Publications

April 1978
Case

FTC and Listerine Antiseptic

By: Stephen A. Greyser

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Pharmaceutical Industry

Article

Inflation and Taxes in a Growing Economy with Debt and Equity

By: M. Feldstein, Jerry R. Green and Eytan Sheshinski

Our tax system was designed for an economy with little or no inflation. The current paper shows that inflation causes capricious changes in the effective rate of tax on capital income and therefore in the real net rate of return that savers receive. This is not only a... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Inflation and Deflation; Economy

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1978
Chapter

Alternatives for Mineral Tax Reform

By: Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells, Glenn Jenkins and Brian Wright

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Mining Industry

1978
Chapter

Comparative Mining Taxes

By: Louis T. Wells, Meyer Bucovetsky and Malcolm Gillis

Keywords: Mining; Taxation; Mining Industry

1978
Chapter

Evaluation of the Present System of Mining Taxation

By: Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells and Brian Wright

Keywords: Mining; Taxation; Performance Evaluation; Mining Industry

1978
Chapter

Issues and Policies Related to Mining Tax Reform

By: Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells and Ulrich Petersen

Keywords: Mining; Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Mining Industry

1978
Book

Business Policy: Text and Cases

By: C. Roland Christensen, Kenneth R. Andrews and Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Policy; Information; Cases

1978
Book

Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries

By: L. T. Wells Jr., Malcolm Gillis and Meyer W. Bucovetsky

Keywords: Taxation; Mining; Metals and Minerals; Bolivia

November 1977 (Revised October 1980)
Case

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

By: Samuel L. Hayes III

Keywords: Government and Politics; Massachusetts

1977
Working Paper

Mitigating Demographic Risk Through Social Insurance

By: Jerry R. Green

A two-period lifetime overlapping generations growth model is used to evaluate the possibility that social insurance can effectively offset economic risks associated with uncertainty about the rate of population growth. Crude measures of the seriousness of this type of... View Details

Keywords: Social Insurance; Econometric Models; Public Sector; Government Administration; Policy; Human Needs; Social Issues; Risk and Uncertainty

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1977
Book

Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Policy Agenda

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Policy; Information; United States

June 1977 (Revised May 1997)
Case

University of Trent

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Focuses on two issues: 1) technical systems that can be employed in nonprofit organizations for control and motivational purposes. Systems discussed range from payroll monitoring systems to zero-base budgeting and 2) the managerial environment needed for serious... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Governance Controls; Education Industry

January – February 1977
Article

Negotiating with Third World Governments

By: L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Negotiation; Global Range; Government and Politics

01 Jan 1977
Conference Presentation

Short Term Natural Gas Consumption Forecasts: Optimal Use of National Weather Service Data

By: James K. Sebenius and Richard Lehman

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Research; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry

October 1976 (Revised May 1985)
Case

Raytheon Co.: Diversification

By: Michael E. Porter

Centers on the question of whether Raytheon should enter the electronic component distribution industry in the context of its broad diversification approach and acquisition criteria. This industry represents a vertical integration area for Raytheon, so the analytical... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Policy; Market Entry and Exit; Distribution; Diversification; Vertical Integration; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry

September 1976 (Revised January 1977)
Case

Del Norte Paper Co. (C)

By: William A. Sahlman

Designed to serve two roles: first, it provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing capital budgeting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, it allows the student to focus upon and critically analyze a series of... View Details

Keywords: Capital Budgeting; International Relations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goals and Objectives; Service Delivery; Business Subsidiaries; Performance Evaluation; Performance Expectations; Financial Services Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry

spring 1976
Article

Information, Politics and Economic Analysis: The Regulatory Decision Process in the Air Freight Cases

By: M. E. Porter and J. F. Sagansky

Keywords: Information; Government and Politics; Economics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making

1976
Report

Tax Policies of U.S. and Foreign Nations in Support of R&D and Innovation

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Taxation; Policy; Research and Development; Innovation and Invention

June 1975 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Angus Cartwright III

By: Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Balanced Scorecard; Valuation