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- December 2009
- Article
Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Joel Waldfogel
Since the dawn of broadcasting, and especially in the past decade, Americans have turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Ethnicity; Behavior; Local Range; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Joel Waldfogel. "Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?" American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009).
- October 2011
- Case
Chris and Alison Weston (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Celia Moore
Chris and Alison Weston describe how they, a well-educated middle class couple, ended up committing mail fraud, for which they each served a year and a half in federal prison. The case highlights for students how otherwise upstanding individuals much like themselves... View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Celia Moore. "Chris and Alison Weston (A)." Harvard Business School Case 612-019, October 2011.
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
estimates of real consumption across countries without the need for consumer price index extrapolations. We discuss advantages and limitations associated with the use of online... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Nov 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Secrets for Creating a Long-Lasting Brand
media marketing that attempts to engage consumers with a playful approach can end up not funny at all. Research Papers Assessing the Impact of CEO ActivismEvidence on how CEO activism can influence public... View Details
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
hesitation, she opted for the higher-paying position in a new city, figuring it would be an adventure with her partner of eight years and lead to more exciting work opportunities down the road. It’s a choice many people face at key times... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
taking a less transparent route by selling less product in the same package and perhaps hoping the consumer doesn’t notice. Here, HBS faculty members John Gourville and Alex MacKay discuss the ups and downs View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?
Understand who controls what and the degree to which it is desired and you understand a great deal about a power relationship. Of course, power can be used for good or “dirty” purposes. “Power poisons,” according to the authors, are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 May 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Delivering a Personalized Shopping Experience with AI
Keywords: Re: Jill J. Avery
- 2009
- Working Paper
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
By: Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton
The confluence of three trends in the U.S. residential housing market—rising home prices, declining interest rates, and near-frictionless refinancing opportunities—led to vastly increased systemic risk in the financial system. Individually, each of these trends is... View Details
- Fast Answer
Music industry statistics
Where can I find data on the music/recording industry? Recording Industry Association of America: Key Statistics Statistical summaries on U.S. and worldwide record sales, and consumers View Details
- Article
Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields
By: H. David Sherman and S. David Young
In the current economic climate, there is tremendous pressure—and personal incentive for managers—to report sales growth and meet investors' revenue expectations. As a result, more companies have been issuing misleading financial reports, according to the SEC,... View Details
Sherman, H. David, and S. David Young. "Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 7 (July–August 2001): 129–135.
- December 2010
- Case
Financing Higher Education in Australia
By: David A. Moss and Stephanie Lo
Even before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Higher Education; Borrowing and Debt; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Education Industry; Australia
Moss, David A., and Stephanie Lo. "Financing Higher Education in Australia." Harvard Business School Case 711-047, December 2010.
- Web
My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh
6:30 AM: I wake up – grateful that I’m naturally a morning person and our classes start at 9:30. The morning is my favorite time of day, and I begin my daily routine by reading with my coffee (my current fantasy binge is the Red Rising... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem
Wal-Mart's and Microsoft's dominance in modern business has been attributed to any number of factors, ranging from the vision and drive of their founders to the companies' aggressive competitive practices.... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- August 2012
- Case
Messer Griesheim (A) (Abridged)
By: Josh Lerner, Eva Lutz and Kerry Herman
In 2001, Allianz Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs acquired a majority stake in Messer Griesheim, a European industrial gas concern held by Hoechst. The dealmakers faced several challenges, including delicate corporate governance issues due to partial family... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Eva Lutz, and Kerry Herman. "Messer Griesheim (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 813-018, August 2012.
- 30 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA
little as your schedule allows. Do I get a certificate? No, this program is an exploratory program to understand the benefits of a business education. Students already interested in an MBA may apply directly... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Debiasing Treatment Effect Estimation for Privacy-Protected Data: A Model Auditing and Calibration Approach
By: Ta-Wei Huang and Eva Ascarza
Data-driven targeted interventions have become a powerful tool for organizations to optimize business outcomes
by utilizing individual-level data from experiments. A key element of this process is the estimation
of Conditional Average Treatment Effects (CATE), which... View Details
Huang, Ta-Wei, and Eva Ascarza. "Debiasing Treatment Effect Estimation for Privacy-Protected Data: A Model Auditing and Calibration Approach." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-034, December 2023.
- 10 Dec 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Multi-sided Platforms
- 2007
- Article
Greedy Bidding Strategies for Keyword Auctions
By: Matthew Cary, Aparna Das, Benjamin Edelman, Ioannis Giotis, Kurtis Heimerl, Anna Karlin, Claire Mathieu and Michael Schwarz
How should players bid in keyword auctions such as those used by Google, Yahoo! and MSN? We consider greedy bidding strategies for a repeated auction on a single keyword, where in each round, each player chooses some optimal bid for the next round, assuming that the... View Details
Cary, Matthew, Aparna Das, Benjamin Edelman, Ioannis Giotis, Kurtis Heimerl, Anna Karlin, Claire Mathieu, and Michael Schwarz. "Greedy Bidding Strategies for Keyword Auctions." Proceedings of the International Conference on Electronic Commerce (2007): 262–271.