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on the turmoil in the U.K. sovereign bond (or gilt) market. When the new government announced the largest tax cuts the U.K. had seen in half a century, gilts saw an historic sell-off. Gilt yields soared and many pension funds faced urgent... View Details

10 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values

like it is a way to provide a floor below which no family can fall. But that's not always true, because people don't always have jobs. If you want to provide this minimum floor because you are worried about widening inequality, you can't just have a minimum wage... View Details

Keywords: by April White; Retail; Manufacturing

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FAQ - Alumni

donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu . To ensure proper processing of your gift, complete this online form to notify us of your stock transfer. Donors may take a charitable income tax deduction for its mean fair... View Details

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

diagnoses. Others advocated tax and non-tax solutions. The case against hasty change was made by Dave: "Market based capitalism is the greatest driving force of prosperity in the world today, but if we forget this and marginalize it... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Oct 2015
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October 20, 2015

Regulation By: Drake, David, Paul R. Kleindorfer, and Luk N. Van Wassenhove Abstract—We study the impact of emissions tax and emissions cap-and-trade regulation on a firm's technology choice and capacity decisions. We show that emissions... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Planned Giving - Alumni

provides secure, fixed payments for life to one or two people, and will ultimately support the HBS purpose you specify. To learn how to do this through your IRA, please contact us (see below). Charitable Remainder Trust With a CRT, Harvard pays you and/or others you... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

fish become extinct. If elected, I will do everything possible to enact an across-the-board fifteen percent tax reduction. Undoubtedly, some of these positions appeal to you more than others. Some you simply do not like. Now consider the... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

16 Jan 2018
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How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?

opportunities for eligible students to obtain additional aid throughout the HBS MBAid Journey. You may be eligible for aid and support through our other complementary Harvard Fellowships like the Forward Fellowship (aid for students from lower View Details

09 Nov 2023
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From the Brink

Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

future and advance her career. Sheneka Balogun Director of Recruitment and Project Accountability at Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workplace (GMACW) Get ready for your MBA or other graduate program with the online courses that Harvard Business School... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

showing total compensation details and job location, signed and dated by you. Current GO: AFRICA Fellowship recipients applying for renewal of their fellowship, as well as alumni applying for the first time, will provide income... View Details

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Student Research - Doctoral

Student Research Student Research Examining critical issues in management Featured Research Tax Elasticities of Top Donors: Evidence from Family Foundations By: Simon Essig Aberg 02 JUN 2025 | Faculty & Research Are ESG Improvements... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

last? Why is the ‘skills gap’ so pervasive and enduring? Why is the workforce participation at historic lows across so many developed countries? What can be done to reverse the trend toward a barbell shaped income distribution? This... View Details

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Donor-Advised Fund - Alumni

Giving Donor-Advised Fund Giving Donor-Advised Fund You can simplify your charitable giving by establishing a donor-advised fund at Harvard. This philanthropic vehicle enables you to qualify for an immediate tax deduction and then make... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Act Federal Trade Commission established Personal income tax reinstituted Influence: Low 20 1920 s 19 U.S. Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal and corporate View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

managers face here are many and varied. In a bankruptcy restructuring, for example, one obvious objective is to reduce the firm's overall debt load. However, cancellation of debt creates equivalent taxable income for the firm. Flagstar... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

apply your full LRAP award toward your loan balance. If you accept a refund from your loan servicer of payments made while your loan payments were paused, it will be considered taxable income and could impair your eligibility for LRAP in... View Details

12 May 2023
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Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

total state and federal incentives. Any taxpayer can claim a federal tax credit for 30% of total project costs (including installation, equipment, and labor), up to $2K. Beyond this, there is an attractive state-administered rebate of $8K... View Details

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

result in mounting and ultimately unsustainable costs over the long term.” Nello set forth the simplest and most direct form of incentive to address the issue, saying “How about reducing corporate taxes to 15% for companies that have 70%... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

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Capitalism as a System of Governance

My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details

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