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December 2006 (Revised March 2007)
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Common Agricultural Policy and the Future of French Farming

By: J. Gunnar Trumbull, Vincent Marie Dessain and Elena Corsi

Presents the history and evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, from early price supports to the 2003 decision to "decouple" payments to European farmers. Explores the logic behind agricultural supports, with a focus on the economic, political, and cultural... View Details

Keywords: History; Agreements and Arrangements; Price; Policy; Trade; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; France; European Union

Educators

15 Sep 2016
News

Harvard Business School Flunks America for Federal Policy

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Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

Resources and Reading Research Guides Public Policy Research Guide (Baker Library) U.S. Local Government Resources Research Guide (Harvard Kennedy School Library) Journals View Details

2013
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The Welfare State as an Investment Strategy: Denmark’s Flexicurity Policies

By: Arthur Daemmrich and Thomas Bredgaard

This chapter examines how the welfare state can serve as a national strategy to invest in economic competitiveness and sustainable national prosperity, as well as the significant challenges associated with operating an open economy in a period of increased labor... View Details

Keywords: Open Economy; Welfare; Competitive Advantage; Economic Growth; Human Capital; Government and Politics; Denmark

2023
Working Paper

The Credit Supply Channel of Monetary Policy Tightening and Its Distributional Impacts

By: Joshua Bosshardt, Marco Di Maggio, Ali Kakhbod and Amir Kermani

This paper studies how tightening monetary policy transmits to the economy through the mortgage market and sheds new light on the distributional consequences at both the individual and regional levels. We find that credit supply factors, specifically restrictions on... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Borrowing and Debt; Credit; Mortgages; Macroeconomics

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Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

foundations of antitrust might be updated, based on a large body of theoretical and empirical research on company strategy, competition, and economic development. The aim is to outline a new direction for antitrust that can be incorporated into View Details

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Policies to Influence Perceptions about COVID-19 Risk: The Case of Maps

By: Claudia Engel, Jonathan Rodden and Marco Tabellini

Choropleth disease maps have become an important tool for informing the public about the risks posed by COVID-19. In a survey conducted in the U.S. state of Georgia in June 2020, we randomly assigned respondents to view either of two maps. The first one reported... View Details

Keywords: Disease Surveillance; Health Pandemics; Risk and Uncertainty; Perception; Policy

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02 Apr 2020
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What policy makers are missing from coronavirus — data

10 Oct 2023
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Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

level-setting on terminology and definitions; major policy drivers and incentives in the US; and examples of EJ being applied by businesses, including areas where policy has resulted in action by businesses,... View Details

January 2008 (Revised March 2009)
Teaching Note

Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (TN) (A) & (B)

By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim

Teaching Note for [708017]. View Details

Keywords: Money; Policy; Japan

October 2024
Article

Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated with Lower Drug Rebates

By: Pragya Kakani, Michael Anne Kyle, Amitabh Chandra and Luca Maini

Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans’ ability to negotiate rebates and lead to higher spending. We estimated the association between protected-class status, US-level estimated... View Details

Keywords: Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States

1986
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Mercantilism and the Market: Antecedents of American Industrial Policy

Keywords: History; Economic Systems; Policy; Government and Politics; United States

1984
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Return to Nursing Home Investment: Issues for Public Policy

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Christine E. Bishop

Keywords: Health; Investment; Policy; Health Industry

June 1991
Article

Corporate Policy and the Ethics of Competitor Intelligence Gathering

By: L. S. Paine

Keywords: Policy; Ethics; Competition; Knowledge

31 Mar 2015
News

Reinventing the Way Medicaid Delivers Care

Keywords: Medicaid; health care policy; government legislation

15 Jul 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Policy Bundling to Overcome Loss Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes

Keywords: by Katherine L. Milkman, Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay & Max H. Bazerman

Column

The Changing Geography of Work: Priorities for Policy Makers

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury

The COVID-19 pandemic thrust the issue of how and where we work into the spotlight. The adoption of remote and hybrid work increased exponentially as lockdowns necessitated social distancing. But now, as we enter a new phase of the pandemic, the Geography of Work—where... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Hybrid Work Model; Work-from-anywhere; Employees; Geographic Location; Policy