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spring 1973
Article

Management of Commercial Bank Government Security Portfolios: An Optimization Approach Under Uncertainty

By: D. B. Crane and Stephen P. Bradley

Keywords: Management; Banks and Banking; Government and Politics; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty

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2003
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Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, and Foreign Direct Investment

By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.

Keywords: Ownership; Taxation; Foreign Direct Investment; Globalized Economies and Regions

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20 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono

lyrics of most U2 songs. "It was like a huge baptism," she says, referring to the Christian ethos of some of the music, alongside the political and social messages of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (violence in Northern Ireland),... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

20 Jul 2020
Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

are politically infeasible for public insurance. For example, they could offer policies that transport members for care from high-cost locations to high-quality, low-cost ones. Public insurance, in contrast, could not offer a policy that... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance

11 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

touch on any of a wide range of issues, including immaterial social and political matters.”But a new study suggests that small investors actually submit a lot of proposals that are not frivolous at all. Rather, these proposals are... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

professional and political characteristics of FASB members and SEC commissioners predict the accounting "reliability" and "relevance" of proposed standards. Notably, we find FASB members with backgrounds in financial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

state-owned enterprises. However, political and economic turmoil characterized the Russian economy for most of that decade. This paper examines characteristics of Russian marketing management during this period including marketing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Georges F. Doriot

before that became a politically correct dictate. He used his classroom to impart a holistic view of the business world. “He was convinced that if students were to succeed in business, they had to see their work as part of a larger... View Details

05 May 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

ethnicity, socioeconomic, and political beliefs. No matter where I go, the world I see today is barely recognizable from the one I grew up in. Only this time, armed with an HBS education, I refuse to turn off the lights in my house. I... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Investing in Innovation

products and services. "In an era of budget austerity and political gridlock," Hess added, "business is called on to play a larger role in providing social good. And we need the public to understand how important Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices

For a long time, the United States was striving to become energy self-sufficient; now the country is self-sufficient and is becoming a net exporter of energy. That has pretty profound global economic and political implications, and we’ve... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Wright (MBA 1997), founder, Hull Street Energy

01 Mar 2009
News

Faculty Books

Mexico Since 1980 by Stephen Haber, Herbert S. Klein, Noel Maurer, and Kevin J. Middlebrook (Cambridge University Press) Associate Professor Maurer and his co-authors address two questions that are crucial to understanding Mexico’s current economic and View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2014
News

Research Brief: Capitol Gains

the bills due to a vested political interest in their outcomes. Using this model, the researchers discovered a phenomenon undetected by markets: After passage of such signal legislation, firms in the affected industries yielded abnormally... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Mar 2014
News

Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

banks, so to impose a new tax seems like a counterproductive, political maneuver. Third, only a truly multilateral effort would succeed, and I don't see that happening. I'm all for fixing the financial sector's problems, but I'd go about... View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

Web

Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock Exchanges printer-friendly... View Details

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How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA | MBA

let financing get in the way of pursuing your MBA! Author : Katie Kelsall Topics: Financial Aid The views and opinions expressed in the MBA Voices blog are those of the authors. Any political views shared by students are their own; HBS... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Ian Walsh

"V" (for valor) from President Clinton. Leaving active duty in 1996, Walsh earned a master's degree at the Kennedy School of Government before entering HBS, where he has been active in student government. While a political career may be... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Oct 2001
News

Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual

Christopher Cox In reviewing Christopher Cox's CV, one might assume that his career has been well thought out. Cox took only three years to earn a BA in English and political science at the University of Southern California; received a... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

05 May 2011
News

Blazing a Trail for Glenn Beck

president of the news division in the digital sector and later as senior vice president of CBS Interactive and the general manager of CBSNews.com. While Beck is best known for his political commentary, his interests range far beyond... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

22 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

An Economic Principle For Us All: Comparative Advantage

principles in all of economics is that of comparative advantage, first articulated by the British political economist David Ricardo in 1817. Intent on persuading British lawmakers to abandon their protectionist trade policies, Ricardo set... View Details

Keywords: Re: David A. Moss

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