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- 12 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising
reserve prices and other parameters that substantially determine prices. Contrary to Google's claims, Google's auction does not fully determine prices; Google's actions and policies importantly influence...
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- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest...
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- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
Are financial crises predictable? Former United States Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke has had his doubts. Economics can show policymakers “precisely why the choices they made in the past were wrong,” he told Princeton University...
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- 18 Nov 2009
- HBS Case
Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu
customers like his product? HBS assistant professor Michael Norton's interest in what motivates seemingly irrational consumer behavior has found a perfect subject in Adrià. To eat at elBulli, customers must navigate a mysterious View Details
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
post-Soviet era, could be a cruel and dangerous troublemaker. With about one-quarter of the world's reserves of natural gas, Russia was judged to be using its energy resources to beat up on a helpless neighbor and to flex its...
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- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
view of the bubble phenomenon in markets suggests a question for further consideration. Is "collateral" damage from tech bubbles inevitable, necessary, and useful? What do you think? Original Article The recent purchase of WhatsApp by Facebook for a reported...
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- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
that their ex post performance is lower. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50032 Cheaper by the Dozen: Using Sibling Discounts at Catholic Schools to Estimate the Price Elasticity of Private School...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
theoretical model of short-termism developed by Harvard economics professor Jeremy Stein, who was recently named to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. "One thing that comes out of Stein's theoretical work is that...
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by Maggie Starvish
- 31 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Quantitative Easing Didn’t Ease the Housing Crisis for the Neediest
financial crisis, for example, the Federal Reserve orchestrated multiple rounds of QE. In the initial round, QE1, the Fed bought $1.25 trillion in mortgage-backed securities and $300 billion in Treasury bonds. During QE2, the Fed...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
abstract available. Publisher's link: http://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/?p=6747 Working Papers Price Coherence and Excessive Intermediation By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Julian Wright Abstract—Suppose an intermediary provides a benefit...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
forthcoming IMF Economic Review Debt Redemption and Reserve Accumulation By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the past decade, foreign participation in local-currency bond markets in emerging countries increased dramatically....
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Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
advising on everything from the type of auction to run to where to set reserve prices. “Tech firms have also hired economists to solve challenges relating to the choice of outcome of advertising, such as pay-per-click versus...
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- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
effects of climate change—as well as many, varied government policies trying to mitigate its effects—are also inspiring technological innovations that will give rise to new products, services, and business models in the coming years. How can investors effectively View Details
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
Peter Tufano, and Michael Hofmann Publication:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 10 (October 2009): 68-75 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Preview the article: http://hbr.org/2009/10/managing-risk-in-the-new-world/ar/1 Behavioral Aspects of View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
emotion regulation and utilitarian decision making. November 2014 Journal of Marketing Research Cost Conscious? The Neural and Behavioral Impact of Price Primacy on Decision-Making By: Karmarkar, Uma R., Baba Shiv, and Brian Knutson...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers
developing countries. After receiving generous amounts of aid in the early years of its development, the country weaned itself off these external flows as quickly as possible. They now maintain a comfortable cushion of foreign reserves to...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
Working PapersOptimal Reserve Management and Sovereign Debt Authors:Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract Most models currently used to determine optimal foreign reserve holdings take the level of...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
million, though the price may be negotiable. The other site, a former apple orchard of about one hundred acres, was acquired by a local bank through a foreclosure. The bank is preparing to list the property but has yet to set an asking...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
given year. We provide a partial explanation for this statistic: a foreign aid windfall to poor, non-oil producing Muslim countries during the twin oil crises of the 1970s allowed the recipient states to become more repressive and stave off rebellion. When oil View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
(revenue maximizing) auction for sponsored search advertising. We show that a search engine's optimal reserve price is independent of the number of bidders and independent of the rate at which click-through...
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Martha Lagace