Publications

Article

Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-based Taxation

U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax research. When expressing their preferences over allocations in stylized, hypothetical scenarios meant to isolate key... View Details

Keywords: Optimal Taxation; Welfarism; Luck; Benefit-based Taxation; Taxation; Equality and Inequality; Attitudes

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2016
Working Paper

Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation

U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice are shown to differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax research. A large share of respondents, and in some cases a large majority, resist the full equalization... View Details

Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Attitudes; Taxation; Theory; United States

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November 2015
Teaching Note

The Estate Tax Debate

November 2015 (Revised November 2015)
Teaching Note

Immigration Policy in Germany

December 2014 (Revised May 2015)
Teaching Note

Reform in the Chicago Public Schools

Summer 2013
Other Article

The Roots of Our Tax Debates

Our fiscal debates are endlessly frustrating. The outlines of a compromise seem clear, yet both sides remain incapable of agreement. But is the proper balance between spending less and taxing more really so obvious? A look at what underlies the political wars over... View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Debates; Taxation; Budgets and Budgeting; United States

January 2010 (Revised January 2013)
Course Overview Note

Introduction to Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE)

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; International Relations; Trade

01 Dec 2022
News

Elevator Pitch: Common Knowledge

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Matthew Ross (MBA 2022) Cofounder and CEO, Trove Health 2022–2023 Blavatnik Fellow Concept: Trove is building the... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; healthcare; data; technology; Blavatnik Fellowship

24 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 24

Publication:In Innovation Policy and the Economy. Vol. 11, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. NBER Book Series. University of Chicago Press, forthcoming Abstract In this paper we explore the innovations in governance that have... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

research on institutional leadership, strategic contradiction, and industry evolution. Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation By: Scherf, Robert, and Matthew C. Weinzierl Abstract—The... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

November 2012
Case

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)

By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble

Considers whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok—a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique... View Details

Keywords: Production; Competitive Strategy; Supply Chain; Brands and Branding; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry; Retail Industry; Asia; United States

December 2001 (Revised February 2003)
Case

Netherlands:The, A "Third Way?"

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews

The economic success of The Netherlands in the 1960s can be attributed to Dutch wages that were kept substantially below those in neighboring countries. But increased pressures in the 1970s led to a wage explosion, which in turn pushed unemployment and disguised... View Details

Keywords: Wages; History; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Macroeconomics; Economic Systems; Employment; Performance Productivity; Jobs and Positions; Economic Growth; Netherlands

17 Aug 2015
News

The Play Alchemist

When Jessica Matthews (AB 2010, MBA 2014) was 19 and in her junior year of college, she and some classmates invented the Soccket, a soccer ball that generates and stores electricity during play. It was designed to provide a clean source... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

valuation of the startup by 17.1%-22.0%. April 2015 Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing By: Weinzierl, Matthew Abstract—The price indexation of Social Security... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

changing perception of such strategies by the analysts. Moreover, we find that higher visibility firms receive more favorable recommendations for their CSR strategies. We also find that analysts with more experience, broader CSR... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2016
News

Studios Back App, Hoping to Fill Cinema Seats

Backed by $50 million in capital from three movie studios, startup Atom Tickets is planning a nationwide launch this summer, reports the Wall Street Journal. Cofounded by View Details

October 2016 (Revised September 2017)
Case

The CRISPR-Cas9 Quarrel

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew G. Preble

In mid-2016, the Broad Institute and the University of California, Berkeley were in the middle of a contentious patent dispute over which entity controlled a breakthrough gene editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. With CRISPR-Cas9, scientists might soon be able to... View Details

Keywords: CRISPR; Broad Institute; University Of California Berkeley; Intellectual Property; Patents; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Science; Genetics; Entrepreneurship; Biotechnology Industry; United States

2013
Working Paper

How Do Risk Managers Become Influential? A Field Study in Two Financial Institutions

By: Matthew Hall, Anette Mikes and Yuval Millo

This paper, based on a five-year longitudinal study at two UK-based banks, documents and analyzes the practices used by risk managers as they aim to gather and establish influence in their organizations. Specifically, we examine how influence-seeking risk managers (1)... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Decision Making; Risk Management; Strategic Planning; Power and Influence; Business Strategy; Banking Industry