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- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
quantitative implications match a range of moments not targeted in the estimation quite well. We then characterize the optimal policy path implied by the model and our estimates. Optimal policy makes heavy use of research subsidies as well as carbon taxes. We use the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
develop, and integrate smart minds governs how prosperous you will be.” Studies on whether immigrants to the United States take jobs away from Americans or constitute a drain on social welfare are mixed,... View Details
- 09 May 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Robin Williams’ Son Help Other Families Heal Addiction and Depression?
- 09 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations
negotiations is that family members generally prefer to reach mutually acceptable outcomes in their negotiations. This constructive attitude is due in no small part to the strength of family ties: Typically, family members are genuinely interested in one another's... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
ruling was also followed by an increase in average leverage and a reduction in covenant use. Finally, we estimate the welfare implications of this change and find that firm values increased when the rules were introduced. We conclude that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
displace—producer innovation in many parts of the economy. We argue that a transition from producer innovation to open single user and open collaborative innovation is desirable in terms of social welfare and so worthy of support by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
increasingly valuable offerings change where households go online, but not their general online attention patterns. This conclusion has important implications for competition and welfare in other markets for attention. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds?
order to maximize shareholder wealth, consideration has to be given to the welfare of other stakeholders, particularly if one is thinking about long-term performance. Interest in stakeholder management has been around for a while. It goes... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
or Co-locate? Autonomy versus Learning Effects at the United States Patent Office By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Cirrus Foroughi, and Barbara Larson Abstract—While employees might prefer work arrangements that offer greater autonomy, such as... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
with—and may displace—producer innovation in many parts of the economy. We argue that a transition from producer innovation to open single user and open collaborative innovation is desirable in terms of social welfare and so worthy of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Real Wal-Mart Effect
imposes on society by securing subsidies, driving employees toward public welfare systems, creating urban sprawl, and destroying jobs in competing operations. Thus, juxtaposing these customer savings against the estimate cited by Fishman... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
welfare services leads to an increase in the formation of new companies. (The paper cites a related example: author J. K. Rowling, who wrote the first Harry Potter novel while receiving welfare benefits in... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
place new hires in supportive environments. “A team with low psychological safety may not be the best place to put your new hire” says Bransby. Yet if placement on such a team is necessary, managers should provide coaching in departments that are struggling, the team... View Details
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
size of its welfare state and perception of new immigrant behavior. First, the welfare state today in Europe is larger, and native-born... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- July 1979
- Case
Food Stamps--1970
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Food Stamps--1970." Harvard Business School Case 380-002, July 1979.
- March 2014
- Case
LGBT Issues at Exxon Mobil Corporation
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Matthew Preble
In late September 2013, Exxon Mobil Corporation announced that it would begin offering benefits to the spouses of its employees in same-sex marriages. This short supplement touches upon what led Exxon Mobil to this decision, some insights into its previous relationship... View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., and Matthew Preble. "LGBT Issues at Exxon Mobil Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 314-116, March 2014.
- Article
Why Work Requirements Hurt the Poor
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Why Work Requirements Hurt the Poor." Bloomberg Opinion (August 20, 2018).
- October 1987 (Revised March 1992)
- Supplement
Boston Fights Drugs (B): Converting Research to Action
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jennifer Lawrence
Describes the results of the advertising pre-test described in the (A) case. The group must now decide how to implement its findings for maximum impact. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jennifer Lawrence. "Boston Fights Drugs (B): Converting Research to Action." Harvard Business School Supplement 588-032, October 1987. (Revised March 1992.)
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
exclusively on advancing US welfare with particular attention on reforms that will improve American wages” While these transactions naturally attract growing attention, inversions are merely the most visible manifestation of these... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
particular social welfare decisions. Current research: "Is Brazil on the Path of Sustainable Growth and Development?" Laura Alfaro Alfaro: "I want to look at competition for foreign direct investment through the eyes on... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace