—and that would require a functional political system, the... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

01 Dec 2020
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New News

cultivate a paid audience and also tell them, “Hey, on the other side, you’re paying journalists.” And journalists of color are often the ones who are laid off first, who are underpaid, and all of that nonsense. If you really want diverse... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneuship; digital media; startups; news; business models; young alumni; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Feb 1998
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Running Up the Score

result," says Mariner, "today in every professional league, every team must scramble to increase revenues because the best players command the highest salaries. Without sufficient revenues to pay top players, it's more difficult to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

04 Sep 2019
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Action Plan: A New ’Cue

tweaked the menu to pay homage to barbecue’s roots alongside more inventive options. Today, there’s hickory-smoked pulled pork with a classic South Carolina mustard sauce on the menu; but Corsello’s creative barbecue takes top prize with... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Christopher S. Yeh

"consumers now understand that business needs their personal data and will pay for it. We see ClickRebates as the leader in this emerging field of consumer-to-business e-commerce; we've even trademarked a term for it: C2B." Yeh plans to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2016
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Pricing Paradise

How much is the Grand Canyon worth? What would you pay to prevent developers from building condos on the Cape Cod National Seashore? As difficult as it may seem to answer those questions, Linda Bilmes (MBA 1984) has made it her business... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

05 Aug 2015
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Mobilizing the Public to Fight Corruption

Henry Motte-Munoz (MBA 2013) is cofounder of Bantay, an NGO that educates Filipinos about their rights to good government services and gives them tools to obtain these services without paying bribes. “The people who are corrupt, you know... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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The “A” List

Started in 1995 in Columbus, Ohio, by Angela Hicks (MBA ’00), Angie’s List is a consumer-driven report card on numerous local services (plumbers, car mechanics, and moving companies, not to mention solar panels and Christmas decorating) in 56 American cities. List... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

01 Jun 2013
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Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

second year, the fledgling teachers have full-time teaching jobs elsewhere, and are granted their diplomas only if they complete their coursework and deliver classroom results. Master's candidates pay $4,000 in tuition when they've... View Details

Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

20 Sep 2011
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A Taxing Question

subsidiaries of US firms is supposed to be taxed at the corporate rate of 35 percent. But the law provides a huge loophole that allows companies to sidestep paying any tax on foreign profits as long as the money stays outside the US.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Accounting, Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll Services; Professional Services

20 May 2020
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Keeping Families Connected

call. “We could not live with ourselves if there was a child who couldn’t have a magical, memorable, experience with a grandparent because a parent had just lost their job and couldn’t pay the monthly fee,” explains Tuchman. “We’re a... View Details

23 Oct 2019
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Designing a More Artful Future for the Middle East

fellowship is a great liberator and enabler, allowing students like me the ability to pursue our passions. It inspires me to pay it forward for other students after I graduate.” View Details

Keywords: Inclusion

01 Jun 2001
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

School all the more. Finally, I’d like to pay tribute to Monty Milner (MBA 1965), outgoing president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Monty has served HBS in so many ways throughout the years, but his work on the board is... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Feb 2008
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The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen

the additional risk and legwork involved in making an independent film can pay off in creative control over the final product—even after a studio accepts a film for marketing and distribution, executives can’t demand that the ending a... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Real Estate

01 Jun 2024
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Turning Point: On the Line

stations in syndication. Residuals arrive by mail in green envelopes, nicknamed “greenies.” In lean times, greenies allowed me to pay my mortgage and feed my family. Many young writers starting out today have never even seen one. Not to... View Details

Keywords: labor strike; television; media; unions

01 Jun 2016
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Prima Datarina

adding that ticket prices can climb to $250 for some high-demand performances. “In the box office, we heard people on the phone shouting to their friend, ‘We pay that for Celtics tickets, we can pay it for... View Details