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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
addition, a scandalous love affair had ruined Hamilton's chances to be President (which, despite being foreign-born, he was eligible to become by law at the time). Hamilton remained in office until early 1795, implementing the legislation... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
Three important events happened at the end of the 1970s. First, there were changes in ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) legislation that allowed pension funds to invest in private equity; second, the growth of the... View Details
- 21 Jul 2014
- News
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
Crawford. “I’m proud that 50,000 of the President’s supporters voted for me,” Edwards says. Moreover, he’s the only Democrat to survive a 2003 redrawing of Texas congressional districts by state GOP legislators and orchestrated by former... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
(Illustration by Peter Arkle) What is really at stake when we talk about patents? Lauren Cohen: Innovation is the future of the US economy. Given that the value of firms is shifting toward intellectual property, if we don’t get patents right, then we’re going to be at... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 08 Jul 2014
- News
Seeking "big solutions" to increase the value of nature for business and society
Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is leading the World Wildlife Fund to "connect the dots" between business and societal goals to increase our perception of the value of the natural world. (Published July 2014) View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar
and institutions," noted Merton in his opening remarks. He then discussed the modern contracting technologies underlying popular new financial products that are being used in myriad ways to serve households and corporations. Merton explained that deregulation and other... View Details
Keywords: Elizabeth McNair
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy
urged state lawmakers to support legislation favorable to charter schools and to repeal laws that impede them. "Four million dollars and some lobbying efforts," he said, "resulted in one thousand schools and three billion dollars invested... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
leads to some thoughtful and smart regulation, I'd be happy about that. Today, it's just people arm waving but if there were some legislators out there who said, "Okay, what are the real issues here and how do we get down to the hard work... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2
Ullman explains. Now E2 is working to pass similar legislation in New York State. “It’s so unusual from the perspective of politicians to have businesspeople take time from their busy lives to advocate for something that does not affect... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
a bipartisan basis with state legislators to expand voter participation. We also invested in objective redistricting maps that informed the new congressional maps in Pennsylvania after the state’s supreme court struck down partisan... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
improvement science that emphasizes rapid cycles of small-scale change. Their finding that an accumulation of small changes can add up to significant gains is leading the way for health-care reform that is just as revolutionary as its View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
of the Treasury Janet Yellen also recognizes the role of Latinx businesses in the US economy. In her remarks at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Virtual Legislative Summit in 2020, she said: “If someone tried to design an economic... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Books
Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation edited by Edward J. Balleisen and David A. Moss (Cambridge University Press) After years of emphasis on governmental inefficiency and the need for deregulation, interest is growing in the possibility of... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
suppliers and providers adhere to Aracruz's environmental principles. The company is also involved in both the public and private sectors in fostering legislation and policy that will enhance sustainable development. That proactive... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
providers, abetted by legislators and insurance companies, have made it virtually impossible for them to succeed. Unlike any other U.S. industry, consumers do not set prices, yet they provide all the money through taxes for government... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
opportunity to develop themselves, to make a contribution, and to work well with their peers. What's your opinion about corporate tax shelters? Abusive tax shelters are a major problem, and the Treasury Department has proposed new View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
compliance with the law as only a baseline. Could you elaborate? In our society, most managers understand the importance of compliance, both because businesses have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens and because society has a way, through View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
the success of the four-year pilot program, which has been extended for a year (recently introduced legislation has proposed making it permanent); how community colleges can address the middle-skills gap; and CCRI’s partnerships with... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie