Pricing Policies - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

in stock price when Easterbrook was first removed, but 30 days later it was back to pre-termination levels.” 7. Do our CEO compensation policies address the consequences of misconduct for CEO pay? Should a... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

09 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 9

Peter Tufano, and Michael Hofmann Publication:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 10 (October 2009): 68-75 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Preview the article: http://hbr.org/2009/10/managing-risk-in-the-new-world/ar/1 Behavioral Aspects of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

reserve prices and other parameters that substantially determine prices. Contrary to Google's claims, Google's auction does not fully determine prices; Google's actions and policies importantly influence... View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

Jacobs stressed that the price tag for the transition is both known and huge. “Despite the massive capital flows into the Transition, the capital markets remain challenged when it comes to long-term oriented investments, to... View Details

10 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 10

Ashraf, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin Publication:World Development 38, no. 3 (March 2010) Abstract Female "empowerment" has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself and as a means to achieving other development... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2024
News

Research Brief: The Real Cost of Countering China

Illustration by Patric Sandri Over the last five years, global supply chains have come under unprecedented stress from the pandemic, natural disasters, geopolitical events, and general anti-globalization sentiments. Nowhere is this more evident than in the trade... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2008
News

Alumni Books

Johnson. Understanding College and University Organization: Theories for Effective Policy and Practice. 2 vols. by James L. Bess (MBA ’60) and Jay R. Dee (Stylus Publishing) The authors aim to show how college and university... View Details

Keywords: Management

06 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

Quasi-Experiment By: Israeli, Ayelet Abstract—This paper investigates a manufacturer’s ability to influence compliance rates among its authorized online retailers by exploiting changes in the Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) View Details

22 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Name Your Price. Really.

Years ago, when I was a student in New York (and like many students, perpetually broke), I would often go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for entertainment. The museum had a policy that visitors could pay whatever they wanted, so for as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

19 Nov 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Marijuana

Administration, holds a joint appointment at Harvard School of Public Health as Professor in Health Policy and Management. Creating Demand One big open question is the degree to which illegal demand will be significantly diminished by the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

11 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 11

evolution of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host countries over time. We argue that a change in the policy environment in a host country presents an MNE with two sets of interrelated decisions. First, the MNE has to decide whether to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

The unparalleled size of Asia's markets has always caught the eye of multinational corporations. More recently, as government policies and cultural attitudes in the region continue to evolve, the strategies of multinational companies have... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

20 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

download available at this time. Behavioral Aspects of Price Setting, and Their Policy Implications Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper starts by discussing consumers' cognitive and emotional... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services | Baker Library

WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services Platform hosting financial, accounting, banking, economics, management, marketing, and public policy databases accessible through a single interface. Read More WRDS is a web-based business data... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

Faculty Books

consumers. Comparing eight areas of policy — product liability law, product safety standards and recall, misleading advertising, comparative product tests, product labeling, quality standards, consumer contracts, and View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

18 Aug 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump

Strategy and Policy Forum, recognized the deep unrest among his members after multiple conversations with them, and decided to call a telephone meeting of the forum members for late Wednesday morning. In addition to those who indicated... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

01 Jun 2015
News

The End of Cows?

Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding 250,000 euros per burger. (Photo courtesy of Cultured Beef) Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade; Scientific Research and Development Services

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

policyholder often incurs a substantial discount on its economic value. At the same time, the insurer keeps the difference between the policy’s economic value and its surrender value. By selling a policy in the secondary market, in... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

before and after the policy change. We find that these responses increase significantly after the policy change. These stronger responses partly occur while the review is still ongoing and persist on average... View Details