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  • 25 Jan 2022
  • Research & Ideas

More Proof That Money Can Buy Happiness (or a Life with Less Stress)

hassle, for example, by calling an Uber or ordering takeout. While such results might be expected, Jachimowicz says, people may not consider the extent to which the daily hassles we all face create more stress for cash-strapped individuals—or the way a lack of cash may... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 10 Nov 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Crony Capitalism, American Style: What Are We Talking About Here?

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
  • November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
  • Case

A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee

By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan

In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
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  • 15 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: January 15

financial autonomy to collect export taxes and spend on public goods. The argument is that trade shocks affect asymmetrically the tax revenues of state governments and, thus, their expenditures on elementary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

and how much, to use fiscal stimulus to resuscitate the economy. To help students understand Obama's options, the case reviews both the recent tax cuts under President George W. Bush, including the supply-side and demand-management... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

traditional policy tools, such as tax incentives and other financial inducements, and we found that nudge interventions often compare favorably with traditional interventions. We conclude that nudging is a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Feb 2023
  • HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

lately, Sweden doesn’t seem as traditionally Swedish. The far-right Sweden Democrat party finished second in September’s election, touting an anti-immigrant campaign. The party’s parliamentary votes will influence the nation’s policies in... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 27 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 27

our results suggest that the predictive value of accruals and market participants' ability to process it are a significant driver of accrual-based anomalies. Consumer Policy Author:J. Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Chap. 26 in The Oxford... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 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
  • 31 Jul 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Learning from Double-Digit Growth Experiences

Keywords: by Eric D. Werker
  • 26 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 26

treatment has very large effects on whether respondents view inequality as an important problem. By contrast, we find quantitatively small effects of the treatment on views about policy and redistribution: support for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
  • Case

'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War

By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra
In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clarín and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called “the mother of all battles.” Grupo Clarín was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable... View Details
Keywords: Media Regulation; Media; Government and Politics; Policy; Newspapers; Government Legislation; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Monopoly; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Argentina
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  • 2021
  • Book

Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy

By: C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr. and David Wessel
Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization; Economy; Economic Growth; Equality and Inequality; Employment; Policy
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  • January 2001 (Revised March 2002)
  • Case

Ford Motor Company's Value Enhancement Plan

By: Andre F. Perold
In April 2000, Ford Motor Co. announced a shareholder Value Enhancement Plan (VEP) to significantly recapitalize the firm's ownership structure. Ford had accumulated $23 billion in cash reserves and under the VEP would return as much as $10 billion of this cash to... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital Structure; Cash; Financial Liquidity; Policy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value; Auto Industry
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  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52217 2016 Monetary Policy Through Asset Markets: Lessons from Unconventional Measures and Implications for an Integrated World Forward Guidance in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Could Clean Hydrogen Become Affordable at Scale by 2030?

Hydrogen is poised to move from the sidelines of global clean energy as the industry learns to produce it more efficiently and at lower cost, according to newly published research led by Gunther Glenk, a climate fellow with Harvard Business School's Institute for the... View Details
Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Green Technology
  • 24 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 24

through signature—e.g., at the end of tax returns or insurance policy forms. Yet even when people care about morality and want to be seen as ethical by others, they sometimes transgress when beneficial to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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
  • 10 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 10

engineer scarcity by limiting supply when secondary markets thicken to separate primary and secondary markets. We find support for these hypotheses in the U.S. concert ticket industry. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2359803 August... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

automation for themselves than they wanted for others,” De Freitas says. “But if everyone acts on this preference, then this will prolong the adoption of automated vehicles.” Practical tips to reduce ego behind the wheel So, how can automakers and View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto

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