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- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
taxpayers receive a deterrence message. Comparing their subsequent tax payments to a control group allows estimating what types of taxpayers are more likely to respond to an increase in perceived audit probability. This information can be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
purchased gasoline on the basis of price alone. About 60 percent of consumers would be willing to pay a premium price if offered a superior buying experience, including immediate access to a gasoline pump, a convenient and rapid payment... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
arrangement and a commitment contract that made the $30 payment conditional on both attending the provider visit and meeting an ART adherence threshold. Third, the passive control arm received routine care and no incentives. Participants:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
strong digital payment infrastructure, and a willingness to pay subscription fees. At the same time, winning in U.S.’s education market, where most students attend public schools and many ed-tech companies are proliferating, is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Abstract A new instrument (the Mutual Inheritance Fund or MIF) is proposed whose purpose is to help people carry their savings forward from the moment they retire into their old age. Like annuities, this instrument requires an up-front View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
the pandemic’s suddenness caught many without sufficient ready cash. A real estate CEO noted: “We had ongoing construction and needed to pay our contractors but were not sure that we would receive payments as planned from our customers... View Details
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
terms of the proposed JV, Merck would pay Bayer $1 billion upfront for access to their pipeline of drugs and could pay up to another $1.2 billion in contingent payments based on actual sales. Alternatively, the Bayer team could hold fast... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
would investors pay for them?—and this means regulation and legislation relying on ratings becomes much harder to implement. The third type of model, which I have seen proposed recently, is some form of fixed payments (called "bond... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
as opposed to an agency cost. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50200 October 19, 2015 Harvard Business Review Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care By: Kaplan, Robert S., Derek A. Haas, Dereesa... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
accumulated $74 billion in debt and beginning in 2014, the island had withheld debt payments despite the commonwealth’s constitutional guarantee of its general obligation bonds. In turn, the island found itself effectively excluded from... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24
clause in Argentinian sovereign debt instruments have generated considerable controversy. Some official-sector participants and academic articles have suggested that the rulings will disrupt or impede future sovereign debt restructurings by encouraging holdout... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
payment arrangements that support international trade. It describes the principal instruments of trade finance, the limited evidence on their relative use, and the international trade dispute resolution mechanisms that form the backdrop... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
that a sizable decline in mortgage payments (up to 50%) induces a significant increase in car purchases (up to 35%). This effect is attenuated by voluntary deleveraging. Borrowers with lower incomes and housing wealth have significantly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 6, 2016
By: Kaplan, Robert S., Derek A. Haas, and Jonathan Warsh Abstract—The prevailing fee-for-service payment model has led health care administrators and physician practices to impose severe constraints on the time physicians spend talking,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
which they arise. We discuss applications to payment card systems, travel reservation systems, rebate services, and various other intermediaries. Download working paper: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/pricecoherence-2014-10-21.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
Contractors. oDesk's online marketplace also includes a payment platform and tools that allow Employers to audit and verify Contractors' work and time sheets. oDesk collects commissions, approximately 10% of gross services, on all work... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
sales process, and some retailers did not understand why they should trust a small, young company with their payment security. By late 2017, Index had made some changes to reduce the average sales cycle, but there was still room for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
collection and privacy. Finally, we discuss emerging challenges surrounding software-driven medical devices, including open regulatory questions, advancements in underlying digital technology, and the likely necessity of new payment and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
provide a contrast with BP's payments, the case depicts the payments made by Exxon after the Exxon Valdez spill. The U.S. regulatory regime is then briefly compared with regimes in other countries. After a brief description of the way the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
significant operational reform within the nation's health care delivery organizations, new financing models, payment systems, or structures are unlikely to realize their promise. Adapting insights from high-performing companies in other... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace