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- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
(MBA 1997) and the panel On the panel, Sarah Wright (MBA 1997), founder and managing partner of Hull Street Energy, made a strong business case for national environmental laws to address climate change, including in the electricity sector. “There is a vacuum of View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- Profile
Vivek Garg
Right out of college, Vivek Garg was directly exposed to difficult health-care policy issues. As part of Congress's Medicare Payment Advisory Council (MPAC), Vivek reviewed the coordination of policies and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
TV and, to some extent, that’s true. But on the other hand, there are people screaming on TV about the minimum wage. It may be a good sign that Americans have discussions with that kind of passion about what might seem like dry policy... View Details
- 01 Jul 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Social Interactions in Pandemics: Fear, Altruism, and Reciprocity
- Book Review
Review of Global Tax Fairness edited by Thomas Pogge and Krishen Mehta
This timely volume (Global Tax Fairness, edited by Thomas Pogge and Krishen Mehta) on the proper taxation of multinational enterprises argues that several feasible, near-term reforms could substantially narrow the scope for tax avoidance by closing information gaps,... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew C. "Review of Global Tax Fairness edited by Thomas Pogge and Krishen Mehta." Journal of Economic Literature 56, no. 2 (June 2018): 673–684.
- November 2013
- Case
Choosing Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
By: Robert C. Pozen, Katherine Brooks and Iwan Djanali
- June 2003
- Case
Booker T. Washington High School
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Michelle Heskett
For over a decade, Principal Elsie Bailey has led a turnaround of this inner-city high school in Memphis. Although she's made progress, some problems have arisen for this "school of last resort" that deals with some of the more difficult student populations, and... View Details
- February 1992 (Revised September 1992)
- Background Note
Global Computer Industry
Describes the evolution of international trade and global competition in computers. Focuses on the role of country factors, government policies, and firm strategies in shifting competitive advantage among regions of the world. Pays special attention to international... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Alliances; Trade; Policy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Computer Industry
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Global Computer Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-072, February 1992. (Revised September 1992.)
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
There is a mismatch between what many scholars assume is the purpose of taxes and what most people believe for themselves. That mismatch means that the advice experts offer to policymakers and citizens debating American tax policy can... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
School. With a theme of The Power of Business in the Energy Transition, event co-presidents Lori Harrington (HBS 2020) and Nathan Nemon (HBS 2020) gathered more than 300 business leaders, policy makers, and students together for a full... View Details
- 05 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service
me in my business were absolutely amazing!” Kelsey Roberts (MBA 2021) and Mimi Sheng Khan supported Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) on both short-term COVID-19 response efforts and long-term policy and advocacy strategy. Their work... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
© politicalcartoons.com/Jimmy Margulies With the U.S. economic recovery stuck in low gear and traditional monetary and fiscal policy options seemingly exhausted, now is a good time to consider more novel approaches to stimulating growth.... View Details
- Career Coach
Kartik Sahni
Kartik is a joint degree student at HBS & HKS. He has extensive experience in impact investing, venture capital, public policy and non-profit/philanthropy sectors. He has worked in general management (as Chief of Staff of a $400mn... View Details
- Web
Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
Roundtable focuses on regional challenges while exploring the evolving role of business in society. More about Global Leadership Roundtables Europe’s green transition Uncover the impact of industrial policy on American business Explore... View Details
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- Web
About Baker Library | Baker Library
About Baker Library We advance the mission of the Harvard Business School by providing distinctive information services, resources and expertise so that our community excels. Strategic Plan Policies Staff Directory 1474 Year of... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
rights (IPR) and technology transfer? Fritz Foley: Before going to graduate school, I spent a year living in Sri Lanka. I was affiliated with the Institute of Policy Studies, an economic think tank, where I conducted research on... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
Board of Governors to formulate monetary policy, ensuring that its policies take into account conditions in every state and across all economic sectors. Each Reserve Bank is supervised by a nine-member board of directors. With the Federal... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Terrorism, Insurance, and Uncle Sam
"contrary to popular wisdom, government involvement with private-sector risks is nothing new." Moss noted that public-risk management goes back to the earliest days of the Republic and cited policies such as limited liability, federal... View Details
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Corruption and Firms
By: Emanuele Colonnelli and Mounu Prem
We estimate the causal real economic effects of a randomized anti-corruption crackdown on local governments in Brazil using rich micro-data on corruption and firms. After anti-corruption audits, municipalities experience an increase in the number of firms concentrated... View Details
Colonnelli, Emanuele, and Mounu Prem. "Corruption and Firms." Review of Economic Studies 89, no. 2 (March 2022): 695–732.