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- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
Bill Clinton about allegations of his having had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In his answers, the president speaks in the present tense as a way of dodging Lehrer’s questions. Jim Lehrer: “No improper... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax
most from our way of life can afford to give back a little bit more." Like FDR, Obama wants us to see taxes not as a burden to be lamented but as a fair payment for benefits received. And as our society has grown more complex, the... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl
- 30 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way
"Kidney exchange is something we have gotten going in New England and elsewhere that doesn't involve any monetary transfers," Roth explains. "It has not aroused any repugnance at all. We've just gotten legislation through the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?
purchase a home than to rent one in 95 percent of America. This one racist policy has led to an affordable housing crisis that impacts most White home buyers today. “I often ask how racism harms those at the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
White House as part of an effort to highlight the importance of the health of American manufacturing. At that time, the president lauded the Company as “a true American icon” and “one of the greats.” When the speaker of the View Details
- 21 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?
killing jobs at a time when the United States can ill afford to lose them. Few regulatory agencies have a more direct effect on businesses than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the federal agency responsible for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
celebrate. The influx of wealthier professionals has driven up housing costs, increased the pace of gentrification, and threatened the city's rich racial and socioeconomic diversity. Tensions came to a head in December 2013, when a group... View Details
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the primary agency for dealing with affordable housing in this country, is about $35 billion. Realtors say the sky will fall if we... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?
Representative Kevin Brady, a Republican from Texas and the House Ways and Means chairman, stated "our legislation transfers power from Washington back to the American people. We dismantle Obamacare's damaging taxes and mandates so... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Think of it as Professors in Cars Having Coffee
designed to make sure the executive office doesn’t have too much power.” Ep 15: Brainstorming the Affordable Housing Dilemma Desai: “There is a very real, genuine market failure. I think the answer is the... View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/315069-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-107 Affordable Housing and Low Income Housing Tax Credits in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
emergency room. This solution can’t afford to fail. However, owners of high-value assets in lower-risk areas probably should consider investing in less expensive interventions that help them live with water in the event of inundation; the... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Affordable Healthcare Act. Although the federal government offers a range of subsidies for healthcare policies obtained through these connectors, cities would still have to decide who should pay the remaining premiums on these policies.... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
commercial buildings in the asset mix. Cities don't claim that office buildings, retail malls, or factories were built for the Games. Even Olympic housing is seldom successfully transformed into apartments or public View Details
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
Business School Case 517-036 Phipps Houses and the Future of Affordable Housing in NYC No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
automobiles that once cost more than a house are now cheaper, better, and available to all income classes. Indeed, the word "Toyota" is now used as shorthand to identify low-cost, high-quality goods and services. Q: Your article... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
committed. Even if they had wanted to sell in chain stores, the Lauders could not afford the large sales force necessary to service such outlets. Because she wanted to reach women who did not necessarily have much experience with makeup,... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
Sustainability Goals. BWC was a set of internal award recognizing products that effectively addressed one of five world challenges: energy and climate change, sustainable water supply, decent affordable housing, personal health, and food... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
people he knows, but can he persuade Congress to act? If he’s a good communicator and good negotiator and good creator of shared value, he’ll figure out something that works for House Speaker Paul Ryan and for Senate Minority Leader Chuck... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese