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  • 2014
  • Working Paper

Return on Political Investment in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

By: Hui Chen, Katherine Gunny and Karthik Ramanna
Prior literature raises a "puzzle" of high rates of return on corporate political investment, but evidence for this puzzle is largely descriptive in nature. We exploit the setting of the American Jobs Creation Act's passage in 2004 to provide more robust estimates of... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Finance; United States
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  • 30 Dec 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Return on Political Investment in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

Keywords: by Hui Chen, Katherine Gunny & Karthik Ramanna
  • November 2020
  • Article

The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth

By: Urooj Khan, Suresh Nallareddy and Ethan Rouen
We investigate the relation between the growth in corporate profits and the overall U.S. economy, focusing on the impact of the U.S. corporate tax regime on this relation. We document that the growth of corporate profits, on average, has outpaced the growth of the... View Details
Keywords: Taxes; Gdp; Corporate Profits; American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004; Taxation; Economic Growth; Profit; United States
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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth

By: Urooj Khan, Suresh Nallareddy and Ethan Rouen
We investigate the relation between the growth in corporate profits and the overall U.S. economy, focusing on the impact of the U.S. corporate tax regime on this relation. We document that the growth of corporate profits, on average, has outpaced the growth of the... View Details
Keywords: Taxes; Gdp; Corporate Profits; American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004; Taxation; Economic Growth; Profit; United States
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  • 09 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

and New York," she says. Investing in entrepreneurs is smart for American competitiveness, says Karen Mills.Photo: iStockPhoto She also notes a lack of capital in America's supply chains, particularly... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services
  • July 2018 (Revised September 2018)
  • Case

Donald Trump and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Robert Scherf
In January 2018, President Donald Trump was full of optimism. He had just signed the most substantial legislation of his young presidency, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), making major changes to the tax code. Echoing his campaign slogan—Make America Great Again—Trump... View Details
Keywords: Taxation; Jobs and Positions; Government and Politics; Public Opinion; United States
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  • 2015
  • Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Frank Jerome LaNasa and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice 2013 AL Fellow, 2014 Senior AL Fellow
Two years after the formation of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a national affiliation of four independent Asian American civil rights groups, Paul Lee, who... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Skills; Asian; Asian Americans; Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Civil Rights; Asian Law Caucus; Asian Pacific American Legal Center; Asian American Institute; Asian American Justice Center; Immigration Issues; Immigration Reform; Affirmative Action; Coalition; Asian American Activism; Japanese; Chinese; Korean; Indian; Pakistani; Hmong; Cambodian; Laotians; Filipino; Vietnamese; Pacific Islanders; Ethnic Group; Model Minority; Anti-asian Prejudice; Pan-asian; Discrimination; Immigrants; Immigration Acts; Alien Land Laws; Sei Fujii; Naturalize; Interracial; Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965; Refugees; War; Warfare; Vincent Chin; Bigotry; Chinatown; Boston; Social Impact; Asian American Lawyers Association; National Asian Pacific Bar Association; Asian Community Development Corporation; Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence; Southeast Asia; Mee Moua; Change Management; Demographics; Prejudice and Bias; Rights; Immigration; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Society; North and Central America
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  • 18 Jun 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Elections and Discretionary Accruals: Evidence from 2004

Keywords: by Karthik Ramanna & Sugata Roychowdhury
  • 01 Jun 1996
  • News

Class Acts

identify and develop solutions to student concerns. One result of Dobron's team-oriented approach was the creation of the first student-led case, "HBS Student Association... View Details
  • 01 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?

arguing since the creation of the program more than 20 years ago: Is the program helpful or hurtful to American workers? “What's not debated is that immigrants are extremely... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology
  • 06 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

process often sparks ideas that lead to creation of innovative new products, Shih explains. So when American companies allow the production of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing
  • 16 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Times Captures History of American Business

From the dawn of the U.S. transcontinental railroad in 1869 to the widespread embrace of consumer products like cell phones and iPods in our time, the story of View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News
  • 2022
  • White Paper

The American Opportunity Index: A Corporate Scorecard of Worker Advancement

By: Matt Sigelman, Joseph Fuller, Nik Dawson and Gad Levanon
The American Opportunity Index: A Corporate Scorecard of Worker Advancement is a new effort to give companies and other stakeholders a set of robust tools that measure how well major employers are doing in fostering economic mobility for workers and how they could do... View Details
Keywords: Upward Mobility; Career Advancement; Personal Development and Career; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Wages; Human Capital; Recruitment
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  • 06 Aug 2021
  • Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

In the 1950s, most Americans probably couldn’t name the CEOs of the largest companies in the United States, including General Motors, United States Steel, and Standard Oil. But these days, some View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: National Markets National Markets... View Details
  • Web

the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: Advertising Products National Markets... View Details
  • 28 Mar 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

Between 1990 and 2008, the US economy added 27 million jobs. Ninety-eight percent of them were in nontradable activities. This is another way of saying that most American View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing
  • Web

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

corporations to open their books for government inspection Influence: High 10 1910 19 Breakup of Standard Oil and American Tobacco Clayton Antitrust Act Federal Reserve View Details
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Where the Jobs Are

agreement on a key goal: Technology-based manufacturing has to be a catalyst for job creation and competitive renewal. But is that a realistic expectation? Seeking an answer, we explore the current and... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing
  • 06 Jun 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

individual anonymized career trajectories, implied by job titles and income, with far more specificity than previously available, Kerr notes. State Department data suggest that from 1989 to 1995, two-thirds View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne