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- 1999
- Chapter
The Horse Race Between Capital and Opportunity
Sahlman, William A. "The Horse Race Between Capital and Opportunity." Chap. 18 in The Entrepreneurial Venture. 2nd ed. by William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J Roberts, and Amar V. Bhide, 335–350. Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- 2018
- Race & 21st century economy: Access, investments and institution-building
The Persistent Problem of the Color Line: Researching Race in the 21st Century
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Limits of Algorithmic Measures of Race in Studies of Outcome Disparities
By: David S. Scharfstein and Sergey Chernenko
We show that the use of algorithms to predict race has significant limitations in measuring and understanding the sources of racial disparities in finance, economics, and other contexts. First, we derive theoretically the direction and magnitude of measurement bias in... View Details
Keywords: Racial Disparity; Paycheck Protection Program; Measurement Error; AI and Machine Learning; Race; Measurement and Metrics; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Forecasting and Prediction; Outcome or Result
Scharfstein, David S., and Sergey Chernenko. "The Limits of Algorithmic Measures of Race in Studies of Outcome Disparities." Working Paper, April 2023.
- June 2019
- Teaching Note
Formula E Championship Racing (A) and (B)
By: Robert F. Higgins and James Weber
Teaching Note for HBS No. 819-011 and 819-012. View Details
- December 2004
- Article
Politics Meets Marketing In America's Presidential Race
By: John A. Quelch and Katherine E. Jocz
Quelch, John A., and Katherine E. Jocz. "Politics Meets Marketing In America's Presidential Race." Criticaleye (December 2004).
- 01 Jul 2025
- Video
Transatlantic green competition: Racing for planetary health
- April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States
By: Reshmaan N. Hussam and Holly Fetter
The late 20th century saw a dramatic shift in the criminal justice system of the United States. While incarceration rates had remained stable through the 1960s, they quintupled by the 2000s to 707 per 100,000, far exceeding that of all other nations in the world. By... View Details
Hussam, Reshmaan N., and Holly Fetter. "Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States." Harvard Business School Case 720-034, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race
By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
The main arguments in favor of and against nominal and indexed debt are the incentive to default through inflation versus hedging against unforeseen shocks. We model and calibrate these arguments to assess their quantitative importance. We use a dynamic equilibrium... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Taxation; Risk and Uncertainty; Inflation and Deflation; System Shocks; Developing Countries and Economies; Mathematical Methods
Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-053, January 2005. (Revised March 2010. Also NBER Working Paper No. 13131.)
- 20 May 2022
- News
The Great Onshoring: Inside the Transcontinental Chip Race
- 11 Feb 2021
- Video
Race in the Classroom and Beyond: Courtney McCluney
- 23 Feb 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States
Keywords: Re: Reshmaan N. Hussam
- November 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Supplement
QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (B)
Details events during 2000 to 2002. View Details
Applegate, Lynda M. "QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 803-071, November 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- February 2000 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)
ES Technologies started in 1976 as a storefront in Tempe, Arizona selling personal computer kits to hobbyists. Twenty years later, revenues exceeded $3.5 billion, and the business had evolved from a computer store to a master reseller and full-line integrator of... View Details
Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry; Arizona
Applegate, Lynda M. "QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-295, February 2000. (Revised November 2002.)
- 01 Aug 2022
- News
A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon
- 19 Sep 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
From Immigrants to Americans: Race and Assimilation During the Great Migration
- September 2016
- Article
Whitened Résumés: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market
By: Sonia K. Kang, K. A. DeCelles, András Tilcsik and Sora Jun
Using interviews, a laboratory experiment, and a résumé audit study, we examine racial minorities’ attempts to avoid anticipated discrimination in labor markets by concealing or downplaying racial cues in job applications, a practice known as "résumé whitening."... View Details
Kang, Sonia K., K. A. DeCelles, András Tilcsik, and Sora Jun. "Whitened Résumés: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market." Administrative Science Quarterly 61, no. 3 (September 2016): 469–502.
- Research Summary
Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race (joint with Fabio Kanczuk)
By: Laura Alfaro
There are different arguments in favor and against nominal and indexed debt which broadly include the incentive to default through inflation versus hedging against unforeseen shocks. We model these arguments and calibrate the model to assess the quantitative importance... View Details