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- March 1976 (Revised November 1993)
- Background Note
Diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Cost of Equity Capital
Describes in nonmathematical terms the nature of capital asset pricing model and possible use in estimating a company's cost of equity capital. View Details
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Cost of Equity Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 276-183, March 1976. (Revised November 1993.)
- Fast Answer
Biotech and Pharmaceuticals: R&D spending, production cost
Where to find biotech and pharmaceuticals R&D spending and product cost data? Bloomberg – use BI function to locate R&D spending data Cortellis - special database on pharmaceuticals industry including R&D... View Details
- 2010
- Article
Estimating the Attributable Cost of Physician Burnout in the United States
By: Shasha Han, Tait D. Shanafelt, Christine A. Sinsky, Karim M. Awad, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Lynne C. Fiscus, Mickey Trockel and Joel Goh
Background: Although physician burnout is associated with negative clinical and organizational outcomes, its economic costs are poorly understood. As a result, leaders in health care cannot properly assess the financial benefits of initiatives to remediate... View Details
Keywords: Physicians; Burnout; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Employees; Cost; Programs; Policy; Health Industry
Han, Shasha, Tait D. Shanafelt, Christine A. Sinsky, Karim M. Awad, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Lynne C. Fiscus, Mickey Trockel, and Joel Goh. "Estimating the Attributable Cost of Physician Burnout in the United States." Annals of Internal Medicine 170, no. 11 (June 4, 2019): 784–790.
- 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.
- 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
- 28 Dec 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for Strategic Compensation
- March 1989 (Revised February 1998)
- Teaching Note
Marriott Corp.: The Cost of Capital, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-298-101). View Details
- October 1973
- Article
Variable and Self-Service Costs in Reciprocal Allocation Models
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Cost
Kaplan, Robert S. "Variable and Self-Service Costs in Reciprocal Allocation Models." Accounting Review 48 (October 1973): 738–748.
- 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
- 05 Nov 2010
- News
US watching Mass. fight on health costs
- March 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Background Note
Economic Analysis: The Hidden Costs of Layoffs and Managing Staff Reductions
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Marilyn Morgan Westner and Christopher Diak
Globally, over the past fifty years, more companies have used layoffs to cut costs during periods of decreased demand or economic downturns. But layoffs have far-reaching consequences, generate hidden costs, and harm the company in myriad ways. This note reviews ways... View Details
Keywords: Human Resource Management; Layoffs; Furloughs; Human Resources; Management Practices and Processes; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; United States
Sucher, Sandra J., Marilyn Morgan Westner, and Christopher Diak. "Economic Analysis: The Hidden Costs of Layoffs and Managing Staff Reductions." Harvard Business School Background Note 323-073, March 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
- winter 1993
- Article
Scale and Scope Effects on Advertising Agency Costs
By: A. J. Silk and E. Berndt
Silk, A. J., and E. Berndt. "Scale and Scope Effects on Advertising Agency Costs." Marketing Science 12 (winter 1993): 1–20.
- October 1994
- Article
Aggregation, Specification and Measurement Errors in Product Costing
By: S. Datar and M. Gupta
Datar, S., and M. Gupta. "Aggregation, Specification and Measurement Errors in Product Costing." Accounting Review 69, no. 4 (October 1994): 567–591.
- May 2022
- Article
Investment as the Opportunity Cost of Dividend Signaling
By: Zach Kaplan and Gerardo Pérez Cavazos
We provide evidence that firms with weak investment opportunities (those whose current earnings justify a greater valuation than firms with strong investment opportunities) signal their permanent earnings level through their dividends. In the cross-section, we show... View Details
Keywords: Dividends; Earnings; Investment Opportunities; Payout Policy; Signaling; Capital Structure; Business Earnings; Investment; Opportunities
Kaplan, Zach, and Gerardo Pérez Cavazos. "Investment as the Opportunity Cost of Dividend Signaling." Accounting Review 97, no. 3 (May 2022): 279–308.
- Article
Amazon's $15 Minimum Wage Might Cost Some Workers
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Amazon's $15 Minimum Wage Might Cost Some Workers." Bloomberg Opinion (October 10, 2018).
- June 1983 (Revised April 1988)
- Background Note
Management Accounting, Part VI, Manufacturing Cost Variance Analysis
Dearden, John. "Management Accounting, Part VI, Manufacturing Cost Variance Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-062, June 1983. (Revised April 1988.)
- 23 Nov 2020
- News