by Shawn A. Cole, John Thompson - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Jan 2019
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Sustainability. Past Roads and Future Prospects By: Bergquist, Ann-Kristin, Shawn A. Cole, John Ehrenfeld, Andrew View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Jan 2011
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Technology Adoption Author:Diego A. Comin Publication:In Handbook of Economic Growth, edited by Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf. Elsevier, forthcoming Abstract We present a tractable model for analyzing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

- Bloomberg L.P. Scott D. Cook - Intuit Thomas A. James - Raymond James Financial Sandra L. Kurtzig - E-Benefits READ MORE Gordon M. Binder - Amgen Michael R. Bloomberg - Bloomberg L.P. Scott D. Cook - Intuit Thomas View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

04 Dec 2012
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PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Business Economics - Doctoral

Stantcheva Jeremy Stein James Stock Ludwig Straub Tomasz Strzalecki Lawrence H. Summers Elie Tamer Winnie Van Dijk David Yang Current HBS Faculty Laura Alfaro Samuel B. Antill Brian K. Baik Malcolm P. Baker John Beshears Alberto F.... View Details

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Impact Investments

Mashwama, Yue (Cynthia) Xu, and T. Robert Zochowski Studying the U.S.-Based Portfolio Companies of U.S. Impact Investors By M. Diane Burton, Gurveen Chadha, Shawn A. View Details

31 Jan 2012
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colleagues to refocus radically on truly modern phenomena, on anticipating the future, and on altering our theorizing and methods accordingly, or we will never catch up. Marketing Complex Financial Products in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance in India... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

21 Feb 2012
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illustrates the choices faced by a prospective IPO firm that operates in a global setting. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212051-PDF-ENG SKS and the AP Microfinance Crisis Shawn... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Placement - Doctoral

studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! Students are supported throughout their job search... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

Technologies - Student Version By: Suraj Srinivasan and Yuan Zou 08 Nov 2024 Op-Ed How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis by John Macomber Africa faces escalating climate risks that... View Details

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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

should social value be defined and measured? What does it mean in practice to be an impact investor? Initiative Chair Shawn A. Cole John G. McLean Professor of Business... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

collaboration and innovation between HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences by supporting students enrolled in the MS/MBA joint degree... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Finance Finance May 2014 Article Dynamics of Demand for Index Insurance: Evidence from a Long-Run Field Experiment By: Shawn A. Cole , Daniel Stein and Jeremy Tobacman This paper estimates how... View Details

August 2007
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Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India

By: A. Banerjee, Shawn A. Cole, E. Duflo and L. Linden

This paper presents the results of two randomized experiments conducted in schools in urban India. A remedial education program hired young women to teach students lagging behind in basic literacy and numeracy skills. It increased average test scores of all children in... View Details

Keywords: Literacy; Teaching; Performance Improvement; Competency and Skills; India

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Student Research - Doctoral

Randomized Trial By: Margae Knox, Elizabeth A. Hernandez, Daniel M. Brown, Jennifer Ahern, Mark D. Fleming, Crystal Guo and Amanda L. Brewster The CommunityConnect case management program for Medicaid beneficiaries is run View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

Courses & Case Studies Case Studies Middlebury College: Energy2028 (320029) by Brian Trelstad , Michael Norris and John McKinley APRIL 2020 (REVISED MAY 2021) Not all social change happens with new... View Details

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Events - Business History

University), "Environmentalism and Sustainability in the Southeast Asian Plantation Industry (1930s-2000s)" Organized by Geoff Jones and Kwelina Thompson Seminar meets on Zoom. Nov 13 13 Nov 2023 Business... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

with Christopher Malloy and Quoc Nguyen. Shawn A. Cole : Winner of the 2021 Teaching Recognition Award for Excellence in Sustainable Finance Education from the Financial Times and the Impact and Sustainable... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

recognized by MBA students for their excellence and dedication with Faculty Teaching Award honors. Tony Mayo, Sophus Reinert, and Charlotte Robertson were acknowledged for their profound impact within and outside of the required... View Details

July 2014
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Smart Money? The Effect of Education on Financial Outcomes

By: Shawn A. Cole, Anna Paulson and Gauri Kartini Shastry

Household financial decisions are important for household welfare, economic growth and financial stability. Yet, our understanding of the determinants of financial decision-making is limited. Exploiting exogenous variation in state compulsory schooling laws in both... View Details

Keywords: Personal Finance; Investment; Decisions; Behavior; Financial Condition

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