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- 2016
- Book
Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development
By: Sven Beckert and Seth Rockman
During the nineteenth century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's Capitalism...
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Beckert, Sven and Seth Rockman, eds. Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016.
- October 2018
- Article
A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility
By: Gary Becker, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin Murphy and Jorg L. Spenkuch
We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human capital theory, we derive several novel results. In particular, we show...
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Keywords:
Intergenerational Mobility;
Inequality;
Complementarities;
Equality and Inequality;
Human Capital;
Income;
Family and Family Relationships
Becker, Gary, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin Murphy, and Jorg L. Spenkuch. "A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility." Journal of Political Economy 126, no. S1 (October 2018): S7–S25.
- Article
Best Practices in Estimating the Cost of Capital: Survey and Synthesis
By: Robert Bruner, Kenneth M. Eades, Robert S. Harris and Robert F. Higgins
This paper presents the results of a cost-of-capital survey of 27 highly regarded corporations, ten leading financial advisers, and seven best selling textbooks and trade books. The results show close alignment among all these groups on the use of common theoretical...
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Cost of Capital
Bruner, Robert, Kenneth M. Eades, Robert S. Harris, and Robert F. Higgins. "Best Practices in Estimating the Cost of Capital: Survey and Synthesis." Financial Practice and Education 8, no. 1 (Spring–Summer 1998): 13–28.
- Editorial
Why CEOs Should Share Their Long-Term Plans with Investors
By: Christina Rehnberg, George Serafeim and Brian Tomlinson
Rather than requiring less short-term information, the key to combating short-termism is to encourage companies to share more information about their long-term plans. Analysis of companies that have done so suggests that long-term plans are not mere marketing...
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Keywords:
CEO;
Investor Relations;
Disclosure;
Long-term Growth;
Investing;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Strategy;
Corporate Disclosure
Rehnberg, Christina, George Serafeim, and Brian Tomlinson. "Why CEOs Should Share Their Long-Term Plans with Investors." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 19, 2018).
- 2015
- Working Paper
A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility
By: Gary Becker, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin Murphy and Jorg L. Spenkuch
We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human capital theory, we derive several novel results. In particular, we show...
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Keywords:
Intergenerational Mobility;
Inequality;
Complementarities;
Human Capital;
Equality and Inequality;
Income;
Family and Family Relationships
Becker, Gary, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin Murphy, and Jorg L. Spenkuch. "A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility." Working Paper, August 2015.
- 08 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Managers' Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes
- 2019
- Working Paper
Who Drives Digital Innovation? Evidence from the U.S. Medical Device Industry
By: Cirrus Foroughi and Ariel Dora Stern
Does the large-scale technological change that is characteristic of an industry-wide digital transformation entrench industry leaders or enable the rise of new entrants? We offer a novel approach to this question by studying the medical device industry, a unique...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Medical Devices;
Digitization;
Medical Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Applications and Software;
Market Entry and Exit;
Industry Growth;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Foroughi, Cirrus, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Who Drives Digital Innovation? Evidence from the U.S. Medical Device Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-120, June 2019.
- April 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Jazztel
By: Marc L. Bertoneche, Laurent Jacque, Kenneth Hynes and Jennifer Woolman
Jazztel--an upstart Spanish telecom--is considering an IPO on the NASDAQ (rather than the Madrid Bolsa) for funding its ambitious capital expenditure program estimated at $750 million over the next 10 years. The alternative would be another round of high-yield debt....
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Keywords:
History;
Initial Public Offering;
Valuation;
Privatization;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Strategy;
Telecommunications Industry;
Spain
Bertoneche, Marc L., Laurent Jacque, Kenneth Hynes, and Jennifer Woolman. "Jazztel." Harvard Business School Case 204-047, April 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- March 2012
- Article
Reviving Entrepreneurship
By: Josh Lerner and William Sahlman
New enterprises don't exist in a vacuum: They rise or fall depending on myriad contextual factors, all of them interrelated, and all of them affected by government policy. U.S. lawmakers must carefully consider the effects of interventions in at least 12 areas, ranging...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Economy;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Lerner, Josh, and William Sahlman. "Reviving Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012): 116–119.
- 20 Dec 2016
- News
How ‘busyness’ became a bona fide status symbol
- 2020
- Working Paper
Costly External Financing and Monetary Policy Transmission: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
By: Emily Williams
I provide new evidence that large and small banks have different external financing costs, which generates cross sectional variation in a deposits market pricing power channel of monetary policy transmission. I do so by exploiting a natural experiment using anti-trust...
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Keywords:
External Financing;
Monetary Policy Transmission;
Experiment;
Banks and Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Interest Rates
Williams, Emily. "Costly External Financing and Monetary Policy Transmission: Evidence from a Natural Experiment." Working Paper, April 2020.
Scott Duke Kominers
Scott Duke Kominers is a Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit; as well as a Faculty Affiliate of the
- November 1996 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Sime Darby Berhad (A): 1995
By: Tarun Khanna, Michael Y. Yoshino and Danielle J. Melito
Sime Darby is one of South Asia's largest regional conglomerates. In 1995, it is contemplating entry into the fast-growing financial services sector in Malaysia through the acquisition of a Malaysian bank. This is in keeping with its activities mirroring those of the...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business Conglomerates;
Economy;
Capital Markets;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Financial Services Industry;
Malaysia
Khanna, Tarun, Michael Y. Yoshino, and Danielle J. Melito. "Sime Darby Berhad (A): 1995." Harvard Business School Case 797-017, November 1996. (Revised March 2001.)
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
The United States has been both credited and criticized for its powerful role in promoting global financial liberalization—the flow of capital across country borders. But research by Harvard Business School Professor Rawi Abdelal has...
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by Ann Cullen
- November 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939
By: Alberto Cavallo, Sophus A. Reinert and Federica Gabrieli
The Great Depression was, by far, the worst economic contraction of the twentieth century, and some of the most important ideas about both fiscal and monetary policy in the second half of the century were developed in response to it. The economic collapse, which...
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Keywords:
Great Depression;
Economic Conditions;
Unemployment;
Homelessness;
Financial Crisis;
History;
Economy;
Policy;
Poverty;
Social Issues;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation
Cavallo, Alberto, Sophus A. Reinert, and Federica Gabrieli. "The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939." Harvard Business School Case 722-034, November 2021. (Revised January 2024.)
- March 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Doubling Down: Elon Musk's Big Bets in 2022
By: David Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
2021 was a banner year for Elon Musk. CEO of the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, the aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, and a few smaller startups, Musk became the richest person on Earth after Tesla reached a market capitalization of $1 trillion and SpaceX a private...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Applications and Software;
Transportation;
Strategic Planning;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Goals and Objectives;
Aerospace Industry;
Auto Industry;
Battery Industry;
United States;
Europe;
China
Yoffie, David, and Daniel Fisher. "Doubling Down: Elon Musk's Big Bets in 2022." Harvard Business School Case 722-439, March 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
In a hypercompetitive global economy, creativity has never been more important for success . But how do you create a company that unleashes and capitalizes on innovation? For answers, writers at the HBS Alumni Bulletin turned to five HBS...
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- 2008
- Book
Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours
By: Tarun Khanna
China and India are home to one-third of the world's population. And they're undergoing social and economic revolutions that are capturing the best minds--and money--of Western business. In "Billions of Entrepreneurs," Tarun Khanna examines the entrepreneurial forces...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Development Economics;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
China;
India
Khanna, Tarun. Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
Publications 2006 pub Leviathan Evolving: New Varieties of State Capitalism in Brazil and Beyond By: Musacchio, Aldo, and Sergio G. Lazzarini Abstract—In this book we describe the transformation of state View Details
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Anna Secino
- 13 Jul 2020
- News