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  • 2005
  • Article

Early Decisions: A Regulatory Framework

By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We describe a regulatory framework that helps consumers who have difficulty sticking to their own long-run plans. Early Decision regulations help long-run preferences prevail by allowing consumers to partially commit to their long-run goals, making it harder for a... View Details
Keywords: Hyperbolic Discounting; Self-control; Commitment; Consumer Behavior; Taxation; Attitudes
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Overview

The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details

    Building Sustainable Cities

    By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, to 6 billion, and the problems created by this rampant urbanization are among the most important challenges of our time. Of all resource-management issues, the author argues, water, electricity,... View Details

    • Program

    Finance for Senior Executives

    compensation incentives, and play a bigger role in helping your company optimize its financial resources and strengthen its bottom line. Details Apply strategic financial insight Make informed strategic decisions regarding View Details
    • Article

    Debt Maturity: Is Long-Term Debt Optimal?

    By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
    We model and calibrate the arguments in favor and against short-term and long-term debt. These arguments broadly include: maturity premium, sustainability, and service smoothing. We use a dynamic equilibrium model with tax distortions and government... View Details
    Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return; Development Economics; Taxation; Risk and Uncertainty; Cost; Interest Rates; Developing Countries and Economies; Welfare; United States; Brazil
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    • 16 Aug 2016
    • First Look

    August 16, 2016

    these streams and offers human resource management researchers and professionals insights and approaches for helping diverse teams tackle complex problems. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51467 Venture View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • November 2023
    • Case

    Will Fintechs and Central Banks Play in Emtech's Sandbox?

    By: Daniel Isenberg and William R. Kerr
    In February 2023, Emtech’s founder Carmelle Cadet is facing a dilemma. Rapidly running out of cash, Cadet has a term sheet from a leading VC but has a choice of how to structure the investment. The decision will have significant implications for Cadet’s own stake, as... View Details
    Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Cash Flow; Currency; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Digital Platforms
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    Preparing to Be a Corporate Director

    C-level executives who are board-facing (e.g., CEO, CFO, CHRO, CSO) and seek to strengthen their leadership capabilities Partners from audit or consulting firms Partners and executives of private equity and venture capital firms Nonprofit... View Details
    • December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
    • Case

    Nestle and Alcon--The Value of a Listing

    By: Mihir A. Desai, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
    In response to a perceived undervaluation by the capital markets, Nestle is considering divesting a part of its ophthalmology subsidiary, Alcon, and must decide on a listing location. In the process, students are challenged to wrestle with the valuation of a... View Details
    Keywords: Business Conglomerates; International Finance; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Markets; Taxation; Business Subsidiaries; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Europe; United States
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    • 08 Nov 2013
    • HBS Seminar

    Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

    • 22 Dec 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 22

    It also shows that any Pareto-optimal mechanism must prevent unravelling, and that the ex-post stable mechanism is Pareto-optimal if and only if it prevents unravelling. Empire-Building or Bridge-Building? Evidence from New CEOs' Internal View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 07 Nov 2017
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

    were essential, and radical corporate social responsibility concepts were pursued by some firms. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53419 forthcoming Capitalism Beyond Mutuality New Prospects for... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • Program

    Managing Health Care Delivery

    subspecialty chiefs, nurse executives, and leaders from physician network organizations Administrative executives and those in functions such as innovation, strategy, information technology, finance, and human capital Because this health... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care; Health Care
    • March 2001 (Revised November 2001)
    • Case

    Merrill Lynch HOLDRS

    By: Andre F. Perold and Simon E. Brown
    Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and HOLDRS (Holding Company Depositary Receipts) represent recent and highly successful capital market innovations. HOLDRS closely approximates a buy-and-hold strategy, and Merrill Lynch believes the product has significantly lower taxes... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Markets; Cost; Stocks; Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Taxation; Innovation and Invention; Product; Success; Expansion
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    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Labor Regulations and European Private Equity

    By: Ant Bozkaya and William R. Kerr
    European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor market expenditures (e.g., unemployment insurance benefits) for providing worker insurance. Employment regulations more directly tax firms making frequent labor adjustments than other labor... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Insurance; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Taxation; Employment; Europe
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    • December 2011
    • Article

    Deposit Insurance and Subsidized Recapitalizations

    By: Lucy White and Alan Morrison
    The 2007–2009 financial crisis saw a vast expansion in deposit insurance guarantees around the world and yet our understanding of the design and consequences of deposit insurance schemes is in its infancy. We provide a new rationale for the provision of deposit... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Insurance; Taxation; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry
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    • October 2011
    • Article

    The Surprising Power of Age-Dependent Taxes

    By: Matthew C. Weinzierl
    This article provides a new, empirically driven application of the dynamic Mirrleesian framework by studying a feasible and potentially powerful tax reform: age-dependent labor income taxation. I show analytically how age dependence improves policy on both the... View Details
    Keywords: Taxation; Policy; Age; Income; Mathematical Methods; Welfare; United States
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    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Labor Regulations and European Private Equity

    By: Ant Bozkaya and William R. Kerr
    European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor market expenditures (e.g., unemployment insurance benefits) for providing worker insurance. Employment regulations more directly tax firms making frequent labor adjustments than other labor... View Details
    Keywords: Employment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Taxation; Insurance; Investment; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Europe
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    • Program

    Aligning Strategy and Sales

    well as implement the infrastructure, processes, and cultural values critical to profitable growth. Details Develop a strategic sales approach optimized for your business Define your target customers and the best methods for reaching them... View Details
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    The HR-Executive Suite Connection

    Summary Top companies manage their human capital as strategically as their financial capital—and bring their human resources leaders into the strategic decision-making process. This HR leadership program prepares you to apply your human... View Details