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- 1987
- Chapter
Money in the Utility Function: An Empirical Implementation
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and James Poterba
Rotemberg, Julio J., and James Poterba. "Money in the Utility Function: An Empirical Implementation." In New Approaches to Monetary Economics, edited by W. Barnett and K. Singleton, 219–240. Cambridge University Press, 1987.
- Article
Scale Economies in Statistical Analyses of Market Power
By: R. E. Caves, J. Khalizadeh-Shirazi and M. E. Porter
Caves, R. E., J. Khalizadeh-Shirazi, and M. E. Porter. "Scale Economies in Statistical Analyses of Market Power." Review of Economics and Statistics 57, no. 2 (May 1975): 133–140.
- 1976
- Other Unpublished Work
Simulation of the Market Effects of Housing Allowance
By: Dutch Leonard, Gregory K. Ingram and Robert Schafer
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Chances Are
consultant. He fears a coming mathematical feudalism. "We are left with a kind of elite that knows how to think about this stuff and a large mass of people who are really very vulnerable." The Book of Odds, then, is Shapiro's attempt to... View Details
- 19 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Games of Threats
- November 2024
- Article
Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs
By: Xi Ling, Wesley R. Hartmann and Tomomichi Amano
This paper compares two estimators—the Border Approach and an Instrumental Variable (IV) estimator—using a unified framework where identifying variation arises from “preference externalities,” following the intuition in Waldfogel (2003). We highlight two dimensions in... View Details
Ling, Xi, Wesley R. Hartmann, and Tomomichi Amano. "Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs." Management Science 70, no. 11 (November 2024): 7892–7910.
- February 2005
- Article
An Econometric Analysis of Inventory Turnover Performance in Retail Services
By: Vishal Gaur, Marshall L. Fisher and Ananth Raman
Gaur, Vishal, Marshall L. Fisher, and Ananth Raman. "An Econometric Analysis of Inventory Turnover Performance in Retail Services." Management Science 51, no. 2 (February 2005): 181–194.
- Article
The Shapley Value as a von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "The Shapley Value as a von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility." Econometrica 45, no. 3 (April 1977): 657–664.
- Article
Portfolio Value-at-Risk Optimization for Asymmetrically Distributed Asset Returns
By: Joel Goh, Kian Guan Lim, Melvyn Sim and Weina Zhang
We propose a new approach to portfolio optimization by separating asset return distributions into positive and negative half-spaces. The approach minimizes a newly-defined Partitioned Value-at-Risk (PVaR) risk measure by using half-space statistical information. Using... View Details
Goh, Joel, Kian Guan Lim, Melvyn Sim, and Weina Zhang. "Portfolio Value-at-Risk Optimization for Asymmetrically Distributed Asset Returns." European Journal of Operational Research 221, no. 2 (September 1, 2012): 397–406.
- July 1985 (Revised March 1994)
- Background Note
Exposure and Hedging
By: David E. Bell
Describes the concept of exposure; the dependence of a goal on an uncertain external event. Describes in detail how hedges may be constructed to eliminate exposure, including the algebra of cross-hedging and hedge ratios. The relevance of regression analysis is... View Details
Bell, David E. "Exposure and Hedging." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-036, July 1985. (Revised March 1994.)
- 1976
- Book
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: The Manipulation of Public Opinion in America
Wheeler, Michael A. Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: The Manipulation of Public Opinion in America. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1976.
- April 1990
- Case
Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A&B) (Condensed)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Assumes some knowledge of conjoint analysis. Permits analysis of basic results and dynamic market simulations in one class session. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A&B) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 590-081, April 1990.
- Web
Cameron Stone | MBA
Cameron Stone Computer Science, Secondary In Mathematical Sciences Mather 2023 Cohort 5 I have an entrepreneurial spirit and itch to build. I also naturally gravitate towards leadership roles where I can be a decision-maker. So, being a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
From A to Z
French Last Job: Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company, Moscow Age: 26 Why HBS? “My degree is in economics, which was exciting but strictly mathematical and theoretical. I wanted to become a more well-rounded individual and gain a wider... View Details
- Article
The Effects of the Change in the NRMP Matching Algorithm
By: A. E. Roth and Elliott Peranson
Roth, A. E., and Elliott Peranson. "The Effects of the Change in the NRMP Matching Algorithm." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 278, no. 9 (September 3, 1997): 729–732.
- 22 Oct 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Estimating Causal Effects in the Presence of Partial Interference Using Multivariate Bayesian Structural Time Series Models
Keywords: by Fiammetta Menchetti and Iavor Bojinov
- January 1982 (Revised December 1997)
- Background Note
Note on the New Deal: From the First to the Second ""Hundred Days""
A brief summary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies between 1933 and 1935. Contains three statistical tables that supplement Selected U.S. Statistics: Part I and Selected U.S. Statistics: Part II. View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. Note on the New Deal: From the First to the Second ""Hundred Days"". Harvard Business School Background Note 382-115, January 1982. (Revised December 1997.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
Diagnostic Bubbles
By: Pedro Bordalo, Nicola Gennaioli, Spencer Yongwook Kwon and Andrei Shleifer
We introduce diagnostic expectations into a standard setting of price formation in which investors learn about the fundamental value of an asset and trade it. We study the interaction of diagnostic expectations with two well-known mechanisms: learning from prices and... View Details
Bordalo, Pedro, Nicola Gennaioli, Spencer Yongwook Kwon, and Andrei Shleifer. "Diagnostic Bubbles." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 25399, December 2018.
- 1994
- Dissertation
Borderline Personality Disorder: Dimension or Category? A Maximum Covariance Analysis
By: William B. Simpson