by Shawn A. Cole - Publications - Faculty & Research

fund.” The group surveyed 13 fund managers about 28 funds, and conducted qualitative interviews with six anchor investors. The paper was written by Shawn Cole, the John G. McLean Professor at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

13 Aug 2012
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When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

economics," says Shawn A. Cole, an associate professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. "A frequent criticism of bankers in the recent crisis is that they took a lot of incentive pay... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

2008
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Where Does It Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained

By: Shawn A. Cole, Peter Tufano and John Thompson

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2008
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Where Does It Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained

By: Shawn A. Cole, John Thompson and Peter Tufano

In this paper, we analyze the spending decisions of over 1.5 million Americans who vary in their degree of revealed credit constraints. Specifically, we analyze how these Americans spend their income tax refunds, using transaction-level data from a stored-value card... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Credit; Personal Finance; Spending; Taxation; Consumer Behavior; United States

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Executive Education

By: Shawn A. Cole

Shawn Cole regularly teaches executive education. He has taught in the ACCION microfinance in the HBS-ACCION Microfinance Program on Strategic Leadership, View Details

19 May 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective

Keywords: by Peter A. Coles, John Cawley, Phillip B. Levine, Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth & John J. Siegfried

22 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

that, then that company has more capital and can do things that it couldn't otherwise do.” Doing well by doing good is an important trend in business generally and venture capital specifically, with the sphere of impact investing no... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

Sustainability. Past Roads and Future Prospects By: Bergquist, Ann-Kristin, Shawn A. Cole, John Ehrenfeld, Andrew A. King, and Auden Schendler Abstract— This working paper... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Jan 2012
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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... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

capturing value in modular systems. We illustrate each of the major strategies with examples from practice. Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1971203 The Value of Advice: Evidence from Mobile Phone-Based Agricultural Extension... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

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Financial Development, Bank Ownership, and Growth. Or, Does Quantity Imply Quality?

Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India

The Value of Advice: Evidence from Mobile Phone-Based Agricultural Extension

Where Does it Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained

Smart Money: The Effect of Education, Cognitive Ability, and Financial Literacy on Financial Market Participation

Do Voters Appreciate Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief

Money or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets?

Understanding and Overcoming Roadblocks to Environmental Sustainability. Past Roads and Future Prospects

Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

Where Does It Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained

Where Does It Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained

Executive Education

The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective

When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

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