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The (Heterogenous) Economic Effects of Private Equity Buyouts

By: Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ben Lipsius, Josh Lerner and Javier Miranda
The effects of private equity buyouts on employment, productivity, and job reallocation vary tremendously with macroeconomic and credit conditions, across private equity groups, and by type of buyout. We reach this conclusion by examining the most extensive... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity Buyouts; Impact; Private Equity; Economics; Employment; Performance Productivity; Wages
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  • 2025
  • Working Paper

The Hidden Costs of Working Multiple Jobs: Implications for Spending Behavior and Wellbeing

By: Paige Tsai and Ryan W. Buell
Problem definition: Amidst inflation, rising costs of living, an explosion in remote and gig working opportunities, and an increase in the part-time labor mix in economies around the world, it is becoming evermore commonplace for people to earn labor income... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Operations; Employee Behavior; Job Design and Levels; Personal Finance; Well-being; Happiness; Satisfaction; Wages
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Human Capital and the Future of Work: Implications for Investors and ESG Integration

By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
Human capital development (HCD) is a key consideration for most companies, but only recently have investors focused on understanding the risks and opportunities related to human capital with the emergence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment... View Details
Keywords: Future Of Work; ESG; Employee Engagement; Employee Compensation; Human Capital; Human Resources; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Wages
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  • 17 Oct 2014
  • Research & Ideas

New Treasury Rules Help Long-Retirement Planning

annuities without concern about complying with this annual distribution requirement. Moreover, the amended rules apply to longevity annuities even if they allow the premiums to be returned to the retirement account of an annuitant who... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Pozen; Financial Services
  • 03 Nov 2016
  • Op-Ed

Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment

about $29,000, or about two years’ worth of the average young college graduate’s wage premium over a high school grad. A course of study and internships that lead to a college-level job usually will yield... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Education
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

Full Stream Ahead

multistrategy firm focused on investment in the entertainment and media space, says that when interest rates are as low as they were for the last decade, “investors start looking for places to pick up returns that feel safe but also have a View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 20 Mar 2000
  • Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

expensive precisely because of the country's prosperity. With the wages and purchasing power of working people largely stagnant over the last two decades, the cost of adequate housing in a decent neighborhood has soared beyond the reach... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate
  • November 1994
  • Case

Navistar International

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
As a consequence of laying off half its workforce in a massive downsizing program, the company--a large manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks--struggles with a huge ($2.6 billion) liability for retiree medical costs. Although the company has promised its retirees... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Wages; Labor Unions; Legal Liability; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Restructuring
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  • 16 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 16

unavailable at this time. Book: http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521192194 The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Finance: Evidence from Angel Financings Authors:William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market

The Rise of Installment Selling Home Finance Cars on Time The Secondary Credit Market The Usurer's Grip Research Links Credits “We must divorce the three golden balls from the three Furies.” — Charities Review , 1892 Installment plans,... View Details
  • 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

the general Buenos Aires population, in spite of the large differences. On the Pricing of Intermediated Risks: Theory and Application to Catastrophe Reinsurance Authors:K. A. Froot and P. O'Connell Periodical:Journal of Banking and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Feb 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

track how that cost structure changes due to the nonprofit's intervention. "If employees go off welfare and start earning wages and paying taxes, there's an inverse relationship. They end up contributing to society," he says.... View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

Doing Something Real

percent) that President Nixon (that laissez-faire Republican) imposed wage and price controls, to a world where each of our kids has more computing power on his or her desk, and each of us on his or her lap, than all of Harvard had in its... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
  • 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10

(EH) in inflation-indexed (or real) bonds and in nominal bonds in the U.S. and in the U.K. We strongly reject the EH in inflation-indexed bonds and also confirm and update the existing evidence rejecting the EH in nominal bonds. This rejection implies that the risk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 1

http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-3-642-03109-0 Sell Side School Ties Authors:Lauren H. Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy, and Andrea Frazzini Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We study the impact of social networks... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

Enterprise Foreign Direct Investment, Finance and Economic Development By: Alfaro, Laura, and Jasmina Chauvin Abstract—Research has sought to understand how foreign direct investment affects host economies. This paper reviews the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2018
  • Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

producing pre-tax wages of nearly $25 million. Chicago food entrepreneurs face obstacles that limit their ability to start and grow businesses. Specifically, they lack access to affordable, food grade production space, high quality... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016

Climate had to convince farmers to subscribe to and pay for premium offerings. The case describes Climate's technology approach, product offerings, marketing plans, and the competitive environment for "digital agriculture." Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Career Coach

Alejandro Maldonado

also spent five years as a vice-president at H.I.G. Capital, a leading US private equity firm investing in diverse industries in the middle market space. In 2012, he founded Appian Education Ventures, a fund dedicated to consolidate View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Social Enterprise; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All)
  • 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

with social media information. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53102 forthcoming Journal of Finance Brokers vs. Retail Investors: Conflicting Interests and Dominated Products By: Egan, Mark Abstract—I... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman