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  • January 2018
  • Background Note

Math Tools for Strategists

By: Tarun Khanna and Jan W. Rivkin
Great strategists rely heavily on numbers as they go about their work. This note offers an overview of the highbrow and lowbrow quantitative tools that individuals commonly encounter during strategy courses and in actual strategy work. The note focuses especially on... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Strategy
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Khanna, Tarun, and Jan W. Rivkin. "Math Tools for Strategists." Harvard Business School Background Note 718-477, January 2018.
  • 1981
  • Chapter

Exploiting Degeneracy in the Simplex Method

By: André Perold
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; System
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Perold, André. "Exploiting Degeneracy in the Simplex Method." In Large Scale Linear Programming, edited by G. B. Dantzig, M. A. H. Dempster, and Markku Kallio. Laxenburg, Austria: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), 1981.
  • December 1998
  • Background Note

Note on Low-Tech Marketing Math

By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes basic calculations useful in marketing analysis, break-even analysis, and price-volume relationships. View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Finance
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Dolan, Robert J. "Note on Low-Tech Marketing Math." Harvard Business School Background Note 599-011, December 1998.
  • 1987
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Laboratory Experimentation in Economics, and Its Relation to Economic Theory

By: A. E. Roth
Keywords: Economics; Mathematical Methods
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Roth, A. E. "Laboratory Experimentation in Economics, and Its Relation to Economic Theory." In Scientific Inquiry in Philosophical Perspective, edited by Nicholas Rescher, 147–167. Lanham: University Press of America, Inc., 1987.
  • 01 Oct 1998
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Merton Named University Professor

mathematics from Columbia University in 1966, Merton studied applied mathematics at the California Institute of Technology and earned an MS in 1967. In 1970 he completed a Ph.D. in economics at MIT and... View Details
  • 16 Oct 2019
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The Road to Impact

increasing the organization’s visibility. “We may have discovered a better way to teach young kids mathematics or to teach non-English speakers how to read English in third grade, or how to better inhibit suicidal patients from taking... View Details
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An Optimization-based Econometric Framework for the Evaluation of Monetary Policy

By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michael Woodford
Keywords: Framework; Mathematical Methods; Money; Policy
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Rotemberg, Julio J., and Michael Woodford. "An Optimization-based Econometric Framework for the Evaluation of Monetary Policy." NBER Macroeconomics Annual 12 (1997): 297–344.
  • March 1989 (Revised April 1998)
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)

By: Richard S. Ruback
Gives students the opportunity to explore how a company uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to compute the cost of capital for each of its divisions. The use of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) formula and the mechanics of applying it are stressed. View Details
Keywords: Cost of Capital; Mathematical Methods
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Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 289-047, March 1989. (Revised April 1998.)
  • November 2019
  • Article

Full Substitutability

By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky and Alexander Westkamp
Various forms of substitutability are essential for establishing the existence of equilibria and other useful properties in diverse settings such as matching, auctions, and exchange economies with indivisible goods. We extend earlier models’ definitions of... View Details
Keywords: Substitutability; Mathematical Methods; Auctions; Market Design
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Hatfield, John William, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky, and Alexander Westkamp. "Full Substitutability." Theoretical Economics 14, no. 4 (November 2019): 1535–1590.
  • July 2008 (Revised May 2009)
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The Springfield Nor'easters: Maximizing Revenues in the Minor Leagues (Brief Case)

By: Frank V. Cespedes, Christopher H. Lovelock and Laura Winig
Teaching Note for 2510 View Details
Keywords: Market Research; Quantitative Analysis; Consumer Marketing; Pricing Strategy; Price; Mathematical Methods; Marketing Channels
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Cespedes, Frank V., Christopher H. Lovelock, and Laura Winig. "The Springfield Nor'easters: Maximizing Revenues in the Minor Leagues (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 082-511, July 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
  • November 2012
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The Variance of Non-Parametric Treatment Effect Estimators in the Presence of Clustering

By: Samuel G. Hanson and Adi Sunderam
Non-parametric estimators of treatment effects are often applied in settings where clustering may be important. We provide a general methodology for consistently estimating the variance of a large class of non-parametric estimators, including the simple matching... View Details
Keywords: Treatment Effects; Matching Estimators; Clustering; Applications and Software; Mathematical Methods
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Hanson, Samuel G., and Adi Sunderam. "The Variance of Non-Parametric Treatment Effect Estimators in the Presence of Clustering." Review of Economics and Statistics 94, no. 4 (November 2012). (Stata and Matlab Code Here.)
  • 01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Charles W. ("Bill") Cassell

example helped Cassell consider becoming a teacher himself. "It was fascinating to observe how Steve's channeling of the children's excitement about their ideas led students to 'discover' things such as drawing to scale and abstract View Details
Keywords: Eileen McCluskey
  • 01 Mar 2015
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The Next Big Swing

in 1987, the game puts players in the manager’s seat, letting them make tactical decisions against a mathematical model that determines outcomes based on everything from how a batter has historically fared against a certain pitcher to the... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Clark; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information
  • 1985
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The Role of Contingent Claims Analysis in Corporate Finance

By: Scott P. Mason and Robert C. Merton
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Corporate Finance
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Mason, Scott P., and Robert C. Merton. "The Role of Contingent Claims Analysis in Corporate Finance." In Recent Advances in Corporate Finance, edited by E. I. Altman and M. G. Subrahmanyam. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
  • 1999
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Interest Rate Rules in an Estimated Sticky Price Model

By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michael Woodford
Keywords: Interest Rates; Mathematical Methods
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Rotemberg, Julio J., and Michael Woodford. "Interest Rate Rules in an Estimated Sticky Price Model." In Monetary Policy Rules, edited by John B. Taylor. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.
  • August 2018
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Extrapolation and Bubbles

By: Nicholas Barberis, Robin Greenwood, Lawrence Jin and Andrei Shleifer
We present an extrapolative model of bubbles. In the model, many investors form their demand for a risky asset by weighing two signals: an average of the asset’s past price changes and the asset’s degree of overvaluation. The two signals are in conflict, and investors... View Details
Keywords: Bubble; Extrapolation; Volume; Price Bubble; Mathematical Methods
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Barberis, Nicholas, Robin Greenwood, Lawrence Jin, and Andrei Shleifer. "Extrapolation and Bubbles." Journal of Financial Economics 129, no. 2 (August 2018): 203–227.
  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy

By: Mihnea Moldoveanu
I introduce algorithmic and meta-algorithmic models for the study of strategic problem solving, aimed at illuminating the processes and procedures by which strategic managers and firms deal with complex problems. These models allow us to explore the relationship... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Business Strategy
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Moldoveanu, Mihnea. "Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-036, October 2016.
  • 1995
  • Book

Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory

By: John W. Pratt, Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; Theory
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Pratt, John W., Howard Raiffa, and Robert Schlaifer. Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory. MIT Press, 1995.
  • January 1990 (Revised February 1990)
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MSA: The Software Company--Planning the AMAPs Product Line

By: Robert J. Dolan
MSA has commissioned a major market research study to assess demand potential for a computer software system designed for aerospace and defense contractors. Students must evaluate the results of the study (including a conjoint analysis) to assess whether MSA should... View Details
Keywords: Product; Marketing; Mathematical Methods; Software
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Dolan, Robert J. "MSA: The Software Company--Planning the AMAPs Product Line." Harvard Business School Case 590-069, January 1990. (Revised February 1990.)
  • May 1984 (Revised September 1986)
  • Background Note

Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing

By: Robert J. Dolan
Shows how to calculate and use the break-even volume in marketing decision making. View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Mathematical Methods
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Dolan, Robert J. "Basic Quantitative Analysis for Marketing." Harvard Business School Background Note 584-149, May 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
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