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- 2020
- Article
Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help
By: Amar Bhidé
Keynes thought it would be ‘splendid’ if economists became more like dentists. Disciplinary economics has instead become more like physics in focusing on concise, universal propositions verified through decisive tests. This focus, I argue, limits the practical utility...
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Bhidé, Amar. "Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help." Applied Economics 52, no. 26 (2020).
- Fall 2016
- Article
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Government agencies are increasingly turning to private, third-party monitors to inspect and assess regulated entities’ compliance with law. The integrity of these regulatory regimes rests on the validity of the information third-party monitors provide to regulators....
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Keywords:
Regulation;
Compliance;
Compliance Policies;
Conflict Of Interest;
Independent Third Party;
Inspection;
Audit Quality;
Auditor;
Audit;
Environment;
Safety;
Conflict of Interests;
Working Conditions;
Labor;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Governance Compliance;
Accounting Audits
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring." Administrative & Regulatory Law News 42, no. 1 (Fall 2016): 22–25.
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Government agencies are increasingly turning to private, third-party monitors to inspect and assess regulated entities’ compliance with law. The integrity of these regulatory regimes rests on the validity of the information third-party monitors provide to regulators....
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Keywords:
Regulation;
Compliance;
Compliance Policies;
Conflict Of Interest;
Independent Third Party;
Inspection;
Audit Quality;
Auditor;
Audit;
Environment;
Production;
Supply Chain;
Quality;
Government Administration;
Working Conditions;
Safety;
Labor;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governance Compliance;
Manufacturing Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Accounting Industry;
Service Industry;
United States
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring." Harvard Kennedy School Regulatory Policy Program Working Paper, No. RPP-2015-20, November 2015. (Revised December 2015.)
- Winter 2021
- Article
Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help
By: Amar Bhidé
Keynes thought it would be ‘splendid’ if economists became more like dentists. Disciplinary economics
has instead become more like physics in focusing on concise, universal propositions verified
through decisive tests. This focus, I argue, limits the practical...
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Keywords:
Economic Methodology;
Simulations;
Banking;
Regulation;
Judgment;
Economics;
Banks and Banking
Bhidé, Amar. "Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 33, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 122–133.
- 2020
- Working Paper
The Cost of Anonymous Lemons
By: Amar Bhidé
Rules that restrict information required in negotiated private transactions have spurred a vast increase in the scope of anonymous financial markets, particularly in the US. The subtle costs of the information restricting rules raise questions about the social value of...
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Keywords:
Information Asymmetry;
Securities;
Securitization;
Regulation;
Liquidity;
Information;
Financial Markets;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Financial Liquidity
Bhidé, Amar. "The Cost of Anonymous Lemons." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-046, September 2020.
- September–October 2018
- Article
The Paradox of Responsive Authoritarianism: How Civic Activism Spurs Environmental Penalties in China
By: Christopher Marquis and Yanhua Bird
Recognizing the need to better understand institutional change processes in authoritarian states, which play an increasingly prominent role in the world economy, we examine the efficacy of civic activism aimed at spurring governmental action concerning the...
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Keywords:
Civic Activism;
Authoritarianism;
Regulation;
Corporate Sustainability;
Environmental Sustainability;
Government and Politics;
Business and Government Relations;
Social Issues;
Change;
China
Marquis, Christopher, and Yanhua Bird. "The Paradox of Responsive Authoritarianism: How Civic Activism Spurs Environmental Penalties in China." Organization Science 29, no. 5 (September–October 2018): 948–968.
- 2013
- Chapter
Capturing History: The Case of the Federal Radio Commission in 1927
By: David Moss and Jonathan Lackow
In the study of regulation (and political economy more generally), there is a danger that historical inferences from theory may infect historical tests of theory. It is imperative, therefore, that historical tests always involve a vigorous search not only for...
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Keywords:
Capture;
History By Inference;
Economic Theory Of Regulation;
Federal Radio Commission;
Theory;
Economics;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Moss, David, and Jonathan Lackow. "Capturing History: The Case of the Federal Radio Commission in 1927." Chap. 8 in Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence and How to Limit It, edited by Daniel Carpenter and David Moss. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- October 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Beth Israel Deaconess: Consolidating to Strengthen, or to Stave Off, Competition?
By: Leemore Dafny
In July 2017, CEO Kevin Tabb of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center announced his plan to consolidate 11 Massachusetts hospitals under a common management structure. These hospitals collectively generated $5 billion in patient revenue and 25% of...
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Keywords:
Beth Israel Deaconess;
Lahey;
Partners;
Health Care;
Hospitals;
Payers;
Providers;
Anti-trust;
Health Care Regulation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Health Care and Treatment;
Market Design;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Negotiation;
Consolidation;
Competition;
Health Industry;
Massachusetts;
Boston
Dafny, Leemore. "Beth Israel Deaconess: Consolidating to Strengthen, or to Stave Off, Competition?" Harvard Business School Case 319-026, October 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- 2017
- Chapter
High Stakes Negotiation: Indian Gaming and Tribal/State Compacts
By: Gavin Clarkson and James K. Sebenius
Although Indian tribes and the surrounding states were often bitter enemies throughout much of the history of the United States, recently tribes and states have been able to work cooperatively in a number of areas. In some instances, Congress has mandated such...
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Keywords:
Indian Gaming;
Negotiation;
Regulation;
Tribal Sovereignty;
Sovereign Finance;
Negotiation Participants;
Relationships;
Cooperation;
Connecticut
Clarkson, Gavin, and James K. Sebenius. "High Stakes Negotiation: Indian Gaming and Tribal/State Compacts." Chap. 8 in American Indian Business: Principles and Practices, edited by Deanna M. Kennedy, Charles Harrington, Amy Klemm Verbos, Daniel Stewart, Joseph Gladstone, and Gavin Clarkson, 130–161. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017.
- January 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone
By: William C. Kirby, Joycelyn W. Eby, Shuang L. Frost and Adam K. Frost
CEO and Founder of Uber Technologies, Travis Kalanick, had made clear to investors and the public that expansion into China was one of his company's major priorities for 2016. Uber had already demonstrated remarkable capacity for rapid, global scaling, and for...
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Keywords:
China;
Uber;
Start-up Growth;
Regulation;
Ride-sharing;
Transportation;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., Joycelyn W. Eby, Shuang L. Frost, and Adam K. Frost. "Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone." Harvard Business School Case 316-135, January 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Professor Brooks studies the psychology of conversation and emotion—topics at the intersection of how people think, feel, and interact. From pitching ideas to seeking advice, from asking questions to giving compliments, from talking about (or hiding) our feelings and...
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- February 24, 2022
- Article
Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard Boxer
During the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. hospitals could not provide enough beds to meet demand. Solving the problem of inadequate capacity is of utmost importance in the “new normal,” which requires recognizing the ongoing need for hospital-based...
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Keywords:
COVID;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Hospital Capacity;
SEC Regulation;
Health Pandemics;
Crisis Management;
Performance Capacity;
Planning
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Richard Boxer. "Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (February 24, 2022).
- June 2021
- Article
Symmetric Ignorance: The Cost of Anonymous Lemons
By: Amar Bhidé
Rules that restrict information required in negotiated private transactions have spurred a vast increase in the scope of anonymous financial markets, particularly in the United States. The subtle costs of the information‐restricting rules raise questions about the...
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Keywords:
Information Asymmetry;
Liquidity;
Regulation;
Securities Markets;
Securitization;
Information;
Financial Liquidity;
Financial Markets;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar. "Symmetric Ignorance: The Cost of Anonymous Lemons." European Financial Management 27, no. 3 (June 2021): 414–425.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery
By: George Serafeim
Using survey data from firms around the world I analyze how detection of bribery has impacted a firm's competitiveness over the past year. Managers report that the most significant impact was on employee morale, followed by business relations, and then reputation and...
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Keywords:
Competitiveness;
Corruption;
Bribery;
Employee Engagement;
Reputation;
Regulation;
Competition;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Performance
Serafeim, George. "Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-012, July 2013. (Revised February 2014, April 2014.)
- November 2016
- Article
Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality
By: Mozaffar Khan, George Serafeim and Aaron Yoon
Using newly available materiality classifications of sustainability topics, we develop a novel dataset by hand-mapping sustainability investments classified as material for each industry into firm-specific sustainability ratings. This allows us to present new evidence...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Investments;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Accounting;
Corporate Reporting;
Regulation;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Investment;
Corporate Governance
Khan, Mozaffar, George Serafeim, and Aaron Yoon. "Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality." Accounting Review 91, no. 6 (November 2016).
- Forthcoming
- Article
Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022
By: Mark J. Roe and Charles C.Y. Wang
The number of public firms in the United States has halved since the beginning of the twenty-first century, causing consternation among corporate and securities law regulators. The dominant explanations, often advanced by Securities and Exchange commissioners when...
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Keywords:
Corporate Law;
Securities Regulation;
Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
Concentration Levels;
Antitrust;
Initial Public Offering;
Public Ownership;
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Monopoly;
United States
Roe, Mark J., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Half the Firms, Double the Profits: Public Firms' Transformation, 1996–2022." Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting (forthcoming).
- February 2017
- Case
Clear Channel (A): The Rise, 1972–2003
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
At the end of 2003, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a diversified media group with revenues of $8.9 billion, could claim leadership positions in all three of its main businesses. Clear Channel Broadcasting was the largest radio-station operator in the world, with...
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Keywords:
Clear Channel;
Clear Channel Outdoor;
Radio;
Outdoor Advertising;
Concert Industry;
Lowry Mays;
Federal Communications Commission;
Regulation;
Regulations;
Regulatory Environment;
JCDecaux;
Media;
Growth Management;
Consolidation;
Competitive Strategy;
Fair Value Accounting;
Advertising;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
For-Profit Firms;
Entertainment;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Public Equity;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Government Legislation;
Business History;
Laws and Statutes;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Industry Structures;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Sales;
Opportunities;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Wireless Technology;
Valuation;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Music Industry;
United States;
Texas
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Clear Channel (A): The Rise, 1972–2003." Harvard Business School Case 717-476, February 2017.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Meet the Oligarchs: Business Legitimacy, State Capacity and Taxation
By: Rafael Di Tella, Juan Dubra and Alejandro Lagomarsino
We analyze the role of people’s beliefs about the rich in the determination of public policy in the context of a randomized online survey experiment. A question we study is the desirability of government-private sector meetings, a variable we argue is connected to...
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Keywords:
Business Legitimacy;
State Capacity;
Meetings;
Taxes;
Top 1%;
Regulation;
Prejudice and Bias;
Values and Beliefs;
Taxation;
Business and Government Relations
Di Tella, Rafael, Juan Dubra, and Alejandro Lagomarsino. "Meet the Oligarchs: Business Legitimacy, State Capacity and Taxation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-046, December 2016.
- December 2013
- Case
Yara International
By: Forest Reinhardt and James Weber
This case examines world fertilizer markets from the perspective of a large Norwegian producer. The global fertilizer industry is critical to food production and to food security, and hence is the object of numerous forms of government intervention. The case analyzes...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
Regulation;
Strategy;
Business-government Relations;
International Trade;
International Strategy;
Agribusiness;
Food;
Growth and Development;
Government and Politics
Reinhardt, Forest, and James Weber. "Yara International." Harvard Business School Case 714-002, December 2013.
- 2011
- Working Paper
Sustainable Fleet Operations: The Collaborative Adoption of Electric Vehicles
By: Vanessa Chocteau, David F. Drake, Paul R. Kleindorfer, Renato J. Orsato and Alain Roset
Keywords:
Fleet Management;
Carbon Regulation;
Sustainable Operations;
Collaboration;
Environmental Sustainability;
Transportation;
Cooperation;
Energy Sources;
Manufacturing Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Service Industry;
Auto Industry;
France
Chocteau, Vanessa, David F. Drake, Paul R. Kleindorfer, Renato J. Orsato, and Alain Roset. "Sustainable Fleet Operations: The Collaborative Adoption of Electric Vehicles." INSEAD Faculty & Research Working Paper, April 2011.