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18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

residual 48%. The factors most strongly correlated with state fixed effects are the availability of Election Day voter registration and no-excuse absentee voting, as well as electoral competitiveness. Education is the only variable... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2020
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The Camel and the Unicorn

from one town, New Bedford. The reason actually has nothing to do with them having better ships or them having better anything. It's only because of their invention of a new financing mechanism, whereby merchants were able to take money... View Details

03 Feb 2015
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Publications February 2015 Journal of Finance The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Katherine L. Milkman Abstract—Using a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

did it” winemaker stories each finish with original family recipes that pair well with their wines. More at www.WineriesOfTheSierraFoothills.com. Capital and the Common Good: How Innovative Finance is Tackling the World’s Most Urgent... View Details

23 Apr 2013
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Publications 2006 University of Chicago Press Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education By: Anteby, Michel Abstract—Corporate accountability is never far from the front page, and Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

27 May 2009
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index of financial sophistication increases strongly with financial wealth and household size, and to a lesser extent with education and proxies for financial experience. The index is strongly positively correlated with the share of risky... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Program Policies - HBS Online

Policy For information about how to pay for your program and the payment methods HBS Online accepts, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions . For Participants in Certificate Programs, CORe, CDIS, and CLIMB (individually enrolled, independent of an employer or... View Details

15 Mar 2011
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effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor investment by firms that can finance internally. Using an international panel with many changes in payout taxes, we show that this prediction holds well. Payout taxes have a large... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2003
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The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

on a variety of social and environmental issues, and the companies receiving investments were involved in businesses as diverse as clean energy technologies, sustainable agriculture, educational toys, and innovative hearing aids. Our... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

corporate world to her new mission to improve public education by fostering strong leadership skills among principals. After a long career of leadership at the Hallmark Corporation, Hallquist became a fellow in the 2016 Harvard Advanced... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact

anticorruption benchmarks as determined by third-party data from organizations such as the International Finance Corporation, the World Health Organization, and the Heritage Foundation, among others. "It's become a valuable Good... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

04 Dec 2012
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Lerner, Morten Sorensen, and Per Strömberg Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract A long-standing controversy is whether LBOs relieve managers from short-term pressures of dispersed shareholders, or whether LBO funds... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

July 2022 (Revised February 2024)
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The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

By: Ayelet Israeli

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-055. When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique... View Details

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The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

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When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially struggled to gain legitimacy and convince retailers to carry their unique product. Fifteen years later, the... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

education firmwide. Prior to joining the firm, Elena worked for Inroads, where she led Talent Acquisition for their Northern New Jersey affiliate. She was responsible for placing talented minority interns in organizations like PwC and... View Details

29 Apr 2014
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story of how mission and finance can play out over a very long period. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/dana-hall-funding-a-mission-d/an/114031-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 513-103 Ron Johnson: Retail at Target, Apple,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

2018 Pearson Education Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis By: Datar, Srikant M., and Madhav Rajan Abstract—Horngren’s Cost Accounting defines the cost accounting market and continues to innovate today by consistently... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

the world’s best user of technology to create globally best-in-class industries? Can a new wave of research and innovation be unleashed to transform urban and rural habitats where high-quality education and skills are available to create... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

27 Mar 2012
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early 1990s, but foreign brides currently comprise 4% to 35% of newlyweds in these developed Asian countries. This paper argues that two factors account for this rapid increase in "bride importation": the rapid growth of women's View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

The Camel and the Unicorn

First Look: February 3

Alumni Books of 2016

First Look: April 23

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

First Look: May 27, 2009

Program Policies - HBS Online

First Look: March 15

The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

Sizing Up Social Impact

First Look: December 4

The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

The DivaCup: Navigating Distribution and Growth

2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

First Look: April 29

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

Alumni and Faculty Books

First Look: March 27