Investment Policy - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2012
News

Letters to the Editor

Bloomfield Hills, MI A Taxing Question Regarding his My Two Cents column, “My Beautiful Capital Gain,” in the March issue, I’d ask this of Dal LaMagna (MBA 1970): The money you invested was already taxed once at ordinary income tax rates,... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

Demonstrated commitment to and impact in communities of color in the US, including but not limited to: Work that addresses disparities in communities of color Work to enact change in programs and policies that impact communities of color... View Details

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

not central to the big problem we're facing now," he said. Instead, he placed much of the blame on global investment cycles created by the Federal Reserve Board's stimulus policies in the wake of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent

he added, Africa really needs the investment of its own people in order to attract healthy global investment. Utomi said countries cooperating on a regional basis would also be a step forward for Africa. Kibuka noted that other countries'... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

01 Sep 2010
News

Alumni Books

collapse, reveal how botched policy responses made a bad situation worse, and focus on lessons that the practice of finance must learn to avoid a repeat in the future. How to Be a Fierce Competitor: What Winning Companies and Great... View Details

13 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably

investments. At Grolsch and many other sites, we consistently heard that times of crisis can also be times of transition and opportunity because spikes in energy prices can improve the business cases for investment in renewable projects.... View Details

01 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

find that during the 2008 financial crisis, PE-backed companies increased investments relative to their peers, while also experiencing greater equity and debt inflows. The effects are stronger among financially constrained companies and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

when compared to defense and healthcare expenditures, not to mention the costs incurred recently rescuing failing banks and automakers, among others. But the picture changes when we consider the long-run consequences of policies that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 14

participation in OS arises as the optimal decision of profit-maximizing firms, and (2) OS and P firms may (or may not) coexist in equilibrium. Firms decide their type and investment in R&D and sell packages composed of a primary good... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Judy L. Allen Oral History - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

never have had the opportunity — which may come out in this interview — to pursue." Judy Ley Allen serves as the Co-Manager of Allen Investments and Manager of Ley Investments. She served on the Federal Reserve Board of Dallas from... View Details

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Jonathan Bailey

"Mr. Blair would serve as a confidante or advisor to the president," says Jonathan, "while I lived in Kigali training senior Rwandan staff on policy design and implementation." "The overwhelming thing I found in... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

William Jones: Builder with a Mission

policy and urban redevelopment issues. When his boss moved on to another post, Jones filled the vacancy on the council and was subsequently elected to a four-year term. As a councilor, Jones enjoyed "getting streets paved, libraries... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

pursue her passion in technology and risk not seeing her family for a long time; or visit her family in Canada or the U.K., and risk losing her livelihood. The question she posed: Would I be willing to sign the ‘no-to-immigration-ban’ petition? “It is a lazy person’s... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

polling places on election day. This policy of inclusion meant that voting records were set in the general election and the primaries. Fifth, his advertising messages and his tone and demeanor throughout the campaign consistently... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

innovations (for whom the price of failure tolerance is too high) can only be started by investors who are not failure tolerant. Since policies to stimulate innovation must often be set before specific View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Clean Slate

be able to plug right in. Massport will also use its facilities to generate as much renewable energy as possible on-site and invest in carbon offsets to make up the difference, among a host of other initiatives to reduce its footprint.... View Details

04 Jan 2016
News

Taking Time Out for a Challenge

hit the small African nation in 2014. “Having watched Sierra Leone and its neighbors make great strides over the last decade to consolidate peace, grow their economies, and invest in public services, I knew they remained among the poorest... View Details

Keywords: ebola; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 1998
News

John (“Bo”) Kemp

policies concerning take-home exams, feedback from faculty on student grades, and the disclosure of grades to prospective employers. In addition, he chaired the committee organizing Class Day, a pre-Commencement celebration at HBS for... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photograph by Webb Chappell

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

candidacy requirements and training programs. Promote constructive engagement in the workplace. Implement policies that encourage respectful dialogue and acknowledge diverse political views among employees. Provide training and resources... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

fewer corporate profits being channeled into subsequent domestic investments when the U.S. tax rate is relatively higher, leading to lower economic growth. Our findings have implications for policy setters.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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