Publications

14 Sep 2015
Video

2015 G&WS: Don Tomaskovic-Devey Presents "What Works: Internal and External Mechanisms for Equal Opportunity”

July–August 2021
Article

Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes

By: Annamaria Conti and Maria P. Roche

We assess the heterogeneous impact of economic downturns on individuals’ decisions to bring high-technology ideas to the market in the form of new ventures. We thereby examine how worsening labor market conditions influence individuals’ opportunity costs of starting... View Details

Keywords: Necessity Entrepreneurship; Economic Conditions; Recessions; High-tech Startups; Opportunity Costs; Entrepreneurship; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Business Startups; Information Technology; Performance; Labor

15 Oct 2020

External Partner Event: Virtual Forté MBA Forum Central US Event #2

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in Forte MBA Forums. These free events are designed for all women considering an MBA — no matter where you are in your professional journey. The Forté events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and... View Details

29 Sep 2020

External Partner Event: Virtual Forté MBA Forum UK & Europe

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in Forte MBA Forums. These free events are designed for all women considering an MBA — no matter where you are in your professional journey. The Forté events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and... View Details

November 2024
Article

Preference Externality Estimators: A Comparison of Border Approaches and IVs

By: Xi Ling, Wesley R. Hartmann and Tomomichi Amano

This paper compares two estimators—the Border Approach and an Instrumental Variable (IV) estimator—using a unified framework where identifying variation arises from “preference externalities,” following the intuition in Waldfogel (2003). We highlight two dimensions in... View Details

Keywords: Econometrics; Casual Inference; Marketing; Economics; Advertising; Mathematical Methods

July–August 2022
Article

Generalized Trust, External Sourcing, and Firm Performance in Economic Downturns

By: Ranjay Gulati and Bart S. Vanneste

October 2006
Article

Stretchwork: Managing the Career Progression Paradox in External Labor Markets

By: Siobhan O'Mahony and Beth Bechky

25 Oct 2020

External Partner Event: Harvard Business School Club of Japan Seminar

COVID-19 triggered the new-normal society with deep impact to a broad range of industries and daily living. The HBS MBA experience is well-known for close knit relationships emphasizing the importance of live debate with fellow colleagues. How does COVID shape the MBA... View Details

2004
Article

Mergers and Acquisitions: An Experimental Analysis of Synergies, Externalities and Dynamics

By: R. Croson, A. Gomes, K. L. McGinn and M. Nöth

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Theory

16 Sep 2020

External Partner Event: Virtual Forté MBA Forum Central US Event #1

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in Forte MBA Forums. These free events are designed for all women considering an MBA — no matter where you are in your professional journey. The Forté events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and... View Details

March 2020
Article

Do Fire Sales Create Externalities?

By: Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam

We develop three novel measures of how much of the price impact of their trading different mutual funds internalize. We show that mutual funds that internalize more of their price impact hold larger cash buffers and use these buffers more aggressively to accommodate... View Details

Keywords: Fire Sales; Externalities; Investment Funds; Price; Financial Liquidity; Management

2016
Working Paper

Private Networks of Managers and Financial Analysts and Their Externality on a Firm's Information Environment

By: Zengquan Li, T.J. Wong and Gwen Yu

When emerging market firms raise external capital, they face a tradeoff where greater transparency may lead to a lower cost of capital but at the cost of revealing proprietary information in their relational business practices. We find that firms overcome this... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Market; Financial Analysts; Information; Emerging Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Corporate Governance

01 Apr 2021

External Partner Event: Looking Ahead - Applying to MBA Programs from College

Join us for this joint panel discussion featuring Yale School of Management, Harvard Business School, and MIT Sloan. We will discuss why college students should consider applying to MBA Programs, offer tips on applying without work experience, and take live questions... View Details

2004
Working Paper

Mergers and Acquisitions: An Experimental Analysis of Synergies Externalities and Dynamics

By: Rachel Croson, Armando Gomes, Kathleen L. McGinn and Markus Nöth

24 Sep 2020

External Partner Event: Virtual Forté MBA Forum North & South America

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in Forte MBA Forums. These free events are designed for all women considering an MBA — no matter where you are in your professional journey. The Forté events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and... View Details

05 Jun 2019
Working Paper Summaries

How Transparency into Internal and External Responsibility Initiatives Influences Consumer Choice

Keywords: by Ryan W. Buell and Basak Kalkanci

November 2022
Supplement

What were the main external barriers to entering the e-bike market

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

Purchase

2002
Working Paper

Mergers and Acquisitions: An Empirical Analysis of Synergies, Externalities and Dynamics

By: Rachel T.A. Croson and Kathleen L. McGinn