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- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
show that BNDES's purchases of equity lead to increases in return on assets and investment in fixed assets. Finally, we find that the positive effect of BNDES's equity purchases is reduced when the target firms belong to state-owned and... View Details
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
all those efforts.” Serafeim advises companies to be clear when communicating details on how ESG policies are part of their everyday operations. Having a separate report that looks at ESG doesn’t cut it anymore, he says. “It’s a lot about... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
questions still remained: Was Promesa and the Oversight Board the best method to assist the island in fiscal recovery? Was the Board’s fiscal plan an acceptable approach? Would the island be able to regain access to capital markets and attract View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
downstream companies lobbying in favor of the general protection of highly integrated conglomerates. In the steel industry, by contrast, national industrial policy in the absence of exogenous economic shocks fails to weaken local state... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2009 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd faced a daunting task that he never imagined he would have to face when he was elected two years ago. Australia at that time was poised to enter its 17th year of uninterrupted growth. Commodity exports were booming, largely driven... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Policy; Crisis Management; China; Australia
Alfaro, Laura, and Renee Kim. "Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities." Harvard Business School Case 709-007, June 2009. (Revised May 2013.)
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
current account trade deficit for the US followed, with the resulting funds invested by the Chinese government in US Treasury bonds instead of going into increased consumption by Chinese consumers. This depressed global interest rates and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
involved with the policy response to the crisis in Spain. As hard-hit as the United States was by the Great Recession, Spain was damaged far worse: Years after the recession, growth was at a standstill and a quarter of the workforce... View Details
- January 2022
- Background Note
The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
This note provides background information on a French law (“the Florange law”) passed in 2014 that the French government said would encourage long-term shareholdings. The note describes the law, what led to it, the reactions it evoked, and similar initiatives in other... View Details
Keywords: Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Activism; Institutional Investing; Corporate Governance; Policy; Rights; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Accounting Industry; France
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Tonia Labruyere. "The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?" Harvard Business School Background Note 122-065, January 2022.
- April 2012
- Article
Share Issuance and Factor Timing
By: Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson
We show that characteristics of stock issuers can be used to forecast important common factors in stocks' returns such as those associated with book-to-market, size, and industry. Specifically, we use differences between the attributes of stock issuers and repurchasers... View Details
Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Stock Shares; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Policy; Profit
Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel G. Hanson. "Share Issuance and Factor Timing." Journal of Finance 67, no. 2 (April 2012): 761–798. (Internet Appendix Here.)
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
will need to be developed. In addition, people in small groups or with individual insurance policies face the likelihood that their premiums will rise sharply if someone in the family actually develops an expensive medical condition, even... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
his insights to set the stage. Senior Lecturer Clayton S. Rose, who for 20 years worked at JP Morgan & Company and headed global investment banking and global equity there, discussed the implications of change in commercial and View Details
- October 2007
- Teaching Note
Transforming Korea Inc: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform (TN)
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
Teaching Note for 708007. View Details
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
Even before the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown in Japan, many parts of Asia had already begun investing in "green" energy. But the disaster has certainly upped the urgency of the discussions. “It's driven a lot of people to have a bit of a... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
prescriptive suggestions for candidates to approach job negotiations as a two-level game and to minimize disadvantageous effects of gender on job negotiation outcomes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-095.pdf Optimal Life-Cycle View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Toffel is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management at HBS. “ some CEOs believe they can’t be silent when a proposed government policy might lead some of their employees to be subjected... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
“microdata” from firms’ transactions suggests that a significant portion of the imported Chinese goods added value to Vietnam’s economy through new investments that resulted in jobs and increased production. These products weren’t merely... View Details
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
Hellman, and Ilkin IlyaszadeHarvard Business School Case 811-100 The case study provides an overview of the angel investment practices and describes government policies towards angel and venture capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Teaching Note
China "Unbalanced" (TN)
By: Diego A. Comin and Richard H.K. Vietor
Teaching Note for 711010. View Details
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
facilitate the expatriation of US corporations. Such transactions reflect the effects of policies and of the changing structure of multinational firms. From a policy perspective, the transactions highlight... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
impossible feat, claimed by a growing number of companies, is achieved by calculating the greenhouse-gas emissions of the organization's operations, investing in energy efficiency and other methods to reduce those emissions, and... View Details