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Helene Hall

Helene Hall is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program at Harvard University. Prior to coming to Harvard, she worked as a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and studied economics and mathematics at Williams College. Her main research... View Details

November 2018
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Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Oliver Gassmann

In 2013, the Swiss sports data company Sportradar debated whether to expand from its core business of data provision to bookmakers into sports media products. Sports data was becoming a commodity, and in the future, sports leagues might reduce their dependence on... View Details

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Fiona Chen is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program. Her research interests are in labor and public economics, with a focus on gender and economic inequality. She graduated from MIT in 2021 with a B.S. in Mathematics and in Economics. View Details

Albert Shin

Albert received a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Yale University and M.S. in Finance from MIT. Previously, he worked as an investor at Susquehanna Growth Equity and served as a fellow and mentor at the MIT Sandbox Accelerator Fund.

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Claire Shi

Claire Shi is a doctoral student in Business Economics at Harvard Business School. Her research interests are in behavioral and household finance. She graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in Applied Mathematics in 2021. For more information, please visit her... View Details

11 Jul 2019
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Meet the MBA Class of 2020

View Video Andrew Baxter “YOU BUILD UP PERSONAL CAPITAL BY SHARING COMMON EXPERIENCES.” HOME REGION St. Andrews, UK UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Imperial College London, Chemical Engineering, 2011 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Shell, Schlumberger HBS ACTIVITIES Admissions Rep John... View Details

Jacob Furst

Jake Furst is a third year student in the Business Economics program at Harvard Business School. His interests include macroeconomics, economic theory, and finance. Jake holds a Sc.B. in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University and is a graduate... View Details

February 2021
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What is AI?

By: Tsedal Neeley

This video explores the elements that constitute artificial intelligence (AI). From its mathematical basis to current advances in AI, this video introduces students to data, tools, and statistical models that make a computer 'intelligent.' Through an explanation of... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Digital; Technological Innovation; Leadership; AI and Machine Learning; Mathematical Methods

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04 Jun 2013
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Can Good Financial Behavior Be Taught In High School?

Yifei Wu

Yifei Wu is a doctoral student in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School with primary research interests in innovation, entrepreneurship and digitization in emerging markets. She works with impact-driven technology ventures to understsand challenges and... View Details

Laura Nicolae

Laura Nicolae is a doctoral student in the Business Economics program. Her current research interests are in financial economics, monetary policy, and macroeconomics. She previously worked on the U.S. Economics research team at Goldman... View Details

Ria Sen

Ria is a JD/PhD student at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. At HLS, she was a John M. Olin Fellow and the winner of the 2021 Victor Brudney Writing Prize. She previously studied Economics and Mathematics at Columbia University, where she was nominated... View Details

Jennifer Zou

I am a fourth year doctoral candidate in the Business Economics program. My research interests are primarily in industrial organization and innovation, with a particular focus on the economics of artificial intelligence/machine learning and digital technology markets.... View Details

04 May 2017
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Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage

Letian Zhang

Letian (LT) Zhang is an assistant professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit. He teaches the Leadership course in the MBA required curriculum.

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03 Dec 2013
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PISA Test Results For U.S. Students Are 'Sobering'

Jonathan L. Wallen

Jonathan Wallen is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Finance Unit and teaches Finance 1 to MBA students.

Professor Wallen’s research centers on financial intermediation and its intersection with asset pricing, currency markets,... View Details

12 Sep 2021
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Kominers’s Conundrums: Pick a Number, Any Number at All

Kyle Schirmann

Kyle Schirmann is a doctoral student in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. His primary interests are science-based innovation in the Global South and the creative and cultural industries. Before joining HBS, Kyle worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg... View Details

Keywords: arts; biotechnology; electronics; entertainment; high technology; music; internet

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Bilateral Contracts

By: Jerry R. Green and Seppo Honkapohja

A mathematical characterization of self-enforcing bilateral contracts is given. Contracts where both parties exercise some control over the quantity traded can sometimes be superior to contracts that rest control entirely with one side. Some qualitative characteristics... View Details

Keywords: Contracts; Mathematical Methods

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