Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (1,364) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (1,364) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 17 of 1,364 Results →
  • 2004
  • Working Paper

Regulation and Reaction: The Other Side of Free Banking in Antebellum New York

By: David A. Moss and Sarah Brennan
Free banking, which first appeared in the United States in the late 1830s, comprised two essential features: general incorporation for banks and rigorous security requirements for note issue. Because the general incorporation feature is what allowed free entry, it has... View Details
Keywords: History; Law; Competition; Financial Liquidity; Money; Market Entry and Exit; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
Related
  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    a.m. EST Speaker: Tsedal Neeley , Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration Video Recording (login required) What's Next for the United States and the World? 10:40–11:40 a.m. EST Speaker: Rawi Abdelal , Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International... View Details
    • Article

    Avoiding Overhead Aversion in Charity

    By: Uri Gneezy, Elizabeth A. Keenan and Ayelet Gneezy
    Donors tend to avoid charities that dedicate a high percentage of expenses to administrative and fundraising costs, limiting the ability of nonprofits to be effective. We propose a solution to this problem: Use donations from major philanthropists to cover overhead... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
    Related
    • August 2007
    • Case

    Lightspeed Venture Partners -- International Expansion

    By: Krishna G. Palepu and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
    Looks at various international expansion models for a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Lightspeed Venture Partners believed that India had tremendous potential for venture capital returns--the question was how best to tap into that potential while also... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Expansion; Investment Return; Global Strategy; Emerging Markets; Investment; International Finance; Organizational Structure; India; Israel
    Related
    • 14 Jul 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: July 14, 2015

    risk of adverse effects that arise from taking a single approach. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49334   Working Papers Selling to a Moving Target: Dynamic Marketing Effects in U.S. Presidential Elections... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • April 1995 (Revised July 1995)
    • Case

    Power Play (C): 3DO in 32-bit Video Games

    The 1980s were the "Nintendo" decade in video-games, while the early 1990s saw Sega rise to prominence on the basis of next-generation, 16-bit technology. By early 1994, Nintendo and Sega split the worldwide installed base of 16-bit home video-game systems about... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Competition; Product Marketing; Video Game Industry
    Related
    • 03 Mar 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: March 4, 2008

    because their market power allows them to charge higher service fees than domestic banks. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/05-025.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsThe Armstrong Investigation Harvard Business School... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 06 Mar 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales

    assistant professor in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School and an affiliate of Harvard’s Center for Brain Sciences, who studies the neural and psychological factors that underlie consumer decision-making. “The more similar the... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Advertising
    • June 2021
    • Technical Note

    SPAC Space

    By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
    In 2020, over half of all initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States were special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), blank-check companies that typically had two years to find a business to take public, usually through a reverse merger. Together, 248... View Details
    Keywords: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies; SPACs; Mergers and Acquisitions; Going Public; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Strategy
    Related
    • 25 Aug 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?

    in a recent working paper, Market Solutions to Privacy Problems? And what would consumers get in return for their personal information? Money perhaps, or price discounts, better customer service, maybe... View Details
    Keywords: by Manda Salls & Sean Silverthorne; Advertising
    • 30 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

    Opportunities abound for large companies looking to expand into Latin America. But risks remain, and the development of better capital markets is needed to attract more investment, according to panelists at the "Growth Opportunities... View Details
    Keywords: by Julie Jette
    • February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
    • Case

    Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment

    By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
    This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impact investing,... View Details
    Keywords: Impact Investing; Family Office; Development; International Development; International Development Investing; Development Fund; Sustainability; Solar Energy; Solar; Pay As You Go; PAYG; MFI; Social Venture; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Economics; Development Economics; Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Assets; Asset Pricing; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Venture Capital; Cash; Cash Flow; Currency; Currency Exchange Rate; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Microfinance; International Finance; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Geography; Geographic Location; Emerging Markets; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Value; Valuation; Value Creation; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Green Technology Industry; Africa; United States
    Related
    • 13 Jun 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

    the wealth around, investors should put their money in places that are familiar—usually their own country. “There is a very well-known phenomenon called home bias,” continues Viceira. “People think they know their own stock View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
    • 20 Mar 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

    automated way, for instance by screening out weapons manufacturers stocks or overweighting LGBTQ friendly companies, while still closely tracking the overall stock market performance. In 2017, bolstered by $3.25 million in seed funding... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September 2020
    • Case

    Getaway

    By: Ryan W. Buell and Amy Klopfenstein
    Since its founding, Getaway’s service offering – tiny, modern cabins in the woods, located within a two-hour drive of major metropolitan areas – had been met with tremendous demand. Overworked and overconnected city dwellers reveled in the opportunity to take a break... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Service Operations; Management; Demand and Consumers; Marketing; Strategy; Accommodations Industry
    Related
    • 15 Apr 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Solving the Search vs. Display Advertising Quandary

    a few clicks of a mouse, companies can tell how successful a particular ad was in making a purchase decision. "A lot of companies have put more and more money into online marketing because online View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising
    • 08 Nov 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: Nov. 8

    industry to measure to what extent waiting-time performance impacts different firms' market shares and price decisions. We report on a large-scale empirical industrial organization study in which the demand equations for fast-food... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 09 Jul 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)

    startup figuring out how to market a 3-D printer. “You should approach a product launch as an organizational process, and start with the buyers, not the product” Although 3-D printers have been around since the 1980s, they didn’t find... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology; Consumer Products; Electronics; Industrial Products; Information Technology; Manufacturing; Medical Devices & Supplies; Retail