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Policies - MBA
Application Process Policies Connect with Us Sign up College Students Who Are We Looking For? Class Profile Application Process 2+2 Program International Applicants Reapplicants Policies Need-based...
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- March 2016
- Module Note
Government Policy and Distributive Justice
This note introduces the second of two main modules in the HBS elective curriculum course, The Role of Government in Market Economies (RoGME). This module is focused on policies, such as taxes, that change the distribution of economic outcomes. Like the...
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Weinzierl, Matthew. "Government Policy and Distributive Justice." Harvard Business School Module Note 716-072, March 2016.
- March 2015
- Article
Monetary Policy and Long-Term Real Rates
By: Samuel G. Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein
Changes in monetary policy have surprisingly strong effects on forward real rates in the distant future. A 100 basis point increase in the two-year nominal yield on a Federal Open Markets Committee announcement day is associated with a 42 basis point increase in the...
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Hanson, Samuel G., and Jeremy C. Stein. "Monetary Policy and Long-Term Real Rates." Journal of Financial Economics 115, no. 3 (March 2015): 429–448.
- March 2012
- Article
Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Matthew Weinzierl
The United States is on a glide path to fiscal disaster, with experts projecting that the federal government will take in far less money than it spends-indefinitely. Our current fiscal policy is eroding competitiveness in several ways, and business conditions in the...
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Keywords:
Macroeconomics;
Government and Politics;
Financial Crisis;
Policy;
Competition;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Matthew Weinzierl. "Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
- 2021
- Article
Institutional Policies for a Healthy Anthropocene Society
By: Andrew J. Hoffman, P. Devereaux Jennings and Nicholas A. Poggioli
The Anthropocene epoch refers to the geological epoch, now underway, that is defined by monumental, human-caused geophysical changes in planetary ecosystems. Human society is also changing, marked by an equally profound shift in attitudes, beliefs, and practices. In...
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Hoffman, Andrew J., P. Devereaux Jennings, and Nicholas A. Poggioli. "Institutional Policies for a Healthy Anthropocene Society." Behavioral Science & Policy 7, no. 2 (2021): 111–127.
- Mar 2012
- Article
Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness
there's no change in direction. The authors examine how fiscal policy relates to the three drivers of productivity: improving human capital, increasing physical capital (equipment or software, for example),...
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- 08 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Monetary Policy and Long-Term Real Rates
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by Samuel G. Hanson & Jeremy C. Stein
- May 2005
- Article
Customer Anger at Price Increases, Changes in the Frequency of Price Adjustment and Monetary Policy
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Customer Anger at Price Increases, Changes in the Frequency of Price Adjustment and Monetary Policy." Journal of Monetary Economics 52, no. 4 (May 2005): 829–852.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Measurement and Effects of Bank Exit Policies
By: Daniel Green and Boris Vallée
We study whether exit policies by financial institutions have financial and real consequences on the firms they target, using bank coal exit policies as a laboratory. In contrast to theories assuming high capital substitutability, we find large effects of these...
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Keywords:
Coal Power;
Climate Change;
Investment;
Environmental Sustainability;
Policy;
Financing and Loans;
Energy Industry;
Banking Industry
Green, Daniel, and Boris Vallée. "Measurement and Effects of Bank Exit Policies." Working Paper, January 2024. (Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Financial Economics.)
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Program Policies - HBS Online
Have questions about our policies on learning requirements, accommodations, changing your program status (selecting a later course, withdrawals, refunds, deferrals), exceptions standards, or discounts? Start...
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Health Policy (Management) - Doctoral
Health Policy (Management) Health care is one of the most complex and fiercely debated industries in the country, and the ramifications of policy decisions reverberate through every sector of American life....
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- October 2012
- Case
Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy
By: Rawi Abdelal and Kaitlyn Tuthill
In 2012, the energy sector in the United States was demanding major reform. Prices of oil and gas had continued to cripple the middle and lower class as the U.S. economy slowly recovered. At the same time, the U.S. lagged behind developed economies in production of...
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Keywords:
Mitt Romney;
Barack Obama;
Energy;
Election Outcomes;
Climate Change;
Renewable Energy;
Political Elections;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Kaitlyn Tuthill. "Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy." Harvard Business School Case 713-050, October 2012.
- September–October 2023
- Article
The New Era of Industrial Policy Is Here
By: Willy C. Shih
Governments around the world are increasingly intervening in the private sector through industrial policies designed to help domestic sectors reach goals that markets alone are unlikely to achieve. Companies in targeted sectors—such as automakers, energy companies, and...
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Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business and Government Relations;
Research and Development;
Economic Sectors
Shih, Willy C. "The New Era of Industrial Policy Is Here." Harvard Business Review 101, no. 5 (September–October 2023): 66–75.
- October 1981 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (C)
Presents a condensation of the audit committee's recommendations for organizational and policy changes to help prevent a recurrence of improper income transferal practices used at the H.J. Heinz Co.
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Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (C)." Harvard Business School Case 382-036, October 1981. (Revised April 1984.)
- 19 Feb 2019
- Podcast
Uncertain times for global talent: News Corp's global mobility director on Brexit and U.S. policy changes
The recent wave of geopolitical events, including Brexit and changes in U.S. policies, are creating uncertainties for firms that must manage global talent. Rina Montalvo, News Corporation’s Director of Global Mobility, has an inside look at the impacts. How are these...
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- 23 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19
changes during the pandemic. With the tracker, he says, “We were able to confirm and quantify this idea that was already floating around—that it was much harder for developing countries to make these announcements and eventually implement...
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by Rachel Layne
- March 1995 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
Dividend Policy at FPL Group, Inc. (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Craig F Schreiber
A Wall Street analyst has just learned that FPL (the holding company for Florida's largest electric utility) may cut its dividend in several days despite a 47-year streak of consecutive dividend increases. In response to the deregulation of the electric utility...
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Keywords:
Investment Return;
Corporate Strategy;
Policy;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Strategy;
Fluctuation;
Energy Sources;
Emerging Markets;
Utilities Industry;
Energy Industry;
Florida
Esty, Benjamin C., and Craig F Schreiber. "Dividend Policy at FPL Group, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-059, March 1995. (Revised December 1995.)
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna. I'm a writer and editor for the HBS Alumni Bulletin. In 2019, I met Egyptian alumna Amal Enan (MBA 2014) when she was on campus for her 5th reunion. Enan had already held a...
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Keywords:
Julia Hanna;
entrepreneurship;
women;
venture capital;
Egypt;
developing economies;
Finance
- 20 May 2016
- News
How Retailers & Consumers Benefit from MAP Policy Enforcement
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
At Consoleya, a coworking space in Cairo’s former French Consulate, multiple levels of meeting rooms and workspaces operate at capacity, from a ground-floor café to a rooftop deck. The scene—coders bent over laptops, concepts scrawled on whiteboards, clusters of people...
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