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- 2022
- Working Paper
Measuring Time Use in Rural India: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Survey Module
By: Erica Field, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Elena Stacy and Charity Troyer Moore
Time use data can help us understand individual labor supply choices, especially
for women who often provide unpaid care and home production. Although
enumerator-assisted diary-based time use data collection is suitable for
low-literacy populations, it is costly and...
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Keywords:
Time Use;
Household;
Rural Scope;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Time Management;
Analytics and Data Science;
Surveys
Field, Erica, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Elena Stacy, and Charity Troyer Moore. "Measuring Time Use in Rural India: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Survey Module." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29671, January 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- September 2009
- Article
Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines
By: Nava Ashraf
Using an experimental design I elicit causal effects of spousal observability and communication on financial choices of married individuals in the Philippines. Making choices public moves men from putting money into their own account to consumption; communication with...
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Keywords:
Intra-household;
Bargaining;
Experiments;
Economic Development;
Saving;
Governance Controls;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Personal Finance;
Family and Family Relationships;
Household;
Gender
Ashraf, Nava. "Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines." American Economic Review 99, no. 4 (September 2009): 1245–1277. (Online Appendix.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: The Impact of Access and Value
By: Retsef Levi, Elisabeth Paulson and Georgia Perakis
The goal of this paper is to leverage household-level data to improve food-related policies aimed at increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables (FVs) among low-income households. Currently, several interventions target areas where residents have limited...
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Keywords:
Food Deserts;
Food Access;
Food Policy;
Causal Inference;
Food;
Nutrition;
Poverty;
Government Administration
Levi, Retsef, Elisabeth Paulson, and Georgia Perakis. "Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: The Impact of Access and Value." MIT Sloan Research Paper, No. 5389-18, October 2020.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Residential Battery Storage - Reshaping The Way We Do Electricity
By: Christian Kaps and Serguei Netessine
In this paper, we aim to understand when private households invest in behind-the-meter battery storage next to rooftop solar and how those batteries impact households, the electricity market, and emissions. We answer three main research questions: 1) When do customers...
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Keywords:
Solar Power;
Energy Storage;
Technology And Innovation Management;
Energy;
Energy Policy;
Renewable Energy;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation and Management;
Energy Industry
Kaps, Christian, and Serguei Netessine. "Residential Battery Storage - Reshaping the Way We Do Electricity." Working Paper, February 2024.
- August 2001 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Sony AIBO: The World's First Entertainment Robot
By: Youngme E. Moon
The Sony AIBO is the world's first "entertainment" robot. Positioned as a household "companion," the $1,500 AIBO has become a smash hit in Japan, appealing to both the young and the old, including those with little technical expertise. In the United States, the AIBO is...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Entertainment;
Innovation Strategy;
Leadership;
Marketing Strategy;
Technology;
Technology Industry;
Japan;
United States
Moon, Youngme E. "Sony AIBO: The World's First Entertainment Robot." Harvard Business School Case 502-010, August 2001. (Revised October 2005.)
Boris Vallee
Boris Vallée is an Associate Professor in the Finance Unit. He teaches Real Property in the MBA elective curriculum, and previously taught the Finance II course in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor’s Vallée’s research traces the motives behind and the... View Details
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The Effect of Dividends on Consumption
By: Malcolm Baker, Stefan Nagel and Jeffrey Wurgler
Classical models predict that the division of stock returns into dividends and capital appreciation does not affect investor consumption patterns, while mental accounting and other economic frictions predict that investors have a higher propensity to consume from...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Investment Return;
Economics;
Stocks;
Capital;
Business Earnings;
Investment Portfolio;
Investment Funds;
Cost;
Saving
Baker, Malcolm, Stefan Nagel, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "The Effect of Dividends on Consumption." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, no. 1 (2007): 277–291.
- 21 Nov 2012
- News
The End of Thanksgiving As We Know It?
- 11 Jun 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Throwing the Baby Out with the Drinking Water: Unintended Consequences of Arsenic Mitigation Efforts in Bangladesh
- September 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Alessi: Evolution of an Italian Design Factory (B)
By: Youngme E. Moon, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
Since the 1970s, world-renowned architect and designer, Alessandro Mendini, has acted as adviser and counselor to Alessi, the Italian household goods design factory. By discussing Mendini's role as art director, the case introduces the artistic side of Alessi, where...
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Keywords:
Design;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Consumer Products Industry;
Italy
Moon, Youngme E., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Alessi: Evolution of an Italian Design Factory (B)." Harvard Business School Case 504-019, September 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- Research Summary
Individual Credit Constraints in Rural India (w/ Sendhil Mullainathan)
Credit access for the poor has recently been given center stage in the international policy arena. A plethora of reports and case studies have emphasized the enormous returns that micro-businesses face: the Year of Microcredit website notes that studies conducted in...
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- 08 Feb 2016
- News
The costs of inequality: Increasingly, it’s the rich and the rest
- 17 Jun 2011
- News
Devoted to Debt
- 28 Jun 2020
- News
Prices are rising faster than official figures suggest
- 2022
- Working Paper
The Lifesaving Benefits of Convenient Infrastructure: Quantifying the Mortality Impact of Abandoning Shallow Tubewells Contaminated by Arsenic in Bangladesh
By: Nina Buchmann, Erica Field, Rachel Glennerster and Reshmaan Hussam
We document the consequences of a public health campaign which led to the sudden abandonment of local water infrastructure by one-fifth of Bangladesh’s population. Households who experienced quasi-randomly distributed arsenic contamination, and thus were likely to...
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Keywords:
Child Mortality;
Arsenic;
Unintended Consequences;
Health Disorders;
Safety;
Outcome or Result;
Bangladesh
Buchmann, Nina, Erica Field, Rachel Glennerster, and Reshmaan Hussam. "The Lifesaving Benefits of Convenient Infrastructure: Quantifying the Mortality Impact of Abandoning Shallow Tubewells Contaminated by Arsenic in Bangladesh." Working Paper, September 2022.
- 04 Jan 2013
- News
Our housing issues and Israel's
- December 2010
- Article
Work Pray Love
This article identifies five problematic issues in the intersection of work and life that create human resource challenges for organizations and their employees. These include work overload, the slow pace of adopting telecommuting, gender-related pay gaps, a household...
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Keywords:
Wages;
Work-Life Balance;
Religion;
Technology Adoption;
Problems and Challenges;
Human Resources;
Gender
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Work Pray Love." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 12 (December 2010).
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
instead for consumer attention. We model and characterize how households allocate their scarce attention in arguably the largest market for attention: the Internet. Our characterization of household...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- July 2022
- Teaching Note
Arçelik (A), (B): From a Dealer Network to an Omnichannel Experience
By: Ayelet Israeli, Fares Khrais and Menna Hassan
Arçelik Turkey, the country’s market leader in household appliances, was at an omnichannel crossroads in January 2020. Arçelik was a B2B player utilizing a dealership network with an umbrella of brands and had one of the largest brick-and-mortar store networks in...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Bricks And Mortar;
Franchise Management;
Franchising;
Dealer Network;
Dealers;
B2B;
B2B2C;
Tradition;
Culture Change;
Cultural Adaptation;
Omnichannel;
Omnichannel Retail;
Omni-channel;
Omnichannel Retailing;
Sales Channels;
Sales Channel Development;
Channel Management;
Channels Of Distribution;
Marketplace;
Platforms;
Collaboration;
Online Channel;
Online Data;
Online Sales;
Online Shopping;
Online;
Retail;
Retailing;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Franchise Ownership;
Change Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Consumer Behavior;
Sales;
Internet and the Web;
Marketing Strategy;
Conflict and Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Organizational Culture;
Distribution Channels;
Digital Transformation;
Electronics Industry;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Turkey