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  • 05 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 5

governments rely on honest reporting. Proof of honest intent is typically provided through signature at the end of the document, e.g., tax returns or insurance policy forms. Still, people sometimes cheat to advance their financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jul 2015
  • Op-Ed

The Future of the Greek Economy

ordinary citizens' income was cut by a third, vulnerable groups suffered. But more important, fifteen years later, the economy continues to decay, inflation is rampant, and many people continue to suffer. Whatever the outcome of the Greek... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini & George Serafeim; Banking
  • 16 Aug 2016
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August 16, 2016

benefit-based principle. Together, these results suggest that a large share of the American public views the allocation of pre-tax incomes as relevant to optimal tax policy and—at least in part—justly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010

support for ultimate target agreements. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/jsebenius/articles_scans/10_NegCampaignsNN.pdf   Working PapersPayout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment Authors:Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob, and Martin... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

The research, based in France, was prompted by an ongoing regulatory debate within the European Union. "In Europe, there has been intense discussion about taxing high incomes in general, and bankers in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking
  • 24 Jul 2013
  • Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

the income taxes paid by residents with good jobs, from the tolls paid by drivers, from property and sales taxes. Without revenue, costs can't be covered. Can cities with high liabilities expect to be bailed... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto
  • 20 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 20

and a little understood provision in the federal tax code that is implemented at the state level, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The relationship is complex because, while the federal government... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

of these firms face various issues—including management of exchange rate risk, how to structure their internal capital markets, how to do capital budgeting worldwide, and how to respond to varying regulatory and tax incentives. The book... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

Earnings Management, Corporate Tax Shelters, and Book-Tax Alignment Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper reviews recent evidence... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Feb 2017
  • Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

States, where the ability to fund infrastructure is less obvious than it may seem at first glance. The infrastructure paradox There is plenty of capital in the global financial system: upward of US $20 trillion invested in fixed income... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction
  • 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

financial autonomy to collect export taxes and spend on public goods. The argument is that trade shocks affect asymmetrically the tax revenues of state governments and, thus, their expenditures on elementary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

officials. Distrust in the government increases the preferred tax rate on the top 1% only when business legitimacy is low. A model with multiple equilibria helps interpret these findings. In one of the equilibria, meetings are allowed,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments By: Kuziemko, Ilyana, Michael I. Norton, Emmanuel Saez, and Stefanie Stantcheva Abstract—We analyze randomized online survey experiments providing interactive, customized information on U.S. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

how these Americans spend their income tax refunds, using transaction-level data from a stored-value card product. Card-holders may choose among several tax settlement and loan... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

in their degree of revealed credit constraints. Specifically, we analyze how these Americans spend their income tax refunds, using transaction-level data from a stored-value card product. Cardholders may... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807032 A Note on the Legal and Tax Implications of Founders' Equity Splits Harvard Business School Note 809-110 This note summarizes key legal and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Jan 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

expect their incomes to be in the long-term, thereby mitigating the short-term impact on personal spending of events such as tax legislation. And Warren Buffett is fond of explaining his investment... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 28 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

How Property Ownership Changes Your World View

is true. When Di Tella benchmarked these results against a sample of residents from the Buenos Aires metropolitan area with generally higher income and education levels, their responses tallied closely to the beliefs of squatters who hold... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 16 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

presentation of special items within the financial statements reflects the firm's underlying economic performance or opportunism. We examine the presentation of recognized special items either as a separate line item on the income... View Details
  • 23 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

responsibility programs are basically funded by an internal tax within the company,” says Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. “The good that such... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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