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- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
Publication:Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming) Abstract It is often difficult for donors to predict the value of charitable giving because they know little about the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
scenarios are: A more stringent cap on immigration regardless of education and skills. A tougher approach on undocumented immigration, with enhanced border security and possibly a tougher limit on the number View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
Economics Fear of Rejection? Tiered Certification and Transparency By: Farhi, Emmanuel, Josh Lerner, and Jean Tirole Abstract—The sub-prime crisis has shown a harsh spotlight on the practices View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
http://www.people.hbs.edu/mtripsas/articles/Benner%20Tripsas%20SMJ%20forthcoming.pdf Evidence from the Firm: A New Approach to Understanding Corruption Authors:Shawn A. Cole and Anh Tran Publication:In International Handbook on the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
antagonists in a tug-of-war. They tend to focus on regulating workers’ behavior, often putting a damper on commitment, innovation, and performance without realizing it. But freedom and control aren’t zero sum, argues the author. By giving... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
An economic handyman of sorts, Alvin E. Roth fixes broken markets. As a Nobel Prize-winning pioneer in the field of market design, the Harvard Business School professor... View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
Hellenic Bottling Company) and the role of regulation in integrated reporting (Anglo-American). April 2015 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Real Effects View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Research Thrust
By: Rakesh Khurana
I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
of firms just above and just below the investment-grade cutoff. These firms have similar observables, including average investment rates. However, flows into high-yield mutual funds have an economically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2019
- Case
Hapag-Lloyd AG:Complying with IMO 2020
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
A new environmental regulation known as IMO 2020 was creating what one industry analyst called “the biggest shakeup for the oil and shipping industries in decades.” According to the new regulation, all ocean-going ships would have to limit their sulfur emissions by... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Ship Transportation; Strategic Planning; Game Theory; Pollutants; Supply Chain; Corporate Accountability; Capital Budgeting; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governance Compliance; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry; Germany
Esty, Benjamin C., Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emer Moloney. "Hapag-Lloyd AG: Complying with IMO 2020." Harvard Business School Case 220-003, November 2019.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents
By: David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Pian Shu and Gary Pisano
Manufacturing is the locus of U.S. innovation, accounting for more than three quarters of U.S. corporate patents. The rise of import competition from China has represented a major competitive shock to the sector, which in theory could benefit or stifle innovation. In... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Competition; System Shocks; Trade; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; China; United States
Autor, David, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Pian Shu, and Gary Pisano. "Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 22879, December 2016.
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom, who will stand by whom in times of crisis, what governs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2013-winter/54215/how-to-identify-the-best-customers-for-your-business/ Prolonged Thought: Proposing Type 3 Processing Authors:Dijksterhuis, Ap, Madelijn Strick, Maarten W. Bos, and Loran F. Nordgren Publication:Dual Process... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55322 forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior By: Chattopadhyay, Akash,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
of mutuality, or "sponsoring members" that practice an ethic of contribution. But, as a practical matter, they can no longer choose ethical indifference as orthodox corporate View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 27 Jun 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Social Norms Versus Social Responsibility: Punishing Transgressions Under Conflicting Obligations
- 23 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Face Value: Do Certain Physical Features Help People Get Ahead?
features align with the average features of all people of the same gender, race, and approximate age. Average faces tend to be perceived as more attractive—though they’re not always the most charismatic. The... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 18 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who Really Determines CEO Salary Packages?
similar from firm to firm. ©iStock/joris484 Ideally, the compensation package motivates the CEO to make decisions that benefit both the executive and the company. Among economic scholars, there’s a whole line View Details
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
Case 816-005, "Bigbelly," by Mitchell Weiss and Christine Snively. This case is an example of public entrepreneurship. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51306 Financial View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne