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By: Marlous van Waijenburg

Professor van Waijenburg’s research focuses on the historical roots of relative African poverty and state fragility. Where sufficiently reliable and comparable records exist, she creates new datasets from a range of qualitative and quantitative archival sources. The... View Details

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Private Equity and Venture Capital

Summary Tax reforms, regulatory uncertainty, and global market volatility are creating a more complex investment environment, but the outlook for private equity remains strong. This investment management course provides the frameworks you... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Finance
  • 24 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

and has a more positive relationship to performance for organizations that perform more complex tasks. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-002.pdf   Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Telephone and Telegraph, 1997–2002 Desiderio A. Arnaz Desilu Productions, 1950–1962 Mary Kay Ash Mary Kay Cosmetics, 1963–1987 Roy L. Ash Litton Industries, 1961–1972 H. Brewster Atwater, Jr. General Mills, 1981–1995 Beatrice F. Auerbach... View Details
  • Sep 2016
  • Survey

Problems Unsolved & A Nation Divided

calls for a national economic strategy for America and proposes federal policy priorities that can form the core of such a strategy. Further, the report highlights corporate and personal tax reform as a promising first step in the... View Details
  • 21 May 2018
  • Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

Operating Officer of Accion Chicago, a nonprofit that helps communities grow by providing capital, coaching and connections to aspiring entrepreneurs who build businesses and generate jobs in their neighborhoods. I spent most of my career... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

discontent generated by the salt tax to the French Revolution. First, we provide evidence that riots spread across space through a process of contagion that is stronger in high View Details
  • 08 Jan 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

expect their incomes to be in the long-term, thereby mitigating the short-term impact on personal spending of events such as tax legislation. And Warren Buffett is fond of explaining his investment philosophy by saying, "We simply... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Lehman Brothers Timeline | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details
  • 20 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

“waver” over time in the relative weight they put on them. The model predicts that good news about fundamentals can trigger large price bubbles. We analyze the patterns of cash-flow news that generate the largest bubbles, the reasons why... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2004 (Revised June 2006)
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Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia (A)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Operations of Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia included a strategic alliance with Gazprom, the country's natural gas monopoly, the development of the Salym oil fields in Siberia, and a small retail refilling network in St. Petersburg. Focuses on the Sakhalin II project.... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Energy Generation; Foreign Direct Investment; Lawfulness; Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Russia
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni

Donor name, degree/year, and intended gift purpose (fund name) Stock Transfer When giving long-term appreciated stock to HBS, donors may take a charitable income tax deduction for its mean fair market value on the date of the gift and... View Details
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Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details
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Students on the Job Market - Doctoral

optimal export taxes depend on a trade-off between the good's military centrality and its distortion centrality. Military centrality is a network-adjusted sales share to the foreign military; distortion centrality reflects taxation... View Details
  • 22 May 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

a generous move that highlights the growing burden on borrowers. In the past decade, student debt in the United States has ballooned, reaching $1.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2018. About 44 million graduates shoulder more than... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Lehman Brothers: 1850 - 2008 | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details
  • 15 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

‘guardian and ‘chauffeur.’ While the first connotes safety, the second conveys the idea that you can sit back and relax while the vehicle drives you around. Our results suggest the second label may leverage more persuasive benefits.” 2. Provide incentives, like... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto
  • 14 Feb 2023
  • HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

Sweden has long seemed like a social-welfare capitalist dream come true, where companies and labor unions collaborate in harmony with government support. Swedish citizens are among the wealthiest in the world, and they enjoy publicly provided health insurance and other... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

such as talent and capital, away from wealth creation and toward wealth distribution. It distorts thinking. Restoring the balance of power is critical to the competitiveness and the health of the rest of the economy. Limits on the size and leverage of banks and changes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne