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- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
major challenge in the race to stop global warming is storage and network management. Hydrogen is likely to be the major source of storage. Industry will hopefully have a cost-effective renewable energy storage technology within 10 years, which will cause coal and gas... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
London School of Economics. After stints as a researcher and analyst at investment bank EFG Hermes and the International Finance Corporation, she was recommended for a role at Egypt’s Ministry of Finance in 2010, working in the Macro Fiscal Policy Unit with a focus on... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
most platform launches fail, what mistakes should managers and entrepreneurs avoid? Yoffie: We see four common problems across the data. The number one problem is how to price the product. The vast majority of platforms require subsidies... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change
fight against coal is the reason HBS Professor Joseph Lassiter is bullish on fracking and nuclear power.) "If we provide economic arguments, we will win this battle,'' Calderon said. "The good news is that renewables are going down in terms of cost."... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
Galvin, Karen Miller-Kovach, Scott Halpern, George Loewenstein, and Kevin Volpp Abstract—Purpose: We tested the effects of employer subsidies on employee enrollment, attendance, and weight loss in a nationally available weight management... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
piping. Standard welfare economics teaches us that either subsidies or Pigouvian fines can solve that problem, but both solutions are problematic when institutions are weak. Subsidies lead to waste and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Make or Break
assignment from the White House: reverse the decline of American manufacturing. As the New York Times (September 9, 2010) noted, Bloom’s tools, “apart from his persuasiveness,” are effectively limited to tax credits and subsidies for new... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
center of business education and perhaps in management itself. Publisher's site: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8463.html Market Reactions to Export Subsidies Authors:Mihir A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr. Periodical:Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
for itself.” Let all political leaders worldwide pledge to end government subsidies that promote the overconsumption of hydrocarbons. Stephen M. Batty (MBA 1977) Newport Beach, CA Spangler Tribute The September Bulletin article “The... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
that subsidies are key, and that businesses require high-powered incentives to tempt them into dicey neighborhoods, any business propped up by subsidies will not last very long, he said. View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Service Leadership Fellows
The School's inaugural group of Service Leadership Fellows gathered for a Class Day breakfast celebration. For students interested in working in social enterprises after graduation, the new program matches them with nonprofit and governmental entities and provides... View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
tax-deferred account gives an investor a potential subsidy from the government, in the form of a tax deferral, Bergstresser continues. "The magnitude of this subsidy depends on how heavily the assets in... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
achieved is in question. Where, for example, should fiat or regulation ("push"), incentives or subsidies ("pull"), or the provision of new information, education, or even competitive alternatives be employed? Given the... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
Green Rules to Drive Innovation
increasing carbon charge; this would help internalize environmental costs, drive investment in energy efficiency, encourage innovation in renewable power, and raise substantial revenues that could reduce the national debt. Second, they say, the government should curb... View Details
- 19 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech
alternatives, be expensed. Are companies that choose those alternatives any less deserving of an accounting subsidy than Microsoft, which, having granted 300 million options in 2001 alone, is by far the largest issuer of stock options? It... View Details
- 06 Nov 2009
- News
Health Reform Paths Not Taken
rationing.” The system works because the government requires Swiss insurers to offer coverage to everyone, regardless of medical history. And everyone is required to buy insurance, with government subsidies to those for whom health... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition
dignity and independence of living at home. The Iowa-based company’s heat-and-eat meals are delivered in 48 states by its own trucks or third-party carriers. Medicaid or other government subsidies generally pay for the meals, explains... View Details
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Benefits & Compensation | Research Associates
adding to your skill set, or just exploring a new topic of study, the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) allows you to enroll in undergraduate and graduate level courses at Harvard Extension School for as little as $40—or take advantage of generous View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
government subsidies for banks, and support for entrepreneurial culture, affect this industry and the impact that entrepreneurs have on growth in emerging economies. The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Web Exclusive: Behind the Scenes with Karen Tumulty
scoop: Naomi Wolf and the alpha male The Better Half 12/28/98 Hillary Clinton shines as husband declines Let's Play Doctor 7/13/98 Politicians and health care Why Subsidies Survive 3/25/96 Congress and corporate welfare Man with a Vision... View Details