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Cash Windfalls? Evidence from $5B in Unrestricted Donations By: Jennifer Walsh 2025 | Faculty Research How do nonprofits use unrestricted gifts? Donations to 501(c)(3)'s are increasingly given unrestricted due to concerns that View Details

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The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12

By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew and Dong Ik Lee

CDC was founded in 1948 as part of the U.K. government's efforts to develop the economic resources of Britain's remaining colonies. Since then, CDC has pursued a series of strategies to "do good without losing money," as its original mission was phrased. Its approach... View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Great Britain

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18 Jun 2020
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What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

they do not 'need,' but the definition of ‘need’ changes—narrowing and becoming more restrictive for precisely those individuals—a bleak predicament arises," the researchers write. "Not only do lower-income individuals face... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 Jul 2023
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Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

regulations, including a pitch clock, larger bases, and restriction on defensive shifts. READ MORE Dan Morrell: Let's go back to the genesis of some of the changes that were ruled out this season, right?- And I think you've probably... View Details

16 Jun 2021
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Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

challenges. “To get to a better place, you therefore either have to find ways to generate more cash, or reduce or restructure your liabilities.” In addition to aggressively cutting expenses, Carnival also negotiated with its existing creditors to extend debt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel

09 Nov 2011
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CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them

Keywords: by Kevin J. Murphy & Michael C. Jensen

21 Sep 2023
HBS Seminar

Pinar Ozcan, Saïd Business School

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Student Research - Doctoral

gifts? Donations to 501(c)(3)'s are increasingly given unrestricted due to concerns that restrictions on use unduly constrain nonprofits. I study the effect of such funding on recipients using a $5B sample of MacKenzie Scott's gifts...... View Details

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By: Charlotte L. Robertson

Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial markets. Her book manuscript and working papers shed light on the evolution of securities markets and the relationship between finance, governance, and society. Some of the topics she pursues include:... View Details

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Platform Competition

Technology has challenged the underlying foundations of business, and firms must evaluate and change strategies accordingly. Professor Halaburda studies the interaction of technology and economic theory, and her findings indicate that conventional wisdom and rules... View Details

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Doing Business with China: Early American Trading Houses - A Chronicle of the China Trade

importers. “American merchants were bona fide free traders who were not restricted by a privileged incorporated monopoly,” historian Yen- p’ing Hao explains. “[They] were free to carry their cargoes wherever they pleased.” 3 The American... View Details

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Political Economy and Effects of Gun Policy

In two projects with Mike Luca and Deepak Malhotra, I examine the causes and consequences of gun policy.

The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy

There have been dozens of high-profile mass shootings in... View Details

Keywords: Gun Policy; Firearms; Political Economy; United States

03 Oct 2005
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The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

states adopted a new series of weight restrictions and levying fees. Truck trailers passing through multiple states could be fined for excessively heavy loads. It became a balancing act for truckers to haul as much weight as possible... View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

sources—distribution from the endowment, unrestricted current use gifts, and restricted current use gifts—increased to $260 million from $244 million in fiscal 2021. This revenue amounted to 27 percent of the School’s total revenues,... View Details

30 May 2005
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Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

increasing your costs fundamentally changes the game being played. If your threat is not credible because the costs of following through are visibly high, you may need to lower those costs and make sure your counterpart knows they have dropped. 2. Visibly View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

30 May 2023
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Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

Brand. Whereas, with AI, “we can get those answers in under 15 minutes,” he says. Using AI to run this type of analysis prior to embarking on a human study could dramatically increase both the efficiency of testing and the quality of the results, adds Israeli. “Because... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Bertrand, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, and Michael Luca. Workplace Knowledge Flows (pdf) , Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020. With Jason Sandvik, Richard Saouma, and Nathan Seegert. Determinants of Small Business Reopening Decisions After COVID View Details

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

TOTAL) $ 40M Need-based fellowships awarded to MBA students 83 % Portion of the HBS endowment restricted to donor-specified purposes $ 170M The School's investment in faculty research The impact of HBS extends far beyond our campus.... View Details

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

nonprofit space, something completely different than what I was doing before. What is your favorite memory of your time at HBS?It was during my first semester. Due to COVID guidelines, we were very restricted in terms of section... View Details

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

solution was to track audiences, use information about their browsing choices, and infer their interests. But tracking was challenged by privacy policies, as Google proposed restriction on the use of cookies, and Apple limited tracking by... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

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