by Matthew C. Weinzierl - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2010
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The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution

By: N. Gregory Mankiw and Matthew C. Weinzierl

Should the income tax include a credit for short taxpayers and a surcharge for tall ones? The standard Utilitarian framework for tax analysis answers this question in the affirmative. Moreover, a plausible parameterization using data on height and wages implies a... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Wages; Personal Characteristics

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The Role of Government in Market Economies - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Role of Government in Market Economies Course Number 1195 Professor Matthew Weinzierl Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits 13 Sessions Paper Course Overview and Objectives This course is about one... View Details

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2.8 MBA Community Values Annual Report (2023) | MBA

day, everywhere. Matthew C. Weinzierl Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program Established in 1908, Harvard... View Details

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A Megastudy of Text-Based Nudges Encouraging Patients to Get Vaccinated at an Upcoming Doctor's Appointment

By: Katherine L. Milkman, Mitesh S. Patel, Linnea Gandhi, Heather N. Graci, Dena M. Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, Timothy W. Lee, Modupe Akinola, John Beshears, Jonathan E. Bogard, Alison Buttenheim, Christopher F. Chabris, Gretchen B. Chapman, James J. Choi, Hengchen Dai, Craig R. Fox, Amir Goren, Matthew D. Hilchey, Jillian Hmurovic, Leslie K. John, Dean Karlan, Melanie Kim, David Laibson, Cait Lamberton, Brigitte C. Madrian, Michelle N. Meyer, Maria Modanu, Jimin Nam, Todd Rogers, Renante Rondina, Silvia Saccardo, Maheen Shermohammed, Dilip Soman, Jehan Sparks, Caleb Warren, Megan Weber, Ron Berman, Chalanda N. Evans, Christopher K. Snider, Eli Tsukayama, Christophe Van den Bulte, Kevin G. Volpp and Angela L. Duckworth

Many Americans fail to get life-saving vaccines each year, and the availability of a vaccine for COVID-19 makes the challenge of encouraging vaccination more urgent than ever. We present a large field experiment (N = 47,306) testing 19 nudges delivered to patients via... View Details

Keywords: Vaccination; COVID-19; Nudge; Influenza; Field Experiment; Health; Communication Strategy; Behavior

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01 Mar 2023
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Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

student body. “Affordability is of paramount importance because it enables people from all backgrounds, experiences, and interests to enroll at HBS,” says Matthew Weinzierl, the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) Course Number 1175 Professor Matthew Weinzierl Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits 14 sessions Paper Course Overview Space is a place of unparalleled... View Details

11 Oct 2024
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Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting

and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, to discuss the current MBA student recruiting landscape, the Board was joined by Senior Associate Dean for External Relations C. Fritz Foley (PHDBE 2002). Foley... View Details

13 Dec 2011
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Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

Management; Robert Z. Lawrence, Harvard Kennedy School; Josh Lerner, HBS; David A. Moss, HBS; Gary P. Pisano, HBS; Jan W. Rivkin, HBS; Michael E. Porter, HBS; William A. Sahlman, HBS; David S. Scharfstein, HBS; Willy C. Shih, HBS; Richard... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2015
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Research Brief: Bankruptcy as a Better—Not Bitter—End

businesses to restructure, and ultimately restore the companies to financial health. That leaves everybody better off.” “Cashing Out: The Rise of M&A in Bankruptcy,” by Stuart Gilson, Edith Hotchkiss, and View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

27 May 2014
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Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

14 Jun 2024
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Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting

other. The HBS Alumni Board, whose members are selected from a pool of active and committed volunteer leaders, represents the global HBS alumni community. Members serve as a resources for the Dean, faculty, staff and students by providing... View Details

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The new industrial state? | Institute for Business in Global Society

The economics of space and the rise of the commercial space industry By Matthew C. Weinzierl, et al. Understand the structure of space economics through cases on the U.S. space... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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Alumni Books

behind Wildly Successful Initiatives by Jane C. Linder (MBA ’76, DBA ’89) (AMACOM Books) Based on a study of more than forty highly successful projects, Linder identifies five characteristics of such... View Details

Keywords: Noel Capon; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

15 Nov 2016
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China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective

and their management teams.” The Business of Going Global, China-Style, one of six IFCs in the MBA Program’s Elective Curriculum in 2016, was designed and led by two faculty members with extensive knowledge of the region. Willy View Details

15 Apr 2024
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SPACE: The Final Frontier For Angel Investors?

13 Apr 2015
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Why Americans Have Chosen to Pay Income Tax

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Dec 2010
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Additional alumni books for your consideration.

Customer: New Rules for Winning in a Time-Starved, Always-Connected Economy by Adrian C. Ott (MBA ’87) (Harper Business) 101 Things I Learned in Business School by Michael W.... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Sep 2014
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Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities

forecast for revenue by an enormous amount and that requires some adjustment. We’ll have to either raise taxes or cut spending. People don’t always understand the technical details of these policies, but that’s really not the point. The... View Details

Keywords: April White; faculty research; writing

01 Apr 2002
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Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

kindergarten through fourth grade. The first phase of the initiative , an on-campus book drive led by Matthew S. Fields and Marleta Y. Ross, both HBS '02, has resulted in the collection of nearly one... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Jun 2009
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communities, and make our cities smarter. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-141.pdf The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution Authors:N. Gregory Mankiw and Matthew View Details

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