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Professor Pomeranz's research is situated at the intersection of development economics and public finance. Her current work focuses in particular on corporate taxation and public procurement, the two key ways in which government finance affects firms and entrepreneurs.... View Details
  • 29 Jun 2012
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Trade Credit and Taxes

Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley & James R. Hines
  • October 2007 (Revised October 2009)
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Global Climate Change and BP

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Mikell Hyman
Following the sudden resignation of Sir John Browne, Tony Hayward, BP CEO, must decide how global climate change management will figure into BP's corporate strategy. Climate change management was a major part of BP's strategy under Browne: In 1997 Browne broke from his... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Climate Change; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Management Teams; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Energy Sources; Global Strategy; Operations; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
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Reinhardt, Forest L., and Mikell Hyman. "Global Climate Change and BP." Harvard Business School Case 708-026, October 2007. (Revised October 2009.)
  • 18 Nov 2010
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Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment

Keywords: by Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob & Martin Jacob
  • November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
  • Case

Inequality and the "American Model"

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Official data that suggest economic inequality has been mounting in the United States on various dimensions since 1979. Many causes of such inequality have been postulated: technological change, globalization, demographic factors, and changes in public policy (notably... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Wealth and Poverty; Corporate Governance; Social Issues; Government Administration; United States
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Di Tella, Rafael M., and Ingrid Vogel. Inequality and the "American Model". Harvard Business School Case 703-025, November 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
  • March 2011 (Revised February 2018)
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Wealth Management Crisis at UBS (B)

By: George Serafeim
The case describes the resolution of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation for tax fraud and the increasing pressure on the wealth management business. View Details
Keywords: Fraud; Regulatory Enforcement; Reputation Incentives; Crony Capitalism; Tax Havens; Legitimacy; Multinational; Strategic Change; Corporate Governance; Incentives; Transparency; Financial Services; Wealth; Taxation; Crime and Corruption; Global Range; Governance; Business and Government Relations; Asset Management; United States
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Healy, Paul M., George Serafeim, and David Lane. "Wealth Management Crisis at UBS (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-090, March 2011. (Revised February 2018.)
  • 2014
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Payout Policy

By: Joan Farre-Mensa, Roni Michaely and Martin Schmalz
We survey the literature on payout policy, with a particular emphasis on developments in the last two decades. Of the traditional motives of why firms pay out (agency, signaling, and taxes), the cross-sectional empirical evidence is most persuasive in favor of agency... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Investment; Financial Services Industry
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Farre-Mensa, Joan, Roni Michaely, and Martin Schmalz. "Payout Policy." In Annual Review of Financial Economics, Volume 6, edited by Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton. Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, 2014.
  • 12 Dec 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

to police its trademark by preventing others from using it to refer to something other than the Real Thing. Shareholder value is enhanced when a firm chooses an appropriate form of business organization, ranging from a limited liability company with pass-through View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services
  • 28 Apr 2014
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Payout Policy

Keywords: by Joan Farre-Mensa, Roni Michaely & Martin C. Schmalz
  • 25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

Taxation and Innovation in the 20th Century By: Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas, and Stefanie Stantcheva Abstract—This paper studies the effect of corporate and personal taxes on innovation in the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 24 Jul 2014
  • Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

by some taxation of non-C corporation business income. This combination of reforms has the potential of addressing significant changes in the global economy in a revenue-neutral way that will advance US... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical
  • 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

  PublicationsThe Future of Organization Design Authors:Baldwin, Carliss Y. Publication:Journal of Organization Design Abstract The modern corporation has long been the central focus of the field of organization design. Such firms can be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2000
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Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans

By: Dwight B. Crane and Indra Reinbergs
Provides a brief overview of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and phantom stock plans for owners of closely held companies. ESOPs can be used as a tool of corporate financing, and can provide employees with ownership interests. Phantom stock plans can reward... View Details
Keywords: Financing and Loans; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Motivation and Incentives; Management Teams; Corporate Governance; Ownership Stake; Taxation
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Crane, Dwight B., and Indra Reinbergs. "Note on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Phantom Stock Plans." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-034, November 2000.
  • August 2006 (Revised October 2009)
  • Background Note

Acquisitive Reorganizations - Triangular Mergers

By: Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall
Discusses the reasons and uses of triangular or three-party mergers to complete a business acquisition or tax-free corporate reorganization. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; Organizational Structure
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Reiling, Henry B., and Kevin Wall. "Acquisitive Reorganizations - Triangular Mergers." Harvard Business School Background Note 207-009, August 2006. (Revised October 2009.)
  • January 2013
  • Article

Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment

When corporate payout is taxed, internal equity (retained earnings) is cheaper than external equity (share issues). If there are no perfect substitutes for equity finance, payout taxes may therefore have an effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor... View Details
Keywords: Taxation; Investment; Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation
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Becker, Bo, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob. "Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment." Journal of Financial Economics 107, no. 1 (January 2013): 1–24.
  • March 2011 (Revised December 2019)
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Wealth Management Crisis at UBS (A)

By: Paul M. Healy
The case describes the challenges that UBS faced as a result of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation for tax fraud, that claimed that UBS had helped some 52,000 U.S. residents hide billions of dollars in untaxed assets in secret Swiss accounts between... View Details
Keywords: Fraud; Regulatory Enforcement; Reputation Incentives; Crony Capitalism; Tax Havens; Legitimacy; Multinational; Strategic Change; Incentives; Transparency; Financial Services; Taxation; Crime and Corruption; Global Range; Asset Management; Ethics; Problems and Challenges; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Governance; Financial Services Industry; United States; Switzerland
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Healy, Paul M., George Serafeim, and David Lane. "Wealth Management Crisis at UBS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-082, March 2011. (Revised December 2019.)
  • February 1997
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Transportation Displays, Incorporated (D): Exiting from a Successful Restructuring

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Hemmer, Eric Rahe, David Shorrock and Stephen Voorhis
Following a successful corporate turnaround and, more recently, a leveraged recapitalization, management of a highly profitable, fast--growing outdoor advertising company must consider alternative ways to harvest cash flow from the company without jeopardizing the... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital; Cash Flow; Profit; Taxation; Private Ownership
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Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Hemmer, Eric Rahe, David Shorrock, and Stephen Voorhis. "Transportation Displays, Incorporated (D): Exiting from a Successful Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 297-085, February 1997.
  • January 1980 (Revised September 2008)
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Patterson v. Commissioner

By: Henry B. Reiling
Floyd Patterson (Petitioner) the former world heavyweight boxing champion and his manager, C. D'Amato, formed a corporation, Floyd Patterson Enterprises Ltd., to handle all ancillary rights connected with Patterson's boxing matches. The question is whether the... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Taxation; Rights; Sports Industry
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Reiling, Henry B. "Patterson v. Commissioner." Harvard Business School Case 280-078, January 1980. (Revised September 2008.)
  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

perspectives might the wealthy businessman draw on as he transitions from CEO to commander in chief? To get a better sense of the months ahead, The Gazette asked Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members how Trump’s nearly 50 years of experience in building a... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
  • 2012
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Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment

When corporate payout is taxed, internal equity (retained earnings) is cheaper than external equity (share issues). If there are no perfect substitutes for equity finance, payout taxes may therefore have an effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment; Taxation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Motivation and Incentives
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Becker, Bo, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob. "Payout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-040, October 2010. (Revised November 2010, March 2011, September 2011, April 2012.)
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