Economics Of AI - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 2023

HBS Information Session at London School of Economics

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The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations

Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating and implementing a new idea, many companies miss the mark—plans backfire, consumer preferences shift, or tried-and-true practices fail to work in a new context. So is innovation just a... View Details

May 2022
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Timnit Gebru: 'SILENCED No More' on AI Bias and The Harms of Large Language Models

By: Tsedal Neeley and Stefani Ruper

Dr. Timnit Gebru—a leading artificial intelligence (AI) computer scientist and co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI team—was messaging with one of her colleagues when she saw the words: “Did you resign?? Megan sent an email saying that she accepted your resignation.” Heart... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Employment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Technological Innovation

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Sustainable Inner-City Economic Development

By: Michael E. Porter

Michael E. Porter is using the framework he developed in The Competitive Advantage of Nations to examine the economic development problems in distressed inner-city areas. He seeks to understand the potential of inner-city businesses, government policies, and... View Details

August 2006
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Bundling of Office Suites: An Economic Analysis

Presents a simple model to demonstrate that bundling can act as a barrier to entry. View Details

Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Marketing

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02 Nov 2023
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The Maoist Roots of Xi’s Economic Dilemma

12 Feb 2023
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Economic Integration and the Transmission of Democracy

03 Apr 2024
HBS Seminar

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics

1989
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The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

By: N. F. Koehn

Keywords: Taxation; Laws and Statutes; United States

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2012
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Economic Value of the Advertising-Supported Internet Ecosystem

By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

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May 1992
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Moral Responsibilities of Economic Agents, Teaching Note

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

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15 Jun 2023
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Economic Integration and the Transmission of Democracy

17 Sep 2014
HBS Seminar

Albert Marcet, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

07 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

John Van Reenen, London School of Economics

2014
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Profits and Economic Development

By: Dan Schwab and Eric Werker

Are rents, or excess profits, good for development? Using industry-level manufacturing data, this paper demonstrates a negative effect of rents, measured by the mark-up ratio, on productivity growth. The negative effect is strongest in poor countries, suggesting that... View Details

Keywords: Firm Performance; Rent; Mark-up; Competition; Manufacturing; Development Economics; Profit; Economic Growth; Renting or Rental

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18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

June 1996 (Revised November 1996)
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Economic Gains from Trade, The: Theories of Strategic Trade

The theory of competitive advantage is one of the most widely accepted economic principles among economists. The theory, as well as substantial historical evidence, suggest that free trade raises national income, while government intervention in trade relations... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Trade

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