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  • 16 Jul 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

when ordering for delivery in the near future than when ordering for delivery in the more distant future. Q: Did you find similarities in other areas where consumers are making choices? A: Our research team has completed 2 other projects that examine the View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy By: Derdenger, Timothy, and Vineet Kumar Abstract—Several key questions in bundling have not been empirically examined: Is mixed bundling more effective than pure bundling or pure... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 02 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 2, 2009

experience—time spent onsite observing the people, places, and norms of a distant locale—is crucial in globally distributed collaboration, how such experience actually affects interpersonal dynamics is poorly understood. Based on 47... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

culture and religion-and among our participants-our results suggest a common psychological mechanism underlying their effectiveness: regained feelings of control. Paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20gino.pdf Rituals Enhance View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

seen as best able to exploit technological innovations. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/04/celebrate-innovation-no-matter-where-it-occurs/ar/1 Inviting Consumers to Downsize Fast-Food Portions Significantly Reduces Calorie View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

Norton Abstract—Four studies reveal the benefits of relationship rituals: couples with relationship rituals report more positive emotions and greater relationship satisfaction and commitment than those without them. We show that rituals are crucial for understanding... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Aug 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

question of the dynamic between consumer protection and globalization. How do local consumer protections affect global free trade? Are there agencies that offer consumer protections on a global scale? A: Consumer market regulations matter... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 30 Jun 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Rethinking Retirement Planning

into an IRA) to determine and implement a dynamically optimized portfolio strategy that maximizes the chance of achieving your desired retirement income goal. Over the years, that managed portfolio adjusts for factors such as increases or... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services
  • 12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

sovereign-debt models, asset-valuation effects occasioned by currency fluctuations act to absorb global shocks and render consumption smoother. Countries do not accumulate reserves to be depleted in “bad” times. Instead, issuing domestic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 18 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

because they want to smooth consumption growth due to the presence of "habits" that made very costly declines in consumption growth. These forces, however, are not a significant explanation for the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

offers a compelling explanation for the strong ownership concentration seen in German business and reveals the malleable relationship between family and business. It provides rich empirical evidence that offers a new interpretation of family-influenced businesses as a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

behavior and preferences into service cost and productivity standard metrics. Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios Authors:W. Jakub Jurkek and Luis M. Viceira Publication:Review of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We develop an analytical solution to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 24

their funds on demand even if consumption takes place later. Capitalized institutions serving overoptimistic depositors emerge in equilibrium even if depositors and bank owners have identical preferences and investment opportunities.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009

consumption growth by a representative agent with a high elasticity of intertemporal substitution. This paper documents several empirical difficulties for the model as calibrated by Bansal and Yaron (BY, 2004) and Bansal, Kiku, and Yaron... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30

Authors:Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf Publication:NBER Innovation Policy & the Economy (MIT Press) 10 (2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://www.nber.org/books/lern09-1   Working PapersInternational Financial Integration and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

  Working PapersLearn-how to Improve Collaboration and Performance Authors:Ingrid M. Nembhard, Anita L. Tucker, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Joseph H. Carpenter, and Jeffrey D. Horbar Abstract Organizational learning, a prerequisite for high performance in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007

competitive solutions from Microsoft and the open-source community threaten to hinder the company's long-term growth potential. Outlines virtualization technology and the dynamics that affect its market; covers the history of VMware;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016

competition law and, where appropriate, suggest remedies to right the violations we uncover. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51875 2016 Transformational Change in Environmental and Natural Resource Management: Guidelines for Policy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

increases price dispersion within narrow categories, is consistent with a standard vertical differentiation model in the presence of price controls. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54120 Using Online Prices for Measuring Real... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20

applications to benefit from consumption complementarities. We show that the combination of preference for variety and consumption complementarities gives rise to (i) a commons problem (to better satisfy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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