Publications

October 2024
Article

Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated with Lower Drug Rebates

By: Pragya Kakani, Michael Anne Kyle, Amitabh Chandra and Luca Maini

Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans’ ability to negotiate rebates and lead to higher spending. We estimated the association between protected-class status, US-level estimated... View Details

Keywords: Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States

June 2016
Supplement

FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies Spreadsheet Supplement

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Akiko Kanno

In February 2015, Daniel Loeb (a US-based activist investor) announced his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Valuation; Investment Funds; Policy; Corporate Governance; Macroeconomics; Investment Activism; Change Management; Financial Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Japan; United States

1986
Chapter

Mercantilism and the Market: Antecedents of American Industrial Policy

Keywords: History; Economic Systems; Policy; Government and Politics; United States

April 1987 (Revised May 1988)
Supplement

Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (D): The Varrick Claim

By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Steel Industry

April 1987
Supplement

Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (C): The Zincrometal Event

By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Steel Industry

October 1981 (Revised April 1984)
Supplement

H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (D)

Supplements the (C) case. View Details

October 1981 (Revised April 1984)
Case

H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (B)

Summarizes the investigation conducted by outside legal and accounting firms under the Heinz audit committee. Improper practices were found at three of the five Heinz domestic divisions and at a number of foreign operations. Presents restated financial data for the... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Accounting Audits; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry

Educators

2002
Chapter

Policy Issues Connecting Music Education and Arts Education

By: David E. Myers and Arthur C. Brooks

2013
Chapter

Monetary Policy Frameworks after the Great Financial Crisis

By: Huw Pill and Frank Smets

2001
Book

Communications Policy in Transition: The Internet and Beyond

By: Benjamin M. Compaine and Shane Greenstein

December 1992 (Revised October 1995)
Background Note

Note on Public Policy and the Media Industry

By: Willis M. Emmons III

March 1987 (Revised May 1987)
Supplement

Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (R): Darnall's Thoughts

By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Steel Industry

March 1987 (Revised May 1988)
Case

Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (B): Inland's Approach

By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine

Keywords: Steel Industry