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- 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8
conditions after the employee has accepted the contract-with no future employment) does lead to higher effort for the duration of the job. Targeted gifts are more efficient than hiring more workers. However, the mechanism makes this...
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Carmen Nobel
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
large and relatively stationary concrete ring by flexible tendons. As the float interacts with ocean waves, the movement of the tendons drives the generators, converting mechanical energy into electricity. Smith in the RITE control room,...
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- 12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016
increased self-employment by 15%. Monte Carlo evidence suggests the technique significantly reduces bias and Type-1 Error. SCHIP increased incorporated ownership by 36% and business share of household income by 12%, implying higher-quality ventures. The View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008
profitability of a vertically integrated monopoly. We then use our model to compare open and closed standards regimes, to understand how commoditization affects a cluster, to determine the relative profits of platform firms and firms that...
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Martha Lagace
- 05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5
prepay for participating merchants' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated merchants: price discrimination and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
Policy of Climate Change Featured Exercises Analyze and reflect on greenhouse gas emissions rise and different industries’ contributions Consider the implications of imperfect markets Understand command, control, and market-based View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price discrimination and advertising. For vouchers to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
MORE For a deeper dive, check out our three-part Skydeck podcast series on carbon capture. Skydeck podcast MORE For a deeper dive, check out our three-part Skydeck podcast series on carbon capture. Skydeck podcast When the United States Congress passed the Inflation...
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- 27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27
whether media outlets are favoring their own authors because these are the authors that their readers prefer or simply because they are trying to collude. We provide a test to distinguish between these two potential mechanisms and present...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
mechanisms that allow reputation to facilitate survival in ways that persist over time. Building on research in strategy and business history, we thus shed light on an underappreciated strategic construct (reputation) in an...
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Carmen Nobel
- 23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
personality theory into a multi-level model of information acquisition and idea generation. We posit that innovator and peer personality are critical factors conditioning who will generate high-quality ideas, and that our proposed View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
from digital platforms have the potential to improve our understanding of gentrification and enable new measures of how neighborhoods change in close to real time. Combining data on businesses from Yelp with data on gentrification from...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
disseminate our research in new ways, including blogs, video cases, podcasts, and large-scale events in Klarman Hall. Internationalization? We inherited a powerful international platform from my predecessors that we strengthened by...
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- 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14
new product and, if so, what terms he should offer new and existing investors to finance the next phase of product development. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817066-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-018 Addicaid: Scaling a Digital...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
I show that the scarcity of these coveted assets created by increased bank capital requirements can reduce overall bank funding costs and increase bank lending. I quantify this mechanism in a two-sector business cycle model featuring a...
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Carmen Nobel
- 05 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 5
contributes to the literature on behavioral strategy, and highlights unique challenges of starting a new firm in a nascent industry. Further, by identifying the mechanisms through which legitimation activities affect learning, we develop...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
outpaced the growth of the economy, and this disconnect increases as the difference between the corporate income tax rate of the U.S. and the other OECD countries increases. The underlying mechanism is fewer corporate profits being...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007
deregulations also led to a dramatic increase in "churning" at the lower end of the size distribution, where new startups fail within the first three years following entry. This churning emphasizes a new mechanism through which...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
team to deliver a highly customized solution that absolutely requires Julia's expertise. This case presents an opportunity for students to analyze two prevailing aspects of organizational life: working in teams and working under pressure. This case also offers a View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009
businesses that have passed through the high growth stage can continue to deliver the resources, capabilities, and platforms needed to fuel the emerging opportunities of the future. This business lifecycle view of innovation requires new...
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Martha Lagace