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  • April 2017
  • Article

The New Look of Deal Protection

By: Guhan Subramanian and Fernán Restrepo
Deal protection in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) evolves in response to Delaware case law and the business goals of acquirers and targets. We construct a new sample of M&A deals from 2003 to 2015 to identify four such areas of evolution in current transactional... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Practice
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  • July 2008
  • Article

Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream'

By: Rafael Di Tella and Juan Dubra
We observe that countries where belief in the "American dream" (i.e., effort pays) prevails also set harsher punishment for criminals. We know that beliefs are also correlated with several features of the economic system (taxation, social insurance, etc). Our objective... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Economic Systems; Values and Beliefs; Law Enforcement; Mathematical Methods; Personal Characteristics; United States
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  • 18 Nov 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying

Keywords: by William R. Kerr, William Lincoln & Prachi Mishra
  • 03 Sep 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Supply Chain Screening Without Certification: The Critical Role of Stakeholder Pressure

Keywords: by Susan A. Kayser, John W. Maxwell & Michael W. Toffel
  • 17 Sep 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

assault. They don’t think the criminal consequences will happen to them; it only happens to that other guy. And that’s one of the challenges with the psychology here. Prosecutors say they’re trying to have this deterrent effect, but a... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 23 Aug 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

by significant increases in wire fraud, opportunistic insider trading, and fraud within financial institutions,” Nguyen writes in her study. With enforcement comes deterrence Nguyen stresses that there is no evidence that Muslim... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 28 May 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

something differently like improve their governance and change their board. The same goes for auditors. With risk of litigation there’s a deterrent effect. If you know that I can sue you then you are less likely to commit a violation in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting
  • 15 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

comparisons based on independent performance evaluations. (Although for online purchases, as for catalog purchases, brand names help consumers infer certain aspects of quality or fit, especially for consumers making repeat purchases.) These obstacles likely will act... View Details
Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail
  • 21 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 21, 2006

equilibrium, belief in the "American dream" is commonplace, workers exert effort, there are high powered contracts (and income is unequally distributed) and punishments are harsh. Economists who believe that deterrence (rather... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform

already lost money. Enforcement may work as a deterrent, but in the long run, he suggested, it is difficult to know whether deterrence instills investor confidence. The key is to let everyone know that regulators are out there, he said.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 25 Feb 2002
  • Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

in California, too. From our perspective as an investor, capital flows will follow structural reform." How much of a deterrent are shape-shifting regulations to MNCs who want to invest in Asia, wondered HBS assistant professor Mihir... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 23 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 23

working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44722 No Taxation without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in the Value Added Tax By: Pomeranz, Dina Abstract—Claims that the VAT facilitates tax enforcement by generating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

concentration of wealth is very high. Others view inequality as a potential drag on the economy, a deterrent to the development of a strong, large middle class, which in turn is considered essential to economic growth and development.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 18 Feb 2015
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

Taxation Without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in the Value Added Tax By: Pomeranz, Dina Abstract—Claims that the VAT facilitates tax enforcement by generating paper trails on transactions between firms contributed to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Sep 2003
  • Research & Ideas

How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS

deterrent for anybody else to get engaged." Discussions and plans for partnerships, such as those at the conference, he added, should encourage others to grapple with the mounting problem of HIV and AIDS, not devolve into such thorny... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 20 Mar 2000
  • Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

(For example, 86 percent of the companies in one recent survey said that housing costs were a serious deterrent to attracting businesses and middle-income employees to New York City.) On the lower end of the wage scale, companies are... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate
  • 26 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 26

that this deterrence effect is stronger for smaller companies and in institutional contexts featuring stronger activist pressures and stronger norms of corporate transparency. Examining the decisions of 2,043 firms headquartered in 42... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Apr 2015
  • Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

rights. Protection of property rights in the country is still poor and a major deterrent to investment. Greece scores just a 3 out of 12 on a World Bank's strength-of-legal-rights index, actually decreasing from 4 in 2007. Tellingly, the... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
  • 15 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

"reasonableness" review. Second, Delaware courts should apply basic game theory to identify the deterrent effect of match rights and new economy asset lockups. And third, Delaware courts should take a functional approach to deal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

time. Optimal Deterrence When Judgment-Proof Agents Are Paid in Arrears—With an Application to Online Advertising Fraud Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract I develop a screening model with delayed payments and probabilistic delayed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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