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Managing Healthcare Costs and Value
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Michael E. Porter and Mark L. Frigo
Rising health care costs are a major global challenge. A number of factors contribute to this trend, including aging populations and medical technology. But an underlying and misunderstood source of health care’s escalating costs has been the inability of health care... View Details
Kaplan, Robert S., Michael E. Porter, and Mark L. Frigo. "Managing Healthcare Costs and Value." Strategic Finance 98, no. 7 (January 2017): 24–33.
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Agency Conflicts in Private Equity Transactions
Professor El-Hage has led the development of the Elective Curriculum course, Private Equity Finance. in this course, El-Hage studies private equity transactions, with particualr focus on agency conflicts in this business that prides itself on "alignment of... View Details
- October 2023
- Article
Product Variety, the Cost of Living, and Welfare Across Countries
By: Alberto Cavallo, Robert C. Feenstra and Robert Inklaar
We use the structure of the Melitz (2003) model to compute the cost of living and welfare across 47 countries, and compare these to conventional measures of prices and real consumption from the International Comparisons Project (ICP). The cost of living is inferred... View Details
Cavallo, Alberto, Robert C. Feenstra, and Robert Inklaar. "Product Variety, the Cost of Living, and Welfare Across Countries." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 15, no. 4 (October 2023): 40–66.
- December 2003
- Article
The Social Cost of Fraud and Bankruptcy
By: Joseph L. Bower and Stuart C. Gilson
Bower, Joseph L., and Stuart C. Gilson. "The Social Cost of Fraud and Bankruptcy." Harvard Business Review 81, no. 12 (December 2003): 20–22.
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3.3 Student Cost of Attendance | MBA
3.3 Student Cost of Attendance The student Cost of Attendance is calculated based upon projected educational expenses during a 9-month academic... View Details
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Research: The Cost of a Single U.S. Immigration Restriction
By: Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Britta Glennon
On June 22, 2020, President Trump passed an Executive Order drastically cutting the number of highly skilled international workers eligible for non-immigrant visas to the U.S. To quantify the impact of this policy, the authors examined the immediate change in stock... View Details
Keywords: Work Visas; H1-B; Restriction; Impact; Immigration; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cost; Economy
Bahar, Dany, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Britta Glennon. "Research: The Cost of a Single U.S. Immigration Restriction." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 22, 2021).
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Race, Gender & Equity
Business School Educator Resources Diversity is critical to teaching and learning. Explore cases that showcase a diverse range of leaders and teaching materials to help you foster equity and inclusion in the... View Details
- 2021
- Working Paper
Housing Consumption and the Cost of Remote Work
By: Christopher Stanton and Pratyush Tiwari
This paper estimates housing choice differences between households with and without remote workers. Prior to the pandemic, the expenditure share on housing was more than seven percent higher for remote households compared to similar non-remote households in the same... View Details
Stanton, Christopher, and Pratyush Tiwari. "Housing Consumption and the Cost of Remote Work." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 28483, February 2021.
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
To improve any business, managers need to understand how much it costs to produce a profitable product. It seems a simple task, but the process of securing and analyzing the data can be incredibly complex... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- March 2017
- Article
Variation in the Cost of Care for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasties
By: Derek A. Haas and Robert S. Kaplan
The study examined the cost variation across 29 high-volume U.S. hospitals for delivering a primary total knee arthroplasty without major complicating conditions. Hospital and physician personnel costs were calculated using time-driven activity-based costing.... View Details
Haas, Derek A., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Variation in the Cost of Care for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasties." Arthroplasty Today 3, no. 1 (March 2017): 33–37.
- June 1985 (Revised December 2002)
- Background Note
Basic Ratio Analysis and Equity Valuation
By: David F. Hawkins
Describes the use of common financial ratios to analyze a firm's performance and financial condition. Discusses fundamentals of equity valuation. Based on an earlier note by the same author. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Basic Ratio Analysis and Equity Valuation." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-149, June 1985. (Revised December 2002.)
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Research Brief: The Real Cost of Countering China
Illustration by Patric Sandri Over the last five years, global supply chains have come under unprecedented stress from the pandemic, natural disasters, geopolitical events, and general anti-globalization sentiments. Nowhere is this more evident than in the trade... View Details
- January 1975 (Revised March 1988)
- Case
Quaker Oats Co.: Cost of Capital (A)
Wippern, Ronald F., and Guillermo Schultz. "Quaker Oats Co.: Cost of Capital (A)." Harvard Business School Case 275-095, January 1975. (Revised March 1988.)
- 1998
- Working Paper
The Cyclical Behavior of Price and Costs
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michael Woodford
- 01 Jan 2017
- News
Managing Healthcare Costs and Value
- 2024
- Working Paper
Private Equity and Digital Transformation
By: Brian K. Baik, Wilbur Chen and Suraj Srinivasan
We study the role which private equity (PE) plays in digital transformation. We find that PE investment is associated with greater investments into portfolio firm’s digital technologies, as measured by IT expenditures and the hiring demand for AI skills. This... View Details
Keywords: Digital Transformation; Private Equity; Selection and Staffing; Investment Portfolio; Value Creation
Baik, Brian K., Wilbur Chen, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Private Equity and Digital Transformation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-070, May 2024.
- 06 Jul 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?
Should We Encourage the Redistribution of Benefits of Globalization? If So, How? The benefits of globalization outweigh the costs. But the costs... View Details
- June 2019
- Technical Note
Valuing Employee Equity at Early Stage Ventures
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Christopher Stanton and Sanchali Pal
The note introduces a framework to consider factors that influence the value of employee equity at early stage ventures. Valuing equity is complex, and it important to account for expected dilution, assess exit potential, and acknowledge the high rate of failure in... View Details
Ghosh, Shikhar, Christopher Stanton, and Sanchali Pal. "Valuing Employee Equity at Early Stage Ventures." Harvard Business School Technical Note 819-167, June 2019.