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- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Strategies Authors:Pol Antràs and C. Fritz Foley Publication:In Costs and Benefits of Regional Economic Integration, edited by Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee. Oxford University Press, forthcoming Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Authors:Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman, and Bradley R. Staats Abstract The ongoing fragmentation of work has resulted in a narrowing of tasks into smaller and smaller pieces that can be sent outside the organization and, in many... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 1992
- Article
Pension Reform and Privatization in International Perspective: The Case of Israel
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Keywords: Israel
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "Pension Reform and Privatization in International Perspective: The Case of Israel." Riv'on le-kalkalah [Economic Quarterly] 152 (August 1992). (Reprinted in English in The Foundations of Pension Finance, Volume II, Zvi Bodie and E. Philip Davis, eds., Edward Elger, 2000.)
- June 2020
- Article
Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation
By: Robert Scherf and Matthew C. Weinzierl
The normative principle of benefit-based taxation has exerted substantial influence on many areas of public finance, but it has been largely set aside in the modern theoretical approach to optimal income taxation, where welfarist objectives dominate. A prerequisite for... View Details
Scherf, Robert, and Matthew C. Weinzierl. "Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation." Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics 41, no. 2 (June 2020): 385–410. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-070, August 2019. (Revised January 2019), and NBER Working Paper Series, No. 26276, September 2019.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Management of Risk Capital in Financial Firms
By: Robert C. Merton and André Perold
Merton, Robert C., and André Perold. "Management of Risk Capital in Financial Firms." In Financial Services: Perspectives and Challenges, edited by Samuel L. Hayes III, 215–245. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1993.
- December 2018
- Technical Note
National Economic Accounting
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Robert Scherf
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Robert Scherf. "National Economic Accounting." Harvard Business School Technical Note 719-028, December 2018.
- December 2018
- Technical Note
The First Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics and Market Failures
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Robert Scherf
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Robert Scherf. "The First Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics and Market Failures." Harvard Business School Technical Note 719-027, December 2018.
- January 2014 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Legislative Choices for U.S. Corporate Tax Reform
By: Robert C. Pozen and Eric Lonstein
This case asks students to wear the hat of a policymaker to explore the politically charged issues around corporate tax reform in the U.S. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Eric Lonstein. "Legislative Choices for U.S. Corporate Tax Reform." Harvard Business School Case 314-090, January 2014. (Revised November 2014.)
- April 5, 2011
- Article
The Global Fund-Leadership Playoffs: Europe vs. the U.S.
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
- May 2012 (Revised June 2012)
- Teaching Note
Credit Unions: The Future of the Cooperative Financial Institution (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Grace Hou
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Steven Vickers
Teaching Note for 311-134 and 311-135. View Details
- June 2011 (Revised October 2011)
- Supplement
Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (B)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Steven Vickers
Supplementary material for 311-134 View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Pozen, Robert C., and Steven Vickers. "Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-135, June 2011. (Revised October 2011.)
- April 2011
- Supplement
Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for Auburn Re (CW)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
Excel model to complement a three-party negotiation exercise. View Details
- April 2011
- Supplement
Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for JLT Insurance Company (CW)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
Excel model to complement a three-party negotiation exercise. View Details
- August 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Teaching Note
Breaking the Buck (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Elizabeth Leonard
Teaching Note for 310135. View Details
- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Background Note
International Enforcement of U.S. Patents
By: Robert C. Pozen and Jordan Hirsch
A company that owns a U.S. patent can enforce its patent protections in three ways: by filing a lawsuit in U.S. federal district court, by bringing action in the International Trade Commission, or through the World Trade Organization. This note discusses the pros and... View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Jordan Hirsch. "International Enforcement of U.S. Patents." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-022, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Background Note
U.S. and EU Trademark Protection
By: Robert C. Pozen and Jordan Hirsch
Rules governing trademark protection in the U.S. and EU differ substantially. This note describes the primary differences and their implications. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Jordan Hirsch. "U.S. and EU Trademark Protection." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-021, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- September 2007 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Norway Sells Wal-Mart
By: Robert C. Pozen and Aldo Sesia
In June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council. According to a spokesperson of Norway's Finance Ministry, "The recommendation to exclude Wal-Mart cites serious and... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Ethics; Insurance; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Government and Politics; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Power and Influence; Retail Industry; Norway
Pozen, Robert C., and Aldo Sesia. "Norway Sells Wal-Mart." Harvard Business School Case 308-019, September 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis." In The Future of Pensions in the United States, edited by R. Schmitt. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. (Reprinted in The Foundations of Pension Finance, Volume I, Zvi Bodie and E. Philip Davis, eds., Edward Elger, 2000.)
- 1995
- Working Paper
The Informational Role of Asset Prices: The Case of Implied Volatility
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton