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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 30, 2017
In it, the authors, both sociologists, made a compelling argument that, to understand labor market outcomes like inequality, it wasn’t enough to look at the supply and demand for individuals’ skills. However, any discussion of firms and wage inequality must not be limited to discussion of market forces. Related Video.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 2, 2018
Because patients regularly change insurers, any individual insurer has less incentive to commit to investing in an expensive, high-value treatment if the return on investment could end up accruing to a competitor. Similar approaches could be used to help finance high-value health care investments that otherwise would be unaffordable.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 12, 2018
Companies in multiple industries are already altering their approaches in changing urban markets. A wave of public and private investment worldwide is going into making cities smarter — but that doesn’t change the fact that most municipal governments are working with serious spending constraints.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2013
Corporate incentives and culture may be even more important in explaining what changed on Wall Street in recent years, and by placing too much emphasis on quantitative ratios like leverage, we may be missing some other important parts of the problem. Ethics Finance Risk management'
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 14, 2016
As of February 2016, the top 10 unicorns for market capitalization are: Uber, Xiaomi, Airbnb, Palantir, Meituan-Dianping, Snapchat, Didi Kuaidi, Flipkart, and SpaceX. Financed by VC firms. billion in a single round of equity financing, the largest private fundraising round for a VC-backed startup ever. Narrowly focused.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 11, 2013
Tackling maintenance backlogs, future-proofing infrastructure to cope with climate change, and meeting development goals such as access to clean water and all-weather roads to transport goods to markets would cost a great deal more. There is every incentive to be smarter about tackling our infrastructure problems.
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