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  • 11 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

substitution has a substantial effect on optimal capital taxation. If the intertemporal elasticity is one-third, optimal capital income tax rates rise to 15% on average and 23% on high earners; if the intertemporal elasticity is two,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2008
  • News

Building a Better MBA

faculty members see an opportunity for HBS to expand the Immersion programs. There’s no substitute for the experience of actually being on the ground in another country, notes Datar. The question remains whether such experiences should be... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

perfect substitutes for equity finance, payout taxes may therefore have an effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor investment by firms that can finance internally. Using an international panel with many changes in payout... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

use), we study data from the introduction by Patagonia, Inc., of organic cotton sportswear in the mid 1990s. Patagonia, a maker of high-end outdoor wear, substituted organic cotton for conventionally grown cotton in all of its sportswear... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27

restaurants have declined in market share as Yelp penetration has increased. This suggests that online consumer reviews substitute for more traditional forms of reputation. I then test whether consumers use these reviews in a way that is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

What personal attributes were crucial among the leaders you have studied? A: There is no substitute for leaders personally meeting employees. Leif Johansson, CEO of the Volvo Group in Sweden, did a lot of that when he took charge. He made... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Business at the Summit

should not view it as a substitute for broad public-policy measures that reach all citizens. PEAK PERFORMANCE: HBS professor Warren McFarlan worked tirelessly behind the scenes to plan and organize the summit’s timely and memorable... View Details
Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management
  • 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

reduce the total dollar volume of contracts with accused firms; however, they substitute approximately 14% of the harder-to-monitor cost-plus contracts for fixed-price contracts. This effect is concentrated in the procurement of services... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

used in combination or in substitute for some kind of a consumption tax but has a variety of benefits that we should certainly explore in addition to raising revenue and has all the other benefits you'd associate with the externalities... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

Strategic Interactions in Two-Sided Market Oligopolies (revised) Authors:Emmanuel Farhi and Andrei Hagiu Abstract Strategic interactions between two-sided platforms depend not only on whether their decision variables are strategic complements or View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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course are: First Global Economy; Globalization Reversed; Origins of Second Global Economy; Second Global Economy; New Deglobalization. Course Administration Course grades will be based on class participation (50%) and a final self-scheduled exam (50%). A paper can be... View Details