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- December 1983 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
The United States Financial Crisis of 1931
The behavior of the Federal Reserve System during the early years of the Great Depression has been a topic of considerable controversy. The Fed, it has been argued, pursued a contracting policy, thereby helping to turn what might have been only a brief recession into... View Details
Rukstad, Michael G. "The United States Financial Crisis of 1931." Harvard Business School Case 384-115, December 1983. (Revised March 1999.)
- 28 Apr 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States
- April 1985 (Revised November 1985)
- Case
United States Trust Co. of New York
Lovelock, Christopher H. "United States Trust Co. of New York." Harvard Business School Case 585-172, April 1985. (Revised November 1985.)
- April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States
By: Reshmaan N. Hussam and Holly Fetter
The late 20th century saw a dramatic shift in the criminal justice system of the United States. While incarceration rates had remained stable through the 1960s, they quintupled by the 2000s to 707 per 100,000, far exceeding that of all other nations in the world. By... View Details
Hussam, Reshmaan N., and Holly Fetter. "Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 720-034, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
- February 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Background Note
Note on New Drug Development in the United States
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
An overview of the new drug development process in the United States, using the migraine drug Imitrex as an illustrative example. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Research and Development; Health; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Note on New Drug Development in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 698-028, February 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- August 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Technical Note
Overview of Senior Housing in the United States
By: Charles F. Wu and Joseph Beyer
This technical note provides an overview of the senior housing industry in the United States. There were 40 million seniors in America in 2010, and that number was expected to double by 2050. Seniors would make up 1 in every five Americans. This note explores the... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Senior Living; Retirement Homes; Development; Property; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Wu, Charles F., and Joseph Beyer. "Overview of Senior Housing in the United States." Harvard Business School Technical Note 215-005, August 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States
include housing. Returning veterans could not find affordable homes. A condominium costs 12 times annual income; and the country has a dearth of rental units. In Israel, demand for housing outstrips supply—a conundrum familiar to United... View Details
- September 1989
- Case
Funding the United States Social Security System
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Funding the United States Social Security System." Harvard Business School Case 190-041, September 1989.
- 23 Feb 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States
Keywords: Re: Reshmaan N. Hussam
- 16 May 1988
- Lecture
Bank-Manufacturer Relationships in the United States and Japan
By: W. Carl Kester
- September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
The History of Credit Agencies in the United States
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
Provides a brief background on the history of credit agencies in the United States. Focuses on the mature process of data collection on an American consumer and how credit agencies share the information to determine proper credit risk and worthiness of a consumer. The... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Tracy Manty. "The History of Credit Agencies in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 307-057, September 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States
By: Laura Alfaro, Mauricio Larrain, Carlos Vilches and Sarah Jeong
On May 26, 2020, Latam Airlines became the largest airline in the world to be driven to bankruptcy by COVID-19. With a complex debt structure and international investor composition, the company decided to file for bankruptcy protection in the United States, which... View Details
Keywords: Airlines; Pandemic; Coronavirus Pandemic; Health Pandemics; Air Transportation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Capital Markets; Strategy; Latin America; Chile; United States
Alfaro, Laura, Mauricio Larrain, Carlos Vilches, and Sarah Jeong. "Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 321-027, August 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- January 2000 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
@Hoc: Leveraging Israeli Technology in the United States
Describes @Hoc, an idea for an Internet software company, developed by two HBS MBA 1999 graduates, Guy Miasnik and Ly Tran. @Hoc's software, loaded into a browser, enables instant, context-sensitive information retrieval and shopping. @Hoc's R&D team is located in... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry; Israel; Boston
Kuemmerle, Walter, and William J. Coughlin Jr. "@Hoc: Leveraging Israeli Technology in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 800-264, January 2000. (Revised October 2001.)
- February 1993 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Edleson, Michael E. "Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States." Harvard Business School Case 293-100, February 1993. (Revised March 1996.)
- January 1981
- Background Note
Note on Labor Relations in the United States
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Labor and Management Relations
Beer, Michael. "Note on Labor Relations in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-122, January 1981.
- April 1990
- Case
Mazda: Corporate Public Relations in the United States
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Mazda: Corporate Public Relations in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 590-102, April 1990.
- December 1994 (Revised January 1996)
- Case
Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution, 1763-1792
By: David A. Moss
Examines the founding of the United States of America during the second half of the eighteenth century. Focuses on: 1) the reasons why the American colonists rebelled against Britain (1763-1774); 2) the problems the new nation confronted during the War of Independence... View Details
Keywords: History; Economic Systems; Laws and Statutes; Property; Government Administration; United States
Moss, David A. "Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution, 1763-1792." Harvard Business School Case 795-063, December 1994. (Revised January 1996.)
- 2018
- Book
High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences
By: Gordon H. Hanson, William R. Kerr and Sarah Turner
Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States today. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the U.S. workforce, particularly in science and engineering fields. These immigrants affect economic growth,... View Details
Hanson, Gordon H., William R. Kerr and Sarah Turner, eds. High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2018.
- July 2002 (Revised December 2002)
- Background Note
Note on the Evolution of Retail in the United States
By: Arthur I Segel
Covers the evolution of retail real estate in the United States. Specifically covers types of retail centers, such as neighborhood, community, regional, and super-regional as well as the recent phenomenon of the 1990s to 2002 of the growing emergence of value retail,... View Details
Segel, Arthur I. "Note on the Evolution of Retail in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-017, July 2002. (Revised December 2002.)
- 12 Oct 2017
- Cold Call Podcast