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      • 2006
      • Working Paper

      Too Motivated?

      By: Eric J. Van den Steen

      I show that an agent's motivation to do well (objectively) may be unambiguously bad in a world with differing priors, i.e., when people openly disagree on the optimal course of action. The reason is that an agent who is strongly motivated is more likely to follow... View Details

      Keywords: Governance Controls; Employees; Wages; Measurement and Metrics; Outcome or Result; Performance; Agency Theory; Motivation and Incentives
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      Van den Steen, Eric J. "Too Motivated?" Sloan School of Management Working Paper, No. 4547-05, April 2006. (Available at SSRN.)
      • April 2005 (Revised February 2007)
      • Case

      American Outsourcing

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Alexander Veytsman
      Covers the phenomenon of outsourcing jobs from the United States. Reviews the evolution of Mexico's Maquiladoras, manufacturing special economic areas in China, and information technology and service-sourcing in India. Also reviews exports/imports, exchange rates,... View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Employment; Emerging Markets; Wages; Trade; United States; Mexico; China; India
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      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Alexander Veytsman. "American Outsourcing." Harvard Business School Case 705-037, April 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
      • October 2004
      • Article

      Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Raymond Fisman
      We provide the first empirical analysis of gubernatorial pay. Using U.S. data for 1950-90, we document substantial variation in the wages of politicians, both across states and overtime. Gubernatorial wages respond to changes in state income per capita and taxes. We... View Details
      Keywords: Government and Politics; Compensation and Benefits
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Raymond Fisman. "Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?" Journal of Law & Economics 47, no. 2 (October 2004): 477–514.
      • September 2004
      • Article

      Capital Controls: A Political Economy Approach

      By: Laura Alfaro
      This paper examines the economic consequences of political conflicts that arise when countries implement capital controls. In an overlapping-generations model, agents vote on whether to open or close an economy to capital flows. The young (workers) receive income from... View Details
      Keywords: Economy; Voting; Conflict of Interests; Capital; Government and Politics; Wages; Saving; Forecasting and Prediction
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      Alfaro, Laura. "Capital Controls: A Political Economy Approach." Review of International Economics 12, no. 4 (September 2004): 571–590.
      • August 2004
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      Capital Controls, Risk and Liberalization Cycles

      By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
      The paper presents an overlapping-generations model where agents vote on whether to open or close the economy to international capital flows. Political decisions are shaped by the risk over capital and labor returns. In an open economy, the capitalists (old) completely... View Details
      Keywords: Business Cycles; Development Economics; Voting; Risk and Uncertainty; Cash Flow; Saving; Investment; Economy; Wages
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Capital Controls, Risk and Liberalization Cycles." Review of International Economics 12, no. 3 (August 2004): 412–434.
      • December 2003 (Revised August 2006)
      • Case

      Malden Mills (A)

      By: Nitin Nohria, Thomas R. Piper and Bridget Gurtler
      CEO Aaron Feuerstein of Malden Mills decided to pay idled workers after a massive fire at his mill in 1995. Focuses on the decisions made post-fire and the rebuilding process and eventual bankruptcy of the company. Also outlines creditors' struggle to decide whether to... View Details
      Keywords: Wages; Situation or Environment; Ethics; Financing and Loans; Resignation and Termination; Employees; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Manufacturing Industry; Massachusetts
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      Nohria, Nitin, Thomas R. Piper, and Bridget Gurtler. "Malden Mills (A)." Harvard Business School Case 404-072, December 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
      • September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
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      Wal-Mart Stores in 2003

      By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Stephen P. Bradley and Ken Mark
      Examines Wal-Mart's development over three decades and provides financial and descriptive detail of its domestic operations. In 2003, Wal-Mart's Supercenter business has surpassed its domestic business as the largest generator of revenues. Its international operation... View Details
      Keywords: Wages; Fairness; Corporate Strategy; Operations; Labor Unions; Problems and Challenges; Gender; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Retail Industry; United States
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      Ghemawat, Pankaj, Stephen P. Bradley, and Ken Mark. "Wal-Mart Stores in 2003." Harvard Business School Case 704-430, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
      • September 3, 2003
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      Relationship Between Wages and Presence of a Match in Medical Fellowships

      By: Muriel Niederle and A. E. Roth
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Education; Learning; Health Industry
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      Niederle, Muriel, and A. E. Roth. "Relationship Between Wages and Presence of a Match in Medical Fellowships." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 290, no. 9 (September 3, 2003).
      • April 2003
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      The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Ernesto Schargrodsky
      We study the prices paid for basic inputs during a crackdown on corruption in the public hospitals of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, during 1996 97. We find a well-defined, negative effect on the measures used to capture corruption. Prices paid by hospitals for... View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Compensation and Benefits; Accounting Audits; Buenos Aires
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Ernesto Schargrodsky. "The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires." Journal of Law & Economics 46, no. 1 (April 2003): 269–92.
      • February 2003
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      Restructuring the U.S. Steel Industry: Spreadsheet Exercise

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Description of an EXCEL spreadsheet exercise to test the impact of changes in wage rates on the value of debt and equity securities. View Details
      Keywords: Equity; Debt Securities; Valuation; Wages; Restructuring; Steel Industry
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Restructuring the U.S. Steel Industry: Spreadsheet Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 203-070, February 2003.
      • February 2003
      • Supplement

      Steel Cash

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr. and Katherine A. Codega
      Spreadsheet to (9-203-042). Test the impact of changes in wage rates on the value of debt and equity securities. Download only. View Details
      Keywords: Change; Equity; Debt Securities; Wages
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr., and Katherine A. Codega. "Steel Cash." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 203-703, February 2003.
      • October 2002 (Revised June 2003)
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      Restructuring the U.S. Steel Industry

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Focuses on the competitive decline of the integrated steel producers in the United States from 1970 to 2002. Issues include: Should the U.S. government impose tariffs to try to protect the industry? What should labor unions do, if anything, to protect jobs and wage... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Jobs and Positions; Labor Unions; Wages; Business and Government Relations; Integration; Steel Industry; United States
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Restructuring the U.S. Steel Industry." Harvard Business School Case 203-042, October 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
      • October 2002
      • Book Review

      Book Review of Beatrix Hoffman's The Wages of Sickness: The Politics of Health Insurance in Progressive America

      By: David A. Moss
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Health Industry; United States
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      Moss, David A. "Book Review of Beatrix Hoffman's The Wages of Sickness: The Politics of Health Insurance in Progressive America." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27, no. 5 (October 2002): 869–873.
      • January 2002 (Revised January 2004)
      • Case

      Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century

      By: David B. Yoffie and Yusi Wang
      Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. New challenges of the 21st century included boosting flagging domestic cola sales and finding new revenue streams. Both firms also began to modify their bottling,... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Performance; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Yoffie, David B., and Yusi Wang. "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century." Harvard Business School Case 702-442, January 2002. (Revised January 2004.)
      • October 2001
      • Exercise

      Liability Problems

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      This case provides three examples of the recognition and measurement of liabilities. The first focuses on recognizing when employees have rendered services for which future period benefits have been earned, that is, whether unused vacation, sick, and personal days at... View Details
      Keywords: Cash; Annuities; Interest Rates; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Wages; Problems and Challenges; Value
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Liability Problems." Harvard Business School Exercise 102-035, October 2001.
      • August 2000
      • Case

      Belmont Industries, Inc. (C)

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
      Keywords: Wages; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Goals and Objectives; Labor and Management Relations
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Belmont Industries, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 301-018, August 2000.
      • August 2000
      • Case

      Belmont Industries, Inc. (D)

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
      Keywords: Wages; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Goals and Objectives; Labor and Management Relations
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Belmont Industries, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Case 301-019, August 2000.
      • 2000
      • Working Paper

      The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Ernesto Schargrodsky
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Ernesto Schargrodsky. "The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 00-047, February 2000.
      • January 2000 (Revised September 2002)
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      Hitting the Wall: Nike and International Labor Practices

      By: Debora L. Spar and Jennifer Burns
      In the mid-1990s Nike, one of the world's most successful footwear companies, is hit by a spate of alarmingly bad publicity. After years of high-profile media attention as the company that can "just do it," Nike is suddenly being portrayed as a firm that relies on... View Details
      Keywords: Wages; Developing Countries and Economies
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      Spar, Debora L., and Jennifer Burns. "Hitting the Wall: Nike and International Labor Practices." Harvard Business School Case 700-047, January 2000. (Revised September 2002.)
      • April 1999
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      French Pension System, The: On The Verge Of Retirement? (Abridged)

      By: David A. Moss
      Surveys the French pension system, its particular institutional characteristics, and some of the critical challenges and opportunities facing French reformers. Like almost every other industrialized country, France has a large pay-as-you-go public pension system that... View Details
      Keywords: Retirement; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Economic Growth; Economics; Capital Markets; Wages; Public Administration Industry; France
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      Moss, David A. "French Pension System, The: On The Verge Of Retirement? (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 799-143, April 1999.
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