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  • 2022
  • Chapter

Fiscal Development under Colonial and Sovereign Rule

By: Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg
This chapter explores differences in the making of a ‘modern’ fiscal state under colonial and sovereign rule. Focusing on African and Asian colonies (1820–1970) and their respective European metropoles, it argues that while the introduction of ‘modern’... View Details
Keywords: Fiscal Modernization; Colonial Rule; Economic History; Sovereign Finance; History; Taxation; Africa; Asia
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  • 29 Nov 2016
  • Working Paper Summaries

Fiscal Risk and the Portfolio of Government Programs

Keywords: by Samuel G. Hanson, David S. Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam
  • September 1993 (Revised September 1997)
  • Case

China (A): The Great Awakening

By: Debora L. Spar
As the third largest economy after the United States and Japan, China's startling economic growth has spurred increasing interest in the economic, social, and political factors that catapulted the country to sudden prominence. This case starts with an overview of the... View Details
Keywords: History; Government and Politics; Society; Macroeconomics; China
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  • 05 Aug 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization Policy

Keywords: by N. Gregory Mankiw & Matthew C. Weinzierl
  • 05 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

What really fuels a boom-and-bust cycle in the modern global economy? It’s not always household debt, says a new paper that parses in-depth data across 115 countries. Instead, rising corporate debt may flash the clearest warning that a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 01 Apr 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

scanrail SUMMING UP: Is Modern Monetary Theory a Fancy Term for Today’s Reality? Modern monetary theory (MMT) is “silly thinking” (Andy), “a totally unproven theory” (Alex), a “free lunch” (John), and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 03 Dec 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

creating "a modern version of alchemy," turning packages of poorly-rated mortgages into triple-A-rated collateral debt obligations, complete with supposed insurance against risk. The problem was that even financial experts... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 18 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

depreciation schedules for investment can be different for tax and accounting purposes, creating a tool for fiscal stimulus. I think this rationale has outlived its usefulness for several reasons. For starters, these different definitions... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 10 Nov 2011
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

Center for the Performing Arts: Alternative Futures, cowritten with Coleman Radell (HBS MBA '11), addresses many more challenges for the Lincoln Center's chief beyond fundraising. The case is a compelling read for nonprofit leaders concerned about budgets in tight... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation
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By: Matthew C. Weinzierl

My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details

  • 26 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

literature that suggests firms reduce marketing expenditures in order to boost reported earnings, we find that soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency of all marketing promotions (price discounts, feature advertisements, and aisle displays) at the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016

Case 816-005, "Bigbelly," by Mitchell Weiss and Christine Snively. This case is an example of public entrepreneurship. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51306 Financial Regulation in a Quantitative Model of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Apr 2022
  • Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Empire, we must center state-directed violence and ask the question: How and why did it unfold and what impact did it have on the shaping of our modern world?” Book Excerpt Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire Caroline... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 22 Feb 2018
  • Book

The New History of American Capitalism

which democracy and capitalism are embodied need to be reinvented again and again.” His contribution attends to the role of public debt, other financial investments, and the reach of empire as elements in the maldistribution of modern... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 20 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

Panama Canal was the Battle of Guadalcanal and the United States had the initiative at Guadalcanal, and could therefore choose when it wanted to attack. Shutting down the Panama Canal for a year would have raised the fiscal cost of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation
  • Research Summary

The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building

The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details
  • 14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50814 Fiscal Rules and Sovereign Default By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—We provide a quantitative analysis of fiscal rules in a standard model of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

ability of banks to raise additional capital (Bernanke, 1983). In this paper, we examine cyclicality in the supply of credit in the context of modern forms of banking, often referred to as the "originate-to-distribute" model. In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

using, respectively, pre-migration settlements and their interaction with MSA geographic characteristics that affect the cost of moving to the suburbs. I find that black in-migration imposed a strong, negative fiscal externality on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

meaningful can be done are key steps for organizations to begin to take action. Evidence suggests that improvement is possible, investment is justified, and return on investment measurable. Addressing this issue is not only the organization’s ethical responsibility, it... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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