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- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
less burdensome for all citizens. "While the idea of a height tax follows directly from the standard economic framework for tax analysis, most people find the idea crazy," allows HBS professor Matthew C. Weinzierl, an economist... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June
professor Dwight B. Crane, who is serving as faculty organizer for the Berlin conference. "The program has been designed to stimulate discussion on a broad range of topics among individuals who have the power to forge new business and View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Information Dispersion and Auction Prices
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Four Promoted to Full Professor
served as assistant to U.S. Transportation Secretaries Drew Lewis and Elizabeth Dole. Christensen holds a BA with highest honors in economics from Brigham Young University and an M.Phil. in economics from... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
the panelists considered the current economic downturn to be an obstacle, they didn’t betray any anxiety. The economy came up in the context of the economic stimulus package enacted by Congress in February.... View Details
- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
explored a number of economic, political, and business issues the country is facing. “Lebanon is at a crucial stage in its history,” says Ingea. “We have presidential elections this month, we have an economic crisis like we’ve never seen... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Mar 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network
How do major technologies deploy and spread? Shane Greenstein will use illustrations from his new book, How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a new Network, to deconstruct Internet exceptionalism, the prevalent idea that the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
Panitchpakdi, the next director general of the World Trade Organization and the deputy prime minister of Thailand, discussed the need for managing developing countries’ reactions to rapid and widespread trade and economic liberalization.... View Details
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
Abstract This paper documents that ventures that are funded by two successful angel groups experience superior outcomes to rejected ventures: they have improved survival, exits, employment, patenting, web traffic, and financing. We use strong discontinuities in angel... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Aug 2011
- News
No Ducking the Debt Ceiling
What debt ceiling? I haven’t been on Mars for the last two weeks, but close to it .off in the woods and on vacation, unplugged, untethered, and blissfully out of touch. So I missed the all-consuming topic that must have driven everyone crazy while I was away. Somehow,... View Details
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
economic motives behind individual concerns for privacy. Recent theories of privacy demands in commercial contexts have assumed an economically aware and sophisticated consumer, capable of evaluating the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2022
- News
Leading on Climate Change
discussed the climate change agenda as an opportunity for economic growth, which attracts new skills and new jobs,” says club Saleh Abdullah Lootah (GMP 10). Almheiri emphasized that leaders in the UAE are accessible and caring, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Averting Crisis
A decade ago, the global economy nearly collapsed entirely, bringing down with it some of the biggest banks and the livelihoods of countless individuals in lost jobs, savings, and homes. When the next downturn comes, will we be any better prepared? The View Details
- Fast Answer
Business dictionaries and definitions
Where can I find definitions or explanations of business or management concepts? Online International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (HarvardKey required) Oxford A Dictionary of Business and... View Details
- Student-Profile
Ximena Garcia-Rada
developed a strong interest in behavioral economics and set her sights on business school doctoral programs where she could engage in research that would have important theoretical and practical... View Details
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
is crucial to online success. A recent research paper offers insights that carry unexpected implications for advertisers or anyone else trying to capture that attention. The Empirical Economics of Online Attention was written by Andre... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
unemployment. Nevertheless, a minimum wage increase is controversial. Why is that? Because the conversation is really about much more than a technical debate on the costs and benefits. Most people are aware that the long-term economic... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables
by Susan Young For some people, the words "new economy" describe the advent of a revolutionary economic order based on technology-related innovation, entrepreneurial management, and information-driven enterprise. Others question the... View Details
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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity
a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change. Tony Mayo Tony Mayo is the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the Organizational View Details
- Student-Profile
Patrick Ferguson
the attendance and consumption of sports, investigating the validity of the assumption that uncertainty of outcome is the primary draw for fans. Patrick sees broad applicability to his research beyond the fields of management and sports. “Ultimately,” he says, “our... View Details