Public Policy - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 11

link: http://hbr.org/product/hbr-guide-to-getting-the-mentoring-you-need/an/11959E-KND-ENG August 2013 Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy The Not-So-Common-Wealth of Australia: Evidence for a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 27

Publications January 2015 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure, and the Low Risk Anomaly By: Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Global Climate Change - Course Catalog

combination of country and company cases to explore these topics with a focus on the intersection of public policy and firm strategy. Written work will include a quiz (10%) and a final paper (40%). Copyright... View Details

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Elsa Sze

“But I also see that the business community has so much potential to do good while achieving business objectives.” With a will to reconcile business and government, and profit motives with social ones, Elsa is pursuing the joint MBA/MPP (Masters in View Details

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The Green Industrial Strategy Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

sectors. The goal is to identify private and public sector solutions to the three core problems of the clean energy transition. Incumbents versus startups Both incumbent firms and startups are investing in clean technologies and services.... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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Strange Bedfellows

from public filings. Their proposal, which will likely meet fierce opposition from accountants, lawyers, and managers, is a laudable first step in restoring sanity to U.S. corporate profit reporting. When the corporate tax was introduced,... View Details

Keywords: Mihir A. Desai; Government

02 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Health Care Research and Prospects

P. Pisano: It was clear there that there was a huge set of interesting and important management issues going on that were not being addressed elsewhere, and that we were in a good position to address. Public View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Health

17 Feb 2022
Blog Post

The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

His work with the GFI aims to accelerate the development of alternative proteins through international scientific research and innovation, industry investment, and public policy support—with a “global battle... View Details

15 Nov 2020
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Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative

the BRI is considered one of the most ambitious infrastructure undertakings ever conceived. It comprises a vast collection of development and investment projects stretching from East Asia to Africa to Europe. This signature foreign policy... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Rwanda

Useful for: high-level economic and demographic information on the country. How Immigrants Contribute to Rwanda's Economy A book from the OECD iLibrary that details a specific area of Rwanda's economic growth Rwanda's Entrepreneurship Development... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Faculty Books

cost-effective responses to climate change. The studies are part of a discussion of how such acceleration might best be accomplished and the role that public policy and government might play in supporting... View Details

Keywords: Utilities

01 Sep 2009
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Class Day, Commencement Mark New Beginning for Newest Alumni

things it has to do, and policy is something you all will have to work on, to make sure we do things right all the time. We all need to do things that make the planet better.” Student speaker Thomas Rajan (MBA ’09) noted that a number of... View Details

Keywords: commencement; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2023
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The Latest Model

people who make their living studying things like monetary policy and market design? So she called her old friend and colleague, Stephanie Hurder (PHDBE 2013), who was ready for a change after spending three years at Boston Consulting... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; blockchain; cryptocurrency; economic models; innovation; consulting; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising

advertising media such as trade cards or souvenir publications, broadsides and posters occupied the domain of large public spaces—their size being a significant advertising asset. In his 1910 guidebook on poster advertising, G. H. E.... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Getting Security Right

and economic priorities. Another factor both business and government leaders struggle with is the media’s tendency to provide the public with oversimplified or just plain inaccurate information about political, economic, or competitive... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2016
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Rethinking Housing in the Motor City

neighborhood was a product of Detroit’s controversial 1960s urban renewal efforts. “But the way people live today, they want to be close to the action. They want to be close to their jobs. They want to ride their bikes; they want to take View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2012
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An Advocate for Women's Equality

the armed forces came at this time. On the policy side, Nixon's Labor Department enforced new requirements for contractors to hire and promote women; conducted compliance reviews of universities; and gave the Equal Opportunity Commission... View Details

Keywords: Richard Nixon; Chuck Colson; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

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WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services | Baker Library

WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services Platform hosting financial, accounting, banking, economics, management, marketing, and public policy databases accessible through a single interface. Read More WRDS is a... View Details

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Transportation - Business & Environment

such as electricity from renewables and sustainably produced biofuels. Well-designed public transit and freight rail infrastructure—alongside policies and technologies to discourage the use of private... View Details

06 Oct 2020
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Clearing the Path to Citizenship

of clear guidance as to which immigrants would be affected by the public charge rule, Boundless also used its data to create a tool for applicants to assess their risk. Ever-changing immigration policy is... View Details