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March 2008
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Market Reactions to Export Subsidies

By: M. A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.

This paper analyzes the economic impact of export subsidies by investigating stock price reactions to a critical event in 1997. On November 18, 1997, the European Union announced its intention to file a complaint before the World Trade Organization (WTO), arguing that... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Trade; Development Economics; Financial Markets; Profit; Taxation; Volume; Value Creation; Market Design; Business Subsidiaries; Utilities Industry; Financial Services Industry; Europe; North and Central America

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First Look: Jan. 26

When participation costs are large relative to the volume of traffic an ad platform can offer, an advertiser may forego use of an ad platform that the advertiser otherwise finds profitable. Mergers between ad platforms can increase... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Mar 2018
News

How HBS Gives Back

Farms, and the Greater Boston Food Bank. According to Gabe Handel, Assistant Dean for Administrative and Educational Affairs, “It speaks volumes about the HBS community that the same spirit of connection and collaboration people feel... View Details

13 May 2019
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud

opportunity to work to overcome the whistleblower’s allegations. Government agencies only reduce total contract dollar volume if the allegations are ultimately deemed to have merit. “I think it’s a surprisingly sophisticated interplay... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Service; Construction

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

well as a strategic one. The tactical question is around the math of making added investments and the short-term impact it would have on more volume and perhaps more margin. Assuming the answer is a good one, the strategic question would... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Policymakers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

universal measurement and public reporting Link reimbursement to clinical performance using outcome reporting Set accounting standards for meaningful cost reporting in health care Accelerate the bundled pricing rollout schedule in CMS Introduce minimum View Details

30 Jan 2021
News

Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning

items, is about $35. Simon’s troops clean more than 100,000 pieces a year,” Heath writes. These higher volumes and higher prices helped Parkway reach almost $4 million in annual revenue before the pandemic hit last March. “Simon said most... View Details

Keywords: Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

01 Mar 2017
News

Research Brief: Lost in Translation

intraday trading volumes and more modest price movements in stocks compared with calls led by more fluent speakers. “Executives typically speak English quite well when they’ve had time to prepare and rehearse,” says Yu. “But when they... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Apr 2000
News

New Exhibit Highlights Turning Point for American Business

An 1868 broadside, for example, showing a worker's timetable at the Lowell Mills in Massachusetts, speaks volumes about its time. "One thing you notice when you look at that," says Pulitzer Prizewinning business historian Professor Thomas... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Mar 2019
News

Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

all in, purchasing inventory at volume up front to enter the market with an abundance of options? Or should the company continue to take pieces on consignment, offering a limited assortment of plates and bowls to test the demands of the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Fumi Tamaki

clear picture of the inner workings of companies and markets,” Fumi says. “It was a fascinating experience, especially as companies are drawing in larger volumes of data – the ability to analyze it is critically important.” But even... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Faculty Books

long haul? The essays in this bilingual volume discuss this question in four interrelated themes: polities, social transformations, wealth and well-being, and culture, belief, and practice. The Fund Industry: How Your Money Is Managed by... View Details

Keywords: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Oct 1999
News

The View from the Pit

interdependencies." In addition to her professorial and administrative roles, Baldwin, with coauthor Dean Kim B. Clark, has completed the forthcoming first volume of Design Rules: The Power of Modularity, which examines the interaction of... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Mar 2016
News

Case Study: Paper Chase

that resonates with them (e.g., they love Hawaii, so pick the palm tree option), but it’s not one more thing they don’t need. The problem with the kiosk as an option is volume and scale. I’d recommend a PR blitz as the fastest way to gain... View Details

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Pension and retirement funds

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Text Mining Resources

acaracuzzo@hbs.edu. Harvard affiliates may also want to explore ProQuest TDM Studio, a tool that allows you to mine large volumes of published... View Details

17 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Why Global Brands Work

strong worldwide. The chairman is committed to the environment. Many consumers are no longer considering Fords when buying their new cars, but they are predisposed to giving Ford another chance. Fords worldwide should henceforth have a common look, feel, and brand... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Auto

10 Nov 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones

Here’s one thing they learned: “Office pairs that lose one or two shared business hours due to [Daylight Savings Time] reduce their total communication volumes by 9.2 percent on average from baseline levels, an effect driven by decreases... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Pre-Industrial Credit in Practice

the growth of the young American economy. Book credit-so called after the account book in which a storekeeper would record credit or barter purchases-was easily the largest category of pre-industrial credit. The volume of this invisible... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Beckert and Christine Desan (Columbia University Press) This volume presents a sampling of cutting-edge research from prominent scholars. These essays offer new angles on finance, debt, and credit; women’s rights; slavery and political... View Details

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