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William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Financial Research

By: Malcolm P. Baker
Won the William F. Sharpe Award for Best Paper in 2011 for his paper with Lubomir Litov, Jessica A. Wachter, and Jeffrey Wurgler, “Can Mutual Fund Managers Pick Stocks? Evidence from Their Trades Prior to Earnings Announcements” (Journal of Financial and... View Details
  • 21 Jul 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

Authority (FINRA) trading information. In one analysis, the team used FINRA data to compare two groups of more than 500 stocks that retail investors likely targeted. To get a sense View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • Article

The End of Chimerica

For the better part of the past decade, the world economy has been marked by an economic order that combined Chinese export-led development with U.S. over-consumption. The financial crisis of 2007-09 likely marks the beginning of the end of the Chimerican relationship.... View Details
Keywords: Trade; China; United States
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Discontinuous Trading: A Poisson Model of Liquidity Pools (May 2005)

Abstract: Liquidity can be defined as the ability to trade instantaneously at fundamental value. When opportunities to trade at fundamental value are the exception, not the rule, investors may in practice trade only during these short-lived liquidity pools. To capture... View Details
  • February 1992 (Revised April 1995)
  • Case

Pfizer: Global Protection of Intellectual Property

By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Top officials at Pfizer are assessing their strategy for improving protection of Pfizer's patents around the world. The outcome of the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations is uncertain, and it is not clear whether an acceptable intellectual property protection... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Trade; Policy; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; Japan; Europe
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  • July – August 2009
  • Article

Preferential Treatment: The New Face of Protectionism?

Free trade agreements have increased dramatically over the past decade. This forethought considers how they present global executives with thorny strategic and operational decisions, a piece of which has to do with China's entry into the FTA scene. View Details
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Trade; Strategy; Operations; Decisions; Practice; China
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  • March 2022 (Revised April 2022)
  • Case

In Search of Global Regulation

By: Geoffrey Jones and Mona Rahmani
The history of the international regulation of global capitalism is surveyed, addressing the challenges facing firms confronting international, national, and regional regulation. Follows the history of global regulation after 1914, from the League of Nations;... View Details
Keywords: History; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Laws and Statutes; Corporate Governance; Business and Government Relations
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  • 2019
  • Chapter

Merchants and the Origins of Capitalism

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona
N.S.B. Gras, the father of business history in the United States, argued that the era of mercantile capitalism was defined by the figure of the “sedentary merchant,” who managed his business from home, using correspondence and intermediaries, in contrast to the earlier... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; History; Business History
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  • 01 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes

consumers can more flexibly adjust habits. More sophisticated firms take this into account when formulating their strategies and making long-run forecasts. Attention of regulators. The Federal Trade... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Consumer Products

    Empire of Cotton

    The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.
     
    Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the... View Details
    • 2017
    • Working Paper

    Merchants and the Origins of Capitalism

    By: Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona
    N.S.B. Gras, the father of Business History in the United States, argued that the era of mercantile capitalism was defined by the figure of the “sedentary merchant,” who managed his business from home, using correspondence and intermediaries, in contrast to the earlier... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Systems; History; Business History
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    • October 2004 (Revised October 2013)
    • Case

    In Search of Global Regulation

    By: Geoffrey Jones, Mona Rahmani and Alexis Gendron
    The history of the international regulation of global capitalism is surveyed, addressing the challenges facing firms confronting international, national, and regional regulation. Follows the history of global regulation after 1914, from the League of Nations'... View Details
    Keywords: History; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Laws and Statutes; Corporate Governance; Business and Government Relations
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    • 19 Mar 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Finding Success in the Middle of the Market

    returns on investment than those pursuing the first two strategies. The woes of once great retailers like Sears Roebuck are cited as evidence. But midfield is critical. It represents the middle of the... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto; Retail
    • 2019
    • Chapter

    The Republic of Turkey

    By: Kristin Fabbe
    Situated between Europe and Asia, Turkey occupies a critical geostrategic position in the world. This unique geography, no doubt, has much to do with the complexities and continuities that have characterized the country’s political development. Turkey is anchored to... View Details
    Keywords: Government and Politics; International Relations; Turkey
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    • October 2007 (Revised January 2008)
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    The Transformation of Thomson

    By: David J. Collis and Troy Smith
    Thomson, a French multinational, went through a decade of dramatic change in the early years of the 21st century. From a state-owned enterprise earning 97% of its revenue from television sets and other analog consumer electronics, Thomson had become a publicly traded... View Details
    Keywords: Transformation; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; France
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    An Invitation to Market Design

    By: Scott Duke Kominers, Alexander Teytelboym and Vincent P. Crawford
    Market design seeks to translate economic theory and analysis into practical solutions to real-world problems. By redesigning both the rules that guide market transactions and the infrastructure that enables those transactions to take place, market designers can... View Details
    Keywords: Matching; Trading; Scrip; Liquidity; Efficiency; Equity; Allocation Rules; Marketplaces; Market Design; Marketplace Matching; Auctions
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    • December 2018 (Revised April 2020)
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    Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets

    By: Marco Di Maggio, David Lane and Susie Ma
    In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital access to property rights in a 12-unit Manhattan condominium complex. The deal was proof-of-concept for Fluidity, which hoped to... View Details
    Keywords: Blockchain; Tokenization; Data Security; Revenue Model; Finance; Technological Innovation; Strategy
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    • 01 Jun 2021
    • News

    How the World Ran Out of Everything

    • February 5, 2009
    • Comment

    In Praise of Marketing

    By: John A. Quelch
    Many dismiss marketing as manipulative, deceptive, and intrusive. Marketing, they argue, focuses too much of our attention on material consumption. More recently, Benjamin Barber, in his 2007 book Consumed, claims that marketing is "sucking up the air from every other... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing; Consumer Loyalty; Local Vs. Global Branding; Multi-national Brands; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Satisfaction; Globalized Economies and Regions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning
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    Overview

    I am currently working on a series of projects that focus on three questions: (1) how currency fluctuations affect different types of firms across countries; (2) how various macroeconomic policies affect manufacturing growth in developing countries; (3) the... View Details
    Keywords: Manufacturing; Africa; Development Economics; International Trade; Industrial Policy; India; Indonesia; Ethiopia