Economic Games - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2011
News

Capitalism’s False Mantra

Martin lays out a litany of misery: two economic collapses in 10 years (following 70 years of relative stability), the public’s growing distrust of business, an unending line of execs paraded on perp walks, and decreasing rather than... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

not being cheated? I've been looking at this for five years from a technical perspective. But it has struck me that this is basically an economic problem, namely a problem with incentives. The fraudsters do what they do with reasonable... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Video Game

Student-Profile

Do Yoon Kim

My background drew me to subjects like game theory, and courses in industrial organization piqued my interest the most. I applied to economics programs, but ultimately chose the Strategy program at HBS... View Details

Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui

of Vitro, CEO of Farmacias Benavides, and CFO of Grupo Elektra. His achievements have been recognized by various organizations, including being named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2005, one of the 30 Top Social... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

13 Feb 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

on those earnings, targeting behavior is muted and no longer generates a negative effort response to higher wages. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53905 in press Games and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2006
News

Faculty Research Online

The Trouble behind Livedoor When Livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie was arrested early this year, it shook Japan’s economic underpinnings. Assistant Professor Robin Greenwood discusses what went wrong with one of that country’s most-watched... View Details

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

06 Dec 2011
Op-Ed

Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis

that choke the real economy and reinforce a spiral of lower or negative growth. For all the difficulties and risks, there may yet be a positive resolution to this crisis for one simple reason: the stakes are too high in this game of View Details

Keywords: by Dante Roscini

23 May 2019
News

Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1967 Born, Mexico City 1990 Receives Gold and Silver Medals, Rowing, Central American Games 1991 Earns BS, Economics, Instituto Technológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) 1995 Earns MBA... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1997
News

Theory & Practice

increasing complexity that today¹s managers face, Defining Moments provides examples, action steps, and a flexible framework that managers at all levels can use to make the choices that will shape not only their careers but their characters. View Details

13 Dec 2022
News

The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

Christine Keung (at podium) and Reginald Smith (both MBA 2020) present recommendations for economic development to the West Virginia State Senate in May 2022. How did you meet? Reggie Smith: "We first met before classes started RC year at... View Details

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Teams | New Venture Competition

Gaitan (EdM 2025) Husain Rasheed Engaging kids in Kazakhstan with an AI-driven simulation game that makes learning English fun Remarcation Hannah Wong (MArch 2025) Jia Wen Goh Fostering the autonomy of disabled users in public space... View Details

July 2014
Article

Accounting for Crises

By: Venky Nagar and Gwen Yu

We provide among the first empirical evidence consistent with recent macro global-game crisis models, which show that the precision of public signals can coordinate crises (e.g., Angeletos and Werning, 2006; Morris and Shin, 2002, 2003). In these models,... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Mathematical Methods; Game Theory; Financial Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting; Financial Crisis

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01 Jun 2010
News

How Green Was My (Silicon) Valley

of the corporate leaders President Obama says he most admires, has become an influential policy and economic adviser to the Obama administration. He has contributed to the campaigns of Obama and other politicians, and some observers have... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2017
News

The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of

the subculture of competitive gaming and its economic potential came fully into view—first in South Korea. The country’s well-developed internet infrastructure had birthed a vibrant View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Brian Stauffer; esports; Twitch; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2024
News

Next Level

In 2017, Sarah Bond’s boss, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, warned her that working in the industry would be very difficult. Not just for the usual reasons that corporate America can be tough, but also because, as a Black woman in gaming—an industry with a... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Mertens; photos by Cameron Karsten; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2008
News

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 space by encouraging and... View Details

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

01 Jun 1996
News

Keepers of the Flame

economy." Frazier further notes that the economic opportunities generated by the Games have been distributed across a wide spectrum: 30 percent of discretionary spending, including construction, has been... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

blame game engulfed politicians and S&P itself. In the midst of all this angst, four Harvard Business School faculty members offer their views on what went wrong and what needs to be done to right the US ship of state. bo Becker,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Feb 1998
News

Running Up the Score

this seemed timeless and unchanging - until recently. A Whole New Ball Game At first glance, the scene suggests classic Americana, straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting: a football star, larger than life, visiting a classroom of rapt... View Details