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- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Home Economics
In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve formed with the assistance of...
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April White
- 24 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
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by James E. Austin & Ezequiel Reficco
- 29 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
The $1 Trillion Link Between Mental Health and Economic Productivity
In April, the World Health Organization released a groundbreaking study that established a definitive link between mental health and economic productivity. The findings were both depressing View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- Fast Answer
Economic reports
Prospects (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Conference Board (login required) Scroll to menu at bottom of the page View Details
- 2012
- Article
Behavioral Economics and the Psychology of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
By: Joe Price and Jason Riis
Behavioral economics is an emerging paradigm that challenges the assumptions and predictions of classical economics. This new paradigm emphasizes that consumers do not always make optimal use of available information nor do they always make choices and tradeoffs in a...
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Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Food;
Social Marketing;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Consumer Behavior;
Nutrition
Price, Joe, and Jason Riis. "Behavioral Economics and the Psychology of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption." Journal of Food Studies 1, no. 1 (2012): 1–13.
- 1982
- Article
The Economics of Matching: Stability and Incentives
By: Alvin E. Roth
Roth, Alvin E. "The Economics of Matching: Stability and Incentives." Mathematics of Operations Research, no. 7 (1982): 617–628.
- Article
Inertia and Incentives: Bridging Organizational Economics and Organizational Competence
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Sarah Kaplan
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Sarah Kaplan. "Inertia and Incentives: Bridging Organizational Economics and Organizational Competence." Organization Science 16, no. 5 (September–October 2005): 509–521.
- 2006
- Chapter
Economics Wins, Psychology Loses, and Society Pays
By: Max H. Bazerman and Deepak Malhotra
- August 2022
- Case
Southwick Social Ventures
By: Henry McGee, Mel Martin and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2021, the HBS Impact Investment Fund student team had found a promising potential investment in Southwick Social Ventures (SSV), a worker and management-owned trouser manufacturer. With a 100% immigrant workforce, the co-operative was focused on reviving...
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Impact Investing;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Investment;
Goods and Commodities;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts
McGee, Henry, Mel Martin, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Southwick Social Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 323-011, August 2022.
- October 2023
- Case
Social Finance: Driving Accountability
By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback and Robert Ialenti
Social Finance is a Boston-based nonprofit that works at the intersection of finance and policy. It raises, allocates, and manages capital to fund projects in the areas of education, early childhood development, criminal justice, and health. The case explores how...
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Greenwood, Robin, Richard S. Ruback, and Robert Ialenti. "Social Finance: Driving Accountability." Harvard Business School Case 224-043, October 2023.
- TeachingInterests
Behavioral Economics and Applications in Markets (Econ 970, Spring 2013 and 2014)
Second-year undergraduate course introducing students to academic research in the field of behavioral economics. The course covers key models of time-inconsistent preferences, overconfidence, social preferences, and projection bias. The students are introduced to...
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- 22 Apr 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Government Technology Policy, Social Value, and National Competitiveness
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by Frank Nagle
- 2016
- Chapter
Envy and Interpersonal Corruption: Social Comparison Processes and Unethical Behavior in Organizations
By: Julia J. Lee and Francesca Gino
Book Abstract: Competition for resources, recognition, and favorable outcomes are all facts of life in professional settings. When one falls short in comparison to colleagues or subordinates, feelings of envy may arise. Fueled by inferiority, hostility, and resentment,...
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Lee, Julia J., and Francesca Gino. "Envy and Interpersonal Corruption: Social Comparison Processes and Unethical Behavior in Organizations." In Envy at Work and in Organizations, edited by Richard H. Smith, Ugo Merlone, and Michelle K. Duffy, 347–372. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
- 15 Apr 2015
- Other Presentation
The Social Progress Paradigm Shift
The last 50 years have been dominated by the idea that economic growth is the most direct route to better lives for the world's expanding population. But the signs are everywhere—environmental destruction, inequality, injustice—that economic development alone is not...
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Society;
England;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Civil Society or Community;
Economic Growth;
Innovation and Invention;
England
Porter, Michael E. "The Social Progress Paradigm Shift." Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Skoll Foundation, Oxford, England, April 15, 2015.
- October 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
World Economic Forum (A)
Covers strategy and leadership. World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab has created the world's most famous-and exclusive-global business conference, held annually in Davos, Switzerland, and backed by a formidable membership organization that includes many of the...
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Conferences;
Economics;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Social Enterprise;
Welfare;
Strategy;
Davos
Khanna, Tarun, Rakesh Khurana, and Forest L. Reinhardt. "World Economic Forum (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-025, October 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
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Business Economics - Doctoral
Business Economics From corporate finance, industrial organization, and international business, to markets, competition, and government regulation, HBS doctoral students in...
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- June 2019
- Article
Social Risk, Fiscal Risk, and the Portfolio of Government Programs
We develop a model of government portfolio choice in which a benevolent government chooses the scale of risky projects in the presence of market failures and tax distortions. These two frictions generate motives to manage social risk and fiscal risk. Social risk...
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Hanson, Samuel G., David S. Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam. "Social Risk, Fiscal Risk, and the Portfolio of Government Programs." Review of Financial Studies 32, no. 6 (June 2019): 2341–2382. (Internet Appendix Here.)
- 22 Jun 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Proprietary vs. Open Two-Sided Platforms and Social Efficiency
- September 2022
- Technical Note
Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the American Landscape
By: Susanna Gallani and Jacob Riegler
Social determinants of health (SDOH) have gained significant attention in recent years. A growing body of research shows that a person’s health is influenced by a large number of non-genetic factors, most of which operate outside the realm of health care and are...
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Socioeconomic Determinants Of Health;
Social Determinants Of Health;
Population Health;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Social Issues;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Gallani, Susanna, and Jacob Riegler. "Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the American Landscape." Harvard Business School Technical Note 123-023, September 2022.