Economic Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

The Program for Global Leadership assembles senior executives from organizations worldwide who participate and interact in a unique, multi-phased educational process. The program's unusual structure helps them to gain fresh insight about the forces of View Details

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13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13

F. Ward, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (forthcoming) Abstract When people are the victims of greed or recipients of generosity, their first impulse is often to pay back that behavior in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2008
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An American Story

an economic research firm, the couple correspon-ded, getting to know each other through letters. They married on August 1, 1948, six months after their first date. Levitt enrolled in the Ph.D. program in View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9

Hierarchies Authors:Maria Guadalupe and Julie Wulf Publication:American Economic Journals: Applied Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper establishes a causal effect of product market competition on... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2002
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Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

history of women in business to give her audience some perspective on the transformational effects of economic independence. Among the first places U.S. women worked outside the home were textile factories in Massachusetts, she noted. The... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Apr 2011
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Management Matters In Health Care, Too

figure them out,” he said. “We’re going to have a revolution in coordinating care,” observed David Cutler, a Harvard professor of applied economics and a nationally recognized expert in the economics of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal Redistribution

By: Benjamin B Lockwood and Matthew Weinzierl

The prominent but unproven intuition that preference heterogeneity reduces redistribution in a standard optimal tax model is shown to hold under the plausible condition that the distribution of preferences for consumption relative to leisure rises, in terms of... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Income; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Taxation; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics

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01 Sep 2013
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Beantown as a Beacon

Facilitating private-sector progress while benefiting the taxpayers "Governments need to think more like partners, not order-givers," said Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki. "Government can play an... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2018
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After the Fall

have been researching the root causes and consequences of the crisis in the intervening decade, helping to shape our understanding of the economic and financial forces that brought us to the brink. MORE Former Treasury Secretaries Hank... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; illustration by Dan Bejar; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

17 Jun 2021
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Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

Ventures—for three months to create the landmark conference. The full recording of the program is available at hbsangels.com/annual-conference. Toronto Panel Grapples with Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada When the World View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 May 2017
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Going the Distance

governor’s office of economic development in Utah, last year wrapped up an 11-year path of voyage and endurance spanning 38 countries, climbing 14.5 vertical miles, and sailing 35,000 nautical miles. “Real learning and personal growth... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

November 1987 (Revised March 1993)
Background Note

Global Semiconductor Industry--1987

By: David B. Yoffie

In 1987, the global semiconductor industry was coming out of the deepest recession in its 40 year history. The note examines the competitive dynamics of this industry over time, the nature of its technology, and the sources of competitive advantage. The role of buyer... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalization; Crisis Management; Consumer Behavior; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Technology; Semiconductor Industry

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23 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 23

Principles that Matter: Sustaining Software Innovation from the Client to the Web Author:Marco Iansiti Abstract Economic analysis often reviews the role of principles—such as respect for intellectual property rights—in driving innovation.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

to then cover their positions once asset prices start recovering. Predation leads to profits of about 25 basis points over ten days and increases the liquidation costs for the distressed fund by 40%. These results suggest a broker’s role in fostering predatory View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

May 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Value of Trading Relations in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading relationships shape their trading View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 12, 2006

Note on Human Behavior: Character and Situation Harvard Business School Note 404-091 When we think of human behavior, especially from a moral perspective, we are often drawn to explanations that rest on character. In simple terms, we conclude that virtuous View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2008
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Lesson from the Fall

is unclear and the spirit of the law is open to interpretation. A close reading of the record suggests that much of Enron’s behavior fell into this penumbra. But that same record also suggests that Skilling lost his way in this shadowed... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

assure that state and local governments can appropriately respond to the digital activities that impact physical realities. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54300 August 2017 Journal of Law & Economics... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54331 forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Physician Beliefs and Patient Preferences: A New Look at Regional Variation in Health Care... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne