Regulations - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers

may actually hurt you, and if you can't respond adequately on your own, you can put a spanner in the works by forcing regulators in your industry to institute antitrust proceedings. For example, among telecommunications companies, the... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar

November 2021
Article

Making Industrial Policy Work for Decarbonization

By: Jonas Meckling

Industrial policy has begun to move into the center of debates on climate policy. This represents a shift away from climate policy as we know it—as classic environmental policy. Industrial policy and environmental policy differ in their policy goals, policy... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Regulation; Policy; Government and Politics; Climate Change

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19 Nov 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

E-Santa: Is Retail Ready for Digital Christmas?

Banning Big Box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers Research shows how regulations designed to protect independent retailers from big box competition may backfire. Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail Retailers can offer great product... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

08 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records

required to disclose any whiff of misbehavior to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an independent monitoring organization regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A research team examined those records to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Debora L. Spar

realize that, despite an initial hands-off approach, they will eventually have to think about what kinds of policies make sense for a new technology. As the book describes, regulators can either intervene at the start of a new market... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

June 2024
Article

Economics of Enhanced Methane Oxidation Relative to Carbon Dioxide Removal

By: Conor Hickey and Myles Allen

Mitigating short-term global warming is imperative, and a key strategy involves reducing atmospheric methane (CH4) due to its high radiative forcing and short lifespan. This objective can be achieved through methods such as oxidising methane at its source or... View Details

Keywords: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Pollutants; Research; Measurement and Metrics

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05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

undercapitalized, incompetent insurance entrants will be reduced by competition and regulation by state regulatory bodies. Q: In your new article in Harvard Business Review, you write, "The current health insurance system in the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11

Settings with Technology Choice and Foreign Production Cost Advantage By: Drake, David F. Abstract—Emissions regulation is a policy mechanism intended to address the threat of climate change. However, the stringency of emissions View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies Authors:Michael W. Toffel, Antoinette Stein, and Katharine L. Lee Abstract Manufacturers are increasingly being required to adhere to product take-back regulations that require them to... View Details

06 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

is an innovation problem. That is, it is hard for exactly the same reasons that any really disruptive innovation is hard. "As the storms get stronger and the harvests fail more often, political pressure for carbon regulation will... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy

05 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 5

Regulation? By: Drake, David F., and Robin L. Just Abstract—A regulator's ability to incentivize environmental improvement among firms is vital in achieving long-term sustainability. However, firms can and do respond to environmental View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 10

economic harm that system operators could prevent or mitigate. Although the legal system can respond, regulations have mixed results. I examine the applicable legal rules that constrain online fraud and the economic underpinnings to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

problem in the health care industry comes partly from a clash of interests. Doctors are passionate about addressing the individual needs of each patient, while regulators and policy makers are intent on having one piece of legislation... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

06 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?

the past 30 years I had done considerable research on fossil fuel energy policy in the United States that has been published in several books, including Contrived Competition: Regulation and Deregulation in America; Business Management... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

01 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

this time. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/social-strategies-that-work/ar/1 Working PapersCarbon Tariffs: Impacts on Technology Choice, Regional Competitiveness, and Global Emissions Authors:David F. Drake Abstract Carbon View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

action against banks they deemed "too big to fail." Regulators around the world stepped in to increase capital requirements while the U.S. government passed the Dodd-Frank bill, which improved transparency and accountability,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

31 Oct 2007
HBS Case

Climate Change Puts Heat on GMs

(NGOs). "An MBA's basic intuition is that the less government involvement there is, the better," says Oberholzer-Gee. "In fact, a number of the competitive advantages enjoyed by companies have come from the regulations that... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

30 May 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?

Summing Up Does IP Ownership Belong in International Trade Deals? Intellectual property (IP) regulation remains an active issue in trade negotiations between the China and the United States. The most straightforward element of the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

17 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 17, 2008

entrepreneurship, and we also highlight the relevance of social networks, self-assessed skills, and attitudes toward risk. Moreover, we find that regulation plays a critical role, particularly for those individuals who become... View Details