Financial Regulation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2011
News

The City Solution

global CO2 emissions. They also remain the hubs and engines for the world’s economic, political, cultural, and social development. Fortunately, because of their legislative power to regulate buildings, density, energy use, and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2015
News

Golden State of Mind

residents.” (Safe to say Draper’s envisioned government is smaller than what exists today, with fewer regulations in the business realm. “Libertarian” is one word that has been used to describe his politics, although he resists party... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

which require full and fair disclosure of the financial performance of companies and of the risks associated with their business. This attitude is reminiscent of the Roaring Twenties when, according to Representative (and later Speaker of... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

01 Sep 2013
News

Who Are We?

the second most popular employment option, after financial services, for newly minted HBS alumni. It's also what many older alumni from a variety of fields eventually turn to, applying their hard-won expertise to create a "next career"... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Dan Morrell; social media,; Twitter; SodaStream; consulting; consultant; CEO; farming; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

16 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 16

economic theory of GAAP under the assumption that GAAP's objective is to facilitate efficient capital allocation within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP, as shaped by the economic forces of demand for and supply of financial... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

in the behaviors of employers purchasing health plans. In addition, some important system infrastructure needs to be put in place—rules and regulations that shift the incentives and create the right types of information. Let's look at... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics The Relevance of Broker Networks for Information Diffusion in the Stock Market By: Di Maggio, Marco, Francesco Franzoni, Amir Kermani, and Carlo Sommavilla Abstract—This paper shows that the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

authorities in the U.S. and the EU in formulating environmental regulations in three areas: automotive emissions for health-related (criteria) pollutants, packaging waste, and global climate change. Automotive emissions are relatively... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3

capitalization of firms in their coverage portfolio. Our results hold after Regulation Fair Disclosure, suggesting that these relationships are not based on selective disclosure. Overall, the evidence shows both the importance and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

actually on the HBS website and I called the headhunter and I said, "I really want to interview for this job." Sodexo's a food service company principally. I was in financial services, and the headhunter said, "You've got zero... View Details

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

accountability once a problem of trust arises-a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their money is being well spent, or pressure from regulators to demonstrate that... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

Next Level

In 2017, Sarah Bond’s boss, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, warned her that working in the industry would be very difficult. Not just for the usual reasons that corporate America can be tough, but also because, as a Black woman in gaming—an industry with a... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Mertens; photos by Cameron Karsten; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

24 Sep 2020
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The Race for a Vaccine

companies and has a financial stake in Moderna.) There was a dollars-and-cents logic to this, since the big rewards that can be had in the pharmaceutical industry come with big financial risks. “There’s... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

strive to compete globally, their relationships with local communities have changed, says HBS Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. "Now that many businesses have focused beyond our borders," she says, "the ties with home communities that have traditionally relied on... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

me back to the apples, and leaders. As in all financial manias, the bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000 gave rise to swindles and frauds and the bad apples that commit them. We need to find out who they are and take appropriate... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006

find support for these hypotheses. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-022.pdf Resolving Information Asymmetries in Markets: The Role of Certified Management Programs Author: Michael W. Toffel Abstract Firms and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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the fintech sector are often either hindered or helped by the responsiveness of government regulators like central banks. Similarly, in some countries, the financial sector is dominated by large family-owned... View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

WATER Ltd.

tax-averse citizens. Turning over water operations to private companies that can offer economies of scale, financial resources, expertise, and efficiency is an attractive option. Privatization, however, troubles some consumer advocates... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

sample of private firms for which there is financial data available in the years before and after their initial public offering (IPO), I differentiate between those that have private equity sponsorship (PE-backed firms) and those that do... View Details