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- 07 Aug 2011
- News
Rating Cut of U.S. Debt Echoes the Nervousness of Global Markets
- 11 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.
going to get a sit-down with the CEO,” says Eugene F. Soltes, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, whose research focuses on corporate misconduct and compliance systems. “So these... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 2008
- Working Paper
Unravelling in Two-Sided Matching Markets and Similarity of Preferences
By: Hanna Halaburda
This paper investigates the causes and welfare consequences of unravelling in two-sided matching markets. It shows that similarity of preferences is an important factor driving unravelling. In particular, it shows that under the ex-post stable mechanism (the mechanism... View Details
Halaburda, Hanna. "Unravelling in Two-Sided Matching Markets and Similarity of Preferences." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-068, November 2008.
- 1995
- Chapter
Dynamic General Equilibrium Models with Imperfectly Competitive Product Markets
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michael Woodford
- Research Summary
The Baby Business: How Markets are Changing the Future of Birth
By: Debora L. Spar
It is difficult to conceive of the child as commerce. For even at the start of the 21st century, we like to believe that some things remain beyond both markets and science; that there are some things that money can't buy. In economic terms, these things are defined as... View Details
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Research Shows Which TV Ads Are Likely to Make Multitaskers Buy
- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54214 forthcoming Operations Research Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization By: Ferreira, Kris J., David Simchi-Levi, and He... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
A Marketing Revolution - The Art of American Advertising
Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: A Marketing Revolution National View Details
- 27 Sep 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
How Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages
- Research Summary
The Role of Financial and Information Intermediaries in the Capital Markets
Hutton's research investigates the role of financial analysts and short sellers in the pricing of equity securities. Recently, Hutton examines (with Patricia Dechow and Richard Sloan) the role of sell-side analysts' earnings forecasts in the pricing of common equity... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Studying how society shapes market practices, government policies
Harvard Business School Professor Matt Weinzierl talks about his research into the ways market practices and government policies are shaped by society. (Published April 2014) View Details
- August 2022
- Article
Contract Duration and the Costs of Market Transactions
By: Alexander MacKay
The optimal duration of a supply contract balances the costs of reselecting a supplier against the costs of being matched to an inefficient supplier when the contract lasts too long. I develop a structural model of contract duration that captures this tradeoff and... View Details
Keywords: Supply Contracts; Intermediate Goods; Switching Costs; Vertical Relationships; Transaction Costs; Contract Duration; Identification; Supply Chain; Cost; Contracts; Auctions; Mathematical Methods
MacKay, Alexander. "Contract Duration and the Costs of Market Transactions." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 14, no. 3 (August 2022): 164–212.
- 14 Jan 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Smart Money: The Effect of Education, Cognitive Ability, and Financial Literacy on Financial Market Participation
- 19 Aug 2016
- News
Lending a Hand to Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
lenders a better understanding of both the skills and the personality of loan applicants. Based on psychometrics research conducted at the Harvard Center for International Development, the questions on this test seek not to mimic the data... View Details
International Differences in Entrepreneurship (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)
Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the... View Details
- 2013
- Article
How Concentrated Is the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry? Myth vs. Reality
By: Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III
We analyze changes in concentration levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services industry using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's quinquennial Economic Census and the Service Annual Survey. These data, heretofore largely ignored, allow us to redress some of... View Details
Keywords: Concentration Levels; Data; U.S. Census Bureau’s Quinquennial Economic Census And The Service Annual Survey; Measurement Problems; Herfindahl-Hirschman Index; Concentration Ratios; Advertising; Advertising Industry; North and Central America
Silk, Alvin J., and Charles King III. "How Concentrated Is the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry? Myth vs. Reality." Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising 34, no. 1 (2013): 166–193.
- January 2019
- Supplement
Understanding the Brand Equity of Nestlé Crunch Bar (B): Data Analysis
By: Jill Avery and Gerald Zaltman
In early 2018, Nestlé announced the sale of its U.S. candy-making division and a select collection of 20 of its confectionery brands, including the Nestlé Crunch Bar, to Ferrero SpA for $2.8 billion. Luckily, an old consumer research study on the Nestlé Crunch Bar... View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; Market Research; Brand Positioning; Value Proposition; Consumer Products; Fast Moving Consumer Goods; Qualitative Methods; Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique; ZMET; Data Analysis; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Communications; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Advertising Industry; United States; North America; Italy
Avery, Jill, and Gerald Zaltman. "Understanding the Brand Equity of Nestlé Crunch Bar (B): Data Analysis." Harvard Business School Supplement 519-062, January 2019.
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
Psychology The Downside of Downtime: The Prevalence and Work Pacing Consequences of Idle Time at Work By: Brodsky, Andrew, and Teresa M. Amabile Abstract—Although both media commentary and academic research have focused much attention on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Resources on Indian Business History - Creating Emerging Markets
entrepreneurship: A note on research trends. Dwijendra Tripathi Nov 1985 Economic and Political Weekly 20, no. 48 163-168 An Integrated view of entrepreneurship Dwijendra Tripathi May 1971 Economic and Political Weekly 6, no. 22 59-66.... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
also for new business models, products, strategies, and marketing campaigns—all relatively inexpensively. This will help it find the right path forward, especially when answers aren’t obvious or people have conflicting opinions.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel