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Private Equity Can Make Firms More Innovative

Harvard Business Review

And a recent working paper out of the Dusseldorf Institute for Competition Economics ( DICE ), a think tank of sorts, focuses on the latter by exploring whether leveraged buyouts (LBOs) make firms more innovative. PE investors don’t typically invest in firms known for innovation. ” There were other limitations. .

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Incremental Fixes Won’t Save the U.S. Health Care System

Harvard Business Review

secretary of health and human services, is a fierce and long-time critic of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including initiatives that restructure how some doctors are paid. We need the equivalent of Consumer Reports for health care or Morningstar ratings for clinical services.