Welfare - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

social impact framing that emphasizes a venture’s social-environmental welfare benefits, which research has shown to elicit stereotypically feminine attributions of warmth, diminishes these penalties. We initially investigate this... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

managers felt they understood the magnitude of the responsibility—that the health and welfare of the company and the victims rested on their shoulders—and were ready to take on that responsibility. A common question that gets debated is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

platform competition may lead in a market failure: competition results in a lower quantity and lower welfare than a monopoly. We consider two applications of the model. First, the model provides a compelling argument why it is usually... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

depth against scope of MSP functions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-115.pdf Proprietary vs. Open Two-Sided Platforms and Social Efficiency Author:Andrei Hagiu Abstract This paper identifies a fundamental economic View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 May 2019
Blog Post

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS

narrowly. My childhood was full of stories about my mom’s perilous refugee journey from Vietnam to the United States and navigating the welfare and public education systems as a recent immigrant. I took countless trips to Malaysia to... View Details

December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
Teaching Note

The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations

By: Mihir A. Desai and Suzanne Antoniou

How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government... View Details

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17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

decomposed welfare effects of multinational production. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-111.pdf Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration? Evidence from Trade Policy Authors:Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

welfare reform, as well as the effective tax rates of both investors and workers. Another important theme relates to Slovakia's desire to join the EU and adopt the Euro. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
Supplement

The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations

By: Mihir A. Desai and Suzanne Antoniou

How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government... View Details

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20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

Having a very long record of reinforcement in making good decisions, for anybody, that would make them think they’ll be expert in other areas, whether it’s aviation or welfare or defense. I think an early indicator will be: Can he... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its citizens. These authors focus first on trade, capital inflows,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

their preoccupations lay the often lethal tension among states, markets, and human welfare in an era when the three were becoming increasingly intertwined. What distinguished these thinkers was their articulation of a secular basis for... View Details

November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
Background Note

The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details