Federal Government - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1996
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Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

Emmons, the "deregulatory" Telecommunications Act of 1996 enhances the powers and responsibilities of the Federal Communications Commission in a number of key areas, while removing government restrictions in... View Details

01 Jun 2005
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One-on-One with Grover Norquist

eyebrows with his provocative rhetoric. A master of hyperbole, he once declared that he wanted to “reduce government to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” Rhetorical flourishes aside, his stock in... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Jan 2009
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Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985

matched by his commitment to promoting education, government efficiency, and entrepreneurship in Brazil. He is the founder and a director of both Endeavor Brasil, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs in emerging markets, and the Brava... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Rival Visions

exemplifies energetic government and vigorous federal programs for economic growth. Gallatin symbolizes low taxes and less intrusion by government." Not surprisingly, the two men (after whom two HBS... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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The Future of Stem Cells

River.) In August 2001, President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) announced a ban on federal funding for research on any human embryonic stem-cell lines created after that date. The decision reflected opposition to the use and destruction of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2013
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2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness

William Lawrence University Professor Michael Porter. In assessing an immediate path forward, both liberal and conservative business leaders urged compromise to secure a sustainable federal budget, corporate tax reform, and the easing of... View Details

26 Aug 2020
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What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “The solution doesn't necessarily come from the federal government or from Wal-Mart. The solution comes from lots of us deciding that we are... View Details

01 Mar 2007
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Daniel Vasella

fundamental problem. The Medicare prescription drug program that went into effect last year bars the federal government from negotiating with drug companies over the prices seniors pay. The new Democratic... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; multinational pharmaceutical company; prescription drugs; vaccines; Medicare; generics business; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2009
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Read All About It!

paths to pedal. In 1893, the roads became a cause of concern for the federal government as the U.S. Post Office Department instituted a system of rural free delivery (RFD). Members of the National Grange of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2020
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Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

deeply committed to making government more responsive and are drawing on insights from their prior careers—Braun as a former state legislator and the founder and CEO of Indiana-based Meyer Distributing, and Harder as a former vice... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

01 Sep 2009
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A Student Plan Goes to Washington

Not all financial reform proposals under consideration in Washington sprang from federal agencies and congressional committees. One emerged from HBS. Last spring, students in Professor Rakesh Khurana’s elective corporate View Details

Keywords: Government; Government; Government; Government

01 Mar 2009
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Just Keep Our Money

ask for IOUs in the form of savings bonds instead. In 2007, the federal government distributed tax refunds exceeding $248 billion to more than 114 million filers. Businesses have long capitalized on these... View Details

Keywords: Peter Tufano; Government; Government; Government; Government

10 Oct 2018
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Building Paths to Success

charities. The federal government contributed as well. SVA offered 12 percent return. Wind the clock forward eight years, and we met and exceeded our targets. We repaid the debt two years before expected,... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Dec 2017
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The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

dire need for US federal policy to address climate change. RH: When you look at Europe, you see many companies agitating for some kind of carbon regulation and beginning to shift their business models in this direction. If you expect your... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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A reformed fiscal policy is vital to renewing US productivity

education while increasing spending on entitlement programs. The corporate tax code, mortgage-interest deduction, and absence of a value-added tax all contribute to the problem. These policy failings are evident in the rising federal... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Seth Klarman

we are facing today is a result of previous government actions, and today’s government actions will give rise to future problems as well. The lesson should be that we need to get to a point where we don’t... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Jun 2007
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Letters

focused on attempting to connect federal government appropriation accounting to the internal management systems of the various agencies. Of course, the Congress would have none of it! Even in retirement and... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

rights? When will the division of policy authority across different government agents (e.g., federal and subnational governments, or politicians and bureaucrats) enable better policy decisions? And what are... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Inside the Partnership

Weinberg this was an opportunity to go the other way and reach out to be helpful to the president, and he took it. In 1933 the president had him organizing the Business Advisory and Planning Council, through which corporate executives could present their views to the... View Details