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Mihir Desai wrote his new book with two goals in mind: 1. Demystifying finance and 2. Have people look at finance in a more inspirational way.
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Harvard Gazette
Author Mihir Desai explains how the two are linked in deep and meaningful ways.
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PBS Newshour Column
An odd dictum that likens us to insurance companies may serve us well as we struggle to find the best path forward in the health insurance debate, writes Mihir Desai, author of “The Wisdom of Finance.”
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CTV Your Morning
Hedge funds and stocks and bonds, oh my! Do you ever shiver, cringe, or even get angry at the thought of finance? Well, according to Harvard business professor Mihir Desai, you’re not alone.
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People have a bad impression of finance, and that's mostly worrying because its often justified, says Harvard Business School professor Mihir Desai. The sector is in dire need of rehabilitation, and there are several ways it can be done. The first is to realize that turning money into more money is a shortsighted investment.
Read MoreWhy Wall Street Went Astray: Eight Ways to Humanize Finance→
/Why did Wall Street go astray? For most of the last several centuries, bankers and financiers were the pillars of society, the bastions of morality, the people in society that everyone respected. Of course, there was the odd rotten apple in the barrel, but by and large, bankers were trusted and looked up to. Yet over the last few decades, Wall Street has become almost a synonym of evil. What went wrong? What can be done to restore the financial sector to the level of respect that it once enjoyed?
Read MoreThere’s one piece of tax reform that would have a real impact with little resistance→
/by Nicole Sinclair in Yahoo Finance
Corporate tax reform may be the issue with the highest degree of consensus among Republicans and Democrats. But when it comes to most issues regarding personal taxes, it’s been hard for those on both sides of the aisle to agree.
Read MoreHarvard study singles out a game-changing economic opportunity→
/by Nicole Sinclair in Yahoo Finance
If there’s one issue that politicians could take on that would have overnight economic impact, it’s corporate tax reform.
Read MoreProblems Unsolved & A Nation Divided
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America retains and enjoys many strengths. However, various economic indicators show that the U.S. economy has failed to deliver strong growth and shared prosperity for nearly two decades. These structural issues pre-date the Great Recession and are compounded by political paralysis. This report calls for a national economic strategy for America and proposes federal policy priorities that can form the core of such a strategy.
Read MoreBehind Apple's Tax Situation, an Unprecedented Financial Policy
/The European Union recently hit Apple with a $14.5 billion tax bill, but that’s hardly the first or worst financial challenge the technology giant has faced. In 1997, the company suffered a near-death experience that caused it to completely reimagine itself. The result was a new line of products and an unprecedented financial model. Mihir Desai explains the financial wiring behind the inventors of the iPhone.
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Mihir Desai's academic publications have appeared in leading economics, finance, and law journals. His work has emphasized the appropriate design of tax policy in a globalized setting, the links between corporate governance and taxation, and the internal capital markets of multinational firms. His research has been cited in The Economist, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, and several other publications.