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- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
other sectors of the economy including health care." In the case of electronic cigarettes, existing evidence indicates that they have led to a net decrease in smoking. Of the 43.8 million smokers in the United States in 2012, 3.5... View Details
- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
have been originated in the first place if you hadn't been able to put them in these structures and 'create yield out of thin air'? "That, to me, is probably the most important question as we think about how deep this crisis is going to go," Coval continues.... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?
therefore has an incentive to police the actions of the parties to which it sells the data, and to conduct its own interactions with a degree of civility, because its interests are aligned with the interests of the customer. Q: What is the overall advantage to an View Details
- February 2011
- Article
Dividend Taxes and International Portfolio Choice
By: Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala
This paper investigates how dividend taxes influence portfolio choices, using the response to the distinctive treatment of a subset of foreign dividends in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (JGTRRA) of 2003. An open-economy after-tax capital asset... View Details
Keywords: Dividends; Portfolio Choice; Taxes; Tax Treaties; Foreign Portfolio Investment; Taxation; Lawfulness; Economy; Price; Equity; Stocks; Investment Portfolio; Opportunities; Behavior; United States
Desai, Mihir, and Dhammika Dharmapala. "Dividend Taxes and International Portfolio Choice." Review of Economics and Statistics 93, no. 1 (February 2011): 266–284.
- May 1999 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
European Monetary Union
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Sabina M. Ciminero
On January 1, 1999, 11 European countries unified their currencies--48 years after their first integrative efforts. This marks a huge development in the structure of Europe and the world's economy. This case examines the integrative process, the Single Europe Act and... View Details
Keywords: Money; Currency; Globalized Economies and Regions; Markets; International Relations; Alliances; System; Integration; Macroeconomics; Business and Government Relations; European Union
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Sabina M. Ciminero. "European Monetary Union." Harvard Business School Case 799-131, May 1999. (Revised December 2003.)
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
http://howardgardner.com/2014/05/27/mind-work-and-life/ August 2013 Journal of Political Economy Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices By: Antràs, Pol, and C. Fritz Foley Abstract—This paper analyzes the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
could reshape capitalism and its relationship to society. It could also drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy as it opens managers' eyes to immense human needs that must be met, large new markets... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
do the neighbors annoy each other with their foreign policies, but they're also vying to dominate Asia. Moreover, the world's fastest-growing economies are archrivals for raw materials, technologies, capital, and overseas markets. Still,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 1997 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Morgan Stanley in China
The Asian economy, particularly China's, is experiencing explosive growth. China needs capital to fund the growth, and this presents a tremendous opportunity for an investment bank that can penetrate the market. Morgan Stanley establishes a joint venture with the China... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Investment Banking; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; China
Mason, Scott P., Diane Long, and Barbara Kyrillos. "Morgan Stanley in China." Harvard Business School Case 297-010, March 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
- January–February 2015
- Article
Heroic Villains: Are Foreign Investors Problems or Solutions in the Ebola Crisis?
By: Debora L. Spar
For months, the news out of West Africa has been unrelentingly grim. As of early December, the devastating Ebola epidemic had infected a reported 17,942 people and killed 6,388, according to the World Health Organization (WHO); the actual toll, which would also account... View Details
Keywords: Ebola; Multinational Corporation; Epidemics; Foreign Investment; Extractive Industries; Multinational Firms and Management; Health Pandemics; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Africa
Spar, Debora L. "Heroic Villains: Are Foreign Investors Problems or Solutions in the Ebola Crisis?" Foreign Policy 210 (January–February 2015).
- March 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany
By: Diego A. Comin, J. Gunnar Trumbull and Kerry Yang
Fraunhofer is one of the largest applied research organizations in the world. With 17,000 employees and a 1.6 billion euros budget, Fraunhofer has 60 institutes in Germany that cover most fields of science. The case examines the consequences that Fraunhofer has for the... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Entrepreneurship; Financial Markets; Government and Politics; Labor; Markets; Outcome or Result; Research and Development; Competitive Strategy; Germany
Comin, Diego A., J. Gunnar Trumbull, and Kerry Yang. "Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany." Harvard Business School Case 711-022, March 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
American retailers are heading into a holiday shopping season unlike any other as the spiraling COVID-pandemic and limp economy threaten consumer spending. We asked Harvard Business School faculty members—in particular, authors of recent... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
credit and leverage, and expose the economy to major risks. Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer carefully walk readers through the unraveling of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing meltdown of the U.S. financial system and then present new... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
business but also as a determinant of wealth and poverty, they will find a way back to becoming leading participants in the debates over the fundamental question of what makes an economy grow. 2. Innovation. Business historians have long... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
acceleration of certain trends in the workplace and workforce that were visible before COVID but have really taken off as a function of COVID. This includes everything from the growing prominence of the care economy and its impact on... View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
Put differently, there appear to be fewer economies of scale in R&D than there used to be. The way companies define, measure, and reward excellent research has to change.—Henry Chesbrough So what specific things are small companies... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: What's the Next 'Big Thing' in Finance?
inflation? Cohen: No, not a good idea. Inflation moves in basis points, or one or two percent, whereas bitcoin moves in much bigger swings over the course of a day or an hour. Now, the only exception is if you’re in an economy with... View Details
- 28 Oct 2024
- Op-Ed
Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.
published The Emerging Republican Majority, arguing that suburban growth and the professionalization of the economy would usher in a new age of Republican dominance in politics. It was not to be. The share of people living in the suburbs... View Details
- October 5, 2023
- Column
A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine and Rowan P. Clarke
Keywords: Poverty Reduction; Technology; Business Model; Strategy; Renewable Energy; Consumer Behavior; Developing Countries and Economies; Poverty; Africa; Rwanda
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine, and Rowan P. Clarke. "A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor." INSEAD Knowledge (October 5, 2023).
- 2005
- Working Paper
Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
The main arguments in favor of and against nominal and indexed debt are the incentive to default through inflation versus hedging against unforeseen shocks. We model and calibrate these arguments to assess their quantitative importance. We use a dynamic equilibrium... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Taxation; Risk and Uncertainty; Inflation and Deflation; System Shocks; Developing Countries and Economies; Mathematical Methods
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-053, January 2005. (Revised March 2010. Also NBER Working Paper No. 13131.)