by Benjamin Edelman - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 1983 (Revised March 2008)
Case

Benjamin Franklin and the Definition of American Values

Discusses the value systems and their relationship to the conduct of business in 18th Century America. Also focuses on Benjamin Franklin, the preeminent colonial American, to examine how business was conducted in his era. Based on an earlier case by B.E. Supple. View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Values and Beliefs; Business History; Business and Government Relations; United States

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02 Oct 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Bitcoin

Keywords: by Rainer Böhme, Nicolas Christin, Benjamin Edelman & Tyler Moore; Banking

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

Value. She is a former brand manager at Gillette, AT&T, and Samuel Adams and an advertising agency executive, and remains close to practice by serving as a board member, consultant, educator, and advisor to companies and their... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

racial discrimination. In Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com, Benjamin G. Edelman and Michael Luca investigate the possibility of racial discrimination against people who advertise properties on... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

Uber and its ilk, but then spells out various ways consumers might be negatively affected by the business practices of transportation network companies (or TNCs). IS UBER DRIVING UP YOUR CAR INSURANCE RATES? Regarding car insurance, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

13 Jul 2012
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De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Theory and Evidence on Preference Heterogeneity and Redistribution

Keywords: by Benjamin Lockwood & Matthew Weinzierl

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

fund them in advance, there's trouble ahead. They will soon pay higher interest rates on their municipal bonds and ultimately may face a financial crisis like the current one in Detroit. That's not what the doctor ordered. The Long View View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

23 Feb 2018
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Trade Creditors' Information Advantage

Keywords: by Victoria Ivashina and Benjamin Iverson

09 Mar 2020
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Impact Investing: A Theory of Financing Social Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by Benjamin N. Roth; Financial Services

01 Aug 2016
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The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina

Keywords: by Jesse Schreger and Benjamin Hebert

16 Feb 2016
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Diversity and Team Performance in a Kenyan Organization

Keywords: by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri; Public Administration; Public Relations

06 Feb 2008
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On Best-Response Bidding in GSP Auctions

Keywords: by Matthew Cary, Aparna Das, Benjamin G. Edelman, Ioannis Giotis, Kurtis Heimerl, Anna R. Karlin, Claire Mathieu & Michael Schwarz; Technology

21 Apr 2016
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The Perils of Building Democracy in Africa

Keywords: by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri

22 Feb 2018
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Debt Traps? Market Vendors and Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines

Keywords: by Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Benjamin N. Roth

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

out many consumers with older iPhones or Android models. "Apple might be hamstrung by an incompatibility issue that the company intentionally introduced," Edelman says. Shih agrees that selling... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail