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- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
improvement of other providers, and a reallocation of capacity. Physicians practicing at institutions with little volume and substandard results will shift to other fields, or move to organizations and management structures where they can... View Details
- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
relatively few events.” The problem is, reinsurance isn't like any other equity investment: it isn't really exposed to market risk, so expecting high returns is unrealistic. A financial adviser might be willing to accept lower returns because she is View Details
- 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008
estate firms' decisions to provide investment property fair values prior to the required disclosure of this information under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We find evidence that investor demand for fair value... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29
PublicationsForeign Direct Investment and Growth: On the Role of Complementarities, the Search for Mechanisms, and the Potential for Linkages Authors:Alfaro, Laura, and Matthew Johnson Publication:Encyclopedia of Financial Globalization... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
Kaiser Permanente in California, which started out as a very innovative, customer-focused institution that at some point "lost its soul," as you write. What does the Kaiser story tell us? A: It tells us that it would be great if... View Details
- 15 May 2012
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First Look: May 15
penetration of smartphone devices was high and the economy was developed or in markets where the use of mobile devices was taking off but the economy was still developing. The other critical decision was whether to continue to invest in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
with social media information. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53102 forthcoming Journal of Finance Brokers vs. Retail Investors: Conflicting Interests and Dominated Products By: Egan, Mark Abstract—I study how brokers distort... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16
Publications 2006 Stanford University Press Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future By: Groysberg, Boris, and Paul M. Healy Abstract—Wall Street equity analysts provide research products and services on publicly traded companies to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4
incentives to invest in the face of potential holdup problems and also with the proposition that exclusive arrangements lead firms to seek contingent control rights to avoid lock-in when environmental uncertainty is high. Private Equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54634 forthcoming Journal of Finance Limited Investment Capital and Credit Spreads By: Siriwardane, Emil N. Abstract—Using proprietary credit default swap (CDS) data, I investigate how... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
on the political and institutional contexts within which opportunities for policy learning emerge. In particular, opportunities for policy learning are examined with respect to (a) agenda or priority-setting on environmental issues, (b)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008
generate significant returns? This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze Perry's decision to invest in NEC Electronics. In doing so, it asks for the reasons that NEC might take actions that destroy value and shift value... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
the 20th century or that it is not so poor now. The second explanation states that the country failed to generate growth supporting institutions despite its wealth, thus leading to a relative decline in its income level. The next... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne