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- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
understood, even as the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom instituted reforms in early 2010. Presenting opportunities for cross-national policy learning, this case describes the political economy of healthcare reform. In late... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
HBS COVID-19 Global Policy Tracker
- 07 Mar 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Understanding the Trade-offs
- October 2024
- Article
Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated with Lower Drug Rebates
By: Pragya Kakani, Michael Anne Kyle, Amitabh Chandra and Luca Maini
Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans’ ability to negotiate rebates and lead to higher spending. We estimated the association between protected-class status, US-level estimated... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
Kakani, Pragya, Michael Anne Kyle, Amitabh Chandra, and Luca Maini. "Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated with Lower Drug Rebates." Health Affairs 43, no. 10 (October 2024): 1420–1427.
- June 9, 2023
- Article
A Radical Treatment for Insulin Pricing
By: Leemore S. Dafny
In 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first interchangeable biosimilar for long-acting insulin, which many hoped would be substantially cheaper than the reference branded product. I explain why prices have barely changed, and argue that a... View Details
Keywords: Biosimilars; Rebates; Pharmaceuticals; Health Care and Treatment; Price; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Dafny, Leemore S. "A Radical Treatment for Insulin Pricing." New England Journal of Medicine 386, no. 23 (June 9, 2023): 2157–2159.
- spring 1976
- Article
Information, Politics and Economic Analysis: The Regulatory Decision Process in the Air Freight Cases
By: M. E. Porter and J. F. Sagansky
Keywords: Information; Government and Politics; Economics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making
Porter, M. E., and J. F. Sagansky. "Information, Politics and Economic Analysis: The Regulatory Decision Process in the Air Freight Cases." Public Policy 24, no. 2 (spring 1976): 263–307.
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Agenda: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963)
In the early 1970s, Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) was CEO of Texas International Airlines, a struggling regional operation. There were whispers of change coming for the airline industry as Washington considered the pros and cons of ending regulation. “If there was a list of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Kwame Owusu-Kesse
assistant to Geoffrey Canada, CEO of Harlem Children's Zone (HCF). "They take a holistic approach to services, from cradle to college," Kwame says. "With the Zone, I did a wide range of things from consulting on education policy View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
understand that this is a bipartisan issue. JL: But given the gridlock in Washington, you can see the status quo continuing. If that happens—and if the efforts on the part of the Supreme Court to try to reform the system are... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
productivity, Professor Mihir Desai addressed a Senate finance committee in July 2014 and again in March 2015, offering lawmakers an action plan. “This combination of reforms has the potential of addressing significant changes in the... View Details
- December 13, 2000
- Article
More New Financial Instrument Rules Proposed
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "More New Financial Instrument Rules Proposed." Accounting Bulletin, no. 92 (December 13, 2000).
- 10 May 2011
- Conference Presentation
Lords of the Harvest: Reputation Concerns and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Background Note
U.S. and EU Trademark Protection
By: Robert C. Pozen and Jordan Hirsch
Rules governing trademark protection in the U.S. and EU differ substantially. This note describes the primary differences and their implications. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Jordan Hirsch. "U.S. and EU Trademark Protection." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-021, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- January 1986
- Case
Telecommunications in Transition: Managing Business and Regulatory Change
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Telecommunications in Transition: Managing Business and Regulatory Change." Harvard Business School Case 986-001, January 1986.
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
aimed at curbing the entry of large retail stores have been introduced in many countries to protect independent retailers. Analyzing a planning reform launched in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, I show that independent retailers were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
statute quite similar to that in California, barring the enforcement of noncompete agreements. This law governed all such disputes until March of 1985, when it was repealed as part of the Michigan Antitrust Reform Act. Now, comparing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
property rights in developing countries on the level and composition of industrial development. We develop a North-South product cycle model in which Northern innovation, Southern imitation, and FDI are all endogenous. Our model predicts that IPR View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Fall 2017
- Article
Strengthening and Streamlining Bank Capital Regulation
We propose three core principles that should inform the design of bank capital regulation. First, wherever possible, multiple constraints on the minimum level of equity capital should be consolidated into a single constraint. This helps to avoid a distortionary... View Details
Greenwood, Robin, Samuel Gregory Hanson, Jeremy C. Stein, and Adi Sunderam. "Strengthening and Streamlining Bank Capital Regulation." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Fall 2017). (Internet Appendix Here.)