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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
Anthony Foxx discussing America’s infrastructure challenges, Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter last month released MOVE: Putting America’s Infrastructure Back in the Lead to offer a road map for a more mobile future. Tax Code In an effort to... View Details
- 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EST, 11 Jan 2017
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided
Five years of research from Harvard Business School's US Competitiveness Project, as well as the findings from the 2016 surveys on US competitiveness, present a sobering picture of the deep structural challenges facing the United States. The US needs a national... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
written by Harvard Business School faculty—along with links to the full text of those papers. Here are the five most downloaded working papers of 2018: Corporate Tax Cuts Increase Income Inequality While corporate View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
shareholders. These results suggest that the domestic operations of U.S. multinationals were not financially constrained and that these firms were reasonably well-governed. The results have important implications for understanding the impact of U.S. corporate View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
there are not diffuse shareholders in the multinational-subsidiaries. Surprisingly, many of the same puzzling patterns we see in dividend policies more generally—smoothed payments, a willingness to incur avoidable View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
$38 trillion. Once again, the inexorable shift in demographics, combined with high and increasing healthcare costs, will result in a widening gap between tax intake and payment outflow for Medicare. On another front, the government is... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
tax savings. We find that 2,281 top executives strategically realized their built-in capital gains prior to the tax hikes to save nearly $741 million in personal taxes in 2012.... View Details
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
humbling” and a unique opportunity given the pandemic. “As 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... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
change initiatives-Predictability, Teaming and Open Communication, and Results Only Work Environment-that alter the structure and culture of work in ways that enable better work and better lives. August 2013 Tax Administration Review... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?
So on the one hand, the political policy is to extend credit; on the other, the government-owned enterprises (Fannie and Freddie Mac) are trying to narrow the credit box because they so afraid of incurring a loss. Q: View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual
experience. Such experience has served him well as he has introduced numerous pieces of legislation that have, among other things, repealed inheritance taxes (the so-called death tax), banned taxes on... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
Schenk, director of the HBS Business and Environment Initiative, asked some of our alumni how they view this moment and how they are looking to capitalize on it. Julia Trotman Brady (MBA 1997) Partner, Valo Ventures This is the most consequential View Details
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Security & Privacy | Information Technology
to individual identity theft, including filing fraudulent tax returns. Thank you for your commitment to keeping Harvard’s data safe and secure. Best Practices Review various best practices to help keep information and devices more secure.... View Details
- 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
- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
is down, therefore basket size is down—so everybody in the mall is affected by traffic being down. If you have two or three major traffic-driving tenants in trouble, this affects the entire mall. This then creates a domino effect in the entire community in terms of... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
general emergence of modern business enterprise in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Many governmental policies after 1945 designed to facilitate catch-up ended up crippling such emergent business enterprises without putting effective... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
business-government partnership works best at a very narrow technical level, observed Bolnick. People who are specialists in particular tax issues, for instance, should work with government on resolving those same View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
multiplied by a marginal Federal borrowing cost of 3 percent), eliminating any price advantage of Medicare. The comparison between the administrative expenses of private insurers and Medicare also ignores the fact that Medicare pays no View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
fewer corporate profits being channeled into subsequent domestic investments when the U.S. tax rate is relatively higher, leading to lower economic growth. Our findings have implications for policy setters.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Ralph Johnson
in Chicago on a variety of projects. I worked on a youth mentoring program to combat violence. I was part of a team figuring out the best way to incentivize manufacturing companies to come to the city. What tax incentives would we need?... View Details
Keywords: Consulting