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- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
procedures to start a business declining from 15 to 5. Equally good news was that the average time to prepare and pay taxes declined from 264 to 193 hours over the same period. The Failures This is all good news and, in theory, should... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
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Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment
partnerships for decarbonization to succeed. Raffi Freeman , VP of Strategy at Sublime Systems , explained that to overcome the initial phase, “we need incentives like a tax credit to help scale.” During... View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
will fall." P. Maxson asked, "Who gets to decide what the 'right' choices are?" Ironically, some who questioned "nudge" strategies favored other perhaps more draconian solutions. Tony Evans said, "Generally,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Circularity in Denmark
materials and physical space. As we traversed Denmark in the first of our two-week immersive field course (which would later take us to the Netherlands), we were lucky to meet several organizations that are turning to circular economy View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Working on the Local Level
Aaron Chadbourne (JD/MBA 2010) accepted an offer from Maine’s governor to put his MBA to work tackling some of his home state’s toughest issues—from high taxes and an aging population to business development. In this video, he explains... View Details
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
As health insurance reform is hotly debated in Washington, DC, what strategies should be central for the benefit of patients' health? HBS faculty with expertise in business administration, economic development, and operations View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
reducing tax revenues. Unable or unwilling to raise tax rates, cities cut public spending, especially in education, to meet a tighter budget constraint. While the fall in tax... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
to citizenship for dreamers, preserving Obamacare with a public option, increasing taxes on the wealthy, and the right to abortion, recognizing that the decision would be excruciating. “The majority are just trying to make ends meet... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
Record-keeping? Control?) —S.B. Master (MBA 1980) DITKOFF: Your first stop is probably a lawyer or tax advisor to analyze the financial impact on your specific portfolio. Your next goal is to find high-impact organizations that you care... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
mechanism, which we refer to as the "clamped second price auction mechanism," into the laboratory to determine whether it helps human subjects learn to play their optimal strategy faster than the standard second price auction... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
resulting currency position tends to rise in value when equity markets fall. This strategy works well for investment horizons of one month to one year. In the past 15 years the risk-minimizing demand for the dollar appears to have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
COVID-19 has reminded us, private corporations rely on public programs and policy for financial assistance during times of crisis. In contrast, ‘good’ corporate strategy often emphasizes minimizing tax... View Details
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
investments that keep them going.” In fact, companies cut their longer-term investments by 10 to 40 percent—an average of 17 percentage points more than shorter-term investments. In financial terms, that carries the same financial impact as if credit constraints caused... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
developed an important insight into why the owners of small businesses typically wait until the last minute to update their books and file tax forms. Most people would say they are just lazy or undisciplined. But Cook observed what was... View Details
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
level thanks to the extreme form of fiscal decentralization that the Brazilian government adopted in the Constitution of 1891, which gave states the sole right to tax exports. We end by running instrumental variable estimates using... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
differences in their forecasts of future events (such as the profitability of a business being sold), attitudes toward risk and time, tax and regulatory status, market and technological knowledge and access, and so on. The third dimension... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
first commercial strip development in 1983. Since then we have pursued a strategy that has overcome historical biases and roadblocks to urban reinvestment. How did you contribute to this strategy? I led a comprehensive study that helped... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Summit Sound Bites
too.” —Yong Tao, Chairman, Strategic Decision Resources Group “Executives who now make 350 times what the lowest worker in their firms make are behaving in an especially unbecoming way when they seek to explain that raising the top marginal View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
to State capacity. Survey respondents primed with negative views about business leaders want fewer meetings as well as higher taxes for the top 1% and more regulation. We also study how these effects change when subjects are... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
hundreds of billions in additional taxes to pay for the health care of the sick. Health care expenditures roughly follow Pareto's Law: Twenty percent of users spend 80 percent of the money. If the healthy 80 percent do not buy health... View Details