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  • 02 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 2, 2016

the capital regulation of commercial banks? This paper builds a quantitative general equilibrium model with commercial banks and shadow banks to study the unintended consequences of capital requirements. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

95%CI=0.54-1.34, p=0.48), nor order, comparing groups 1+3 with 2+4 (40% v 37 %, OR=0.88, 95%CI=0.56-1.39; p=0.59), influenced the likelihood of choosing IC. Participants choosing IC were more likely to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities
  • 07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007

an increased risk of default and financial problems. Which option should John Owen pursue? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207061 Joel Klein and Leadership... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2008
  • News

Negative Ad Power

and independents in the center to cobble together a winning coalition. The default position is big-tent appeals or, especially for the underdog, negative attacks on the opponent’s character, experience, and leadership potential. Also,... View Details
Keywords: John A. Quelch;Katherine E. Jocz; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

observed minimum-wage levels and are disproportionately driven out of business by increases to the minimum wage. Our point estimates suggest that a one-dollar increase in the minimum wage leads to a 14% increase in the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Software Environments via Conda - Research Computing Services

Conda-Forge Repository Channel The default conda repository channel contains thousands of packages, but you may find that it does not include a particular program you need for your research. In that case you... View Details
  • 11 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

algorithms for matching refugees and asylum seekers to host countries based on their likelihood of finding successful employment. “Can we build algorithms that will help find better matches that will allow... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology
  • 24 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

merchants? What should they know before signing a contract? A: The main insight in my paper is that default contract terms—obvious contract terms—are not the only possible terms. It may be that you pay most View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services
  • 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

targeted firms were more likely to adopt ESO expensing relative to a control sample of S&P 500 firms; (ii) within targeted firms, the likelihood of adoption increases in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

and market-implied yields fell, and the ability of ratings to predict default deteriorated. We offer several possible explanations for these findings that are linked to existing theories. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2009
  • News

Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion

percent mortgage with no income, no job or assets. The subprime mortgage crisis of 2007 was not so difficult to predict. What was much harder to predict was the way a tremor caused by a spate of mortgage... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2

corporate directors' fiduciary duties in that state. This change limited incentives to take actions favoring equity over debt. We show that, as predicted, this increased the likelihood of equity issues,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28

likely to dissent, we do not find that academics, accountants, and lawyers are significantly more active in dissenting. Lastly, we show that dissent is consequential to the director and the firm. For directors, we show that dissent is significantly associated with the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13

evidence of a lower likelihood of SEC enforcement for labor-intensive firms that are headquartered in districts of senior congressmen that serve... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

underlying collateral portfolio in the event of liquidation, as well as assessing the likelihood of different outcomes. The case takes place during a period View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jul 2014
  • HBS Case

Marketing Obamacare

did just that, says Quelch. After legislation was passed, 14 states exercised the option to set up their own health insurance exchanges, as opposed to the other 36, which defaulted to the federal exchange. View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
  • 29 Sep 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

likelihood of valuable outcomes. However, the methods you'll use will differ from, and sometimes conflict with, methods that work when you do know where you're going. There is an increasingly important... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
  • 08 Jan 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

guarantees, being born as an insider increases the odds and likelihood of success. Conversely, those who did not win the "lottery" are often outsiders looking in. They have the wrong parents, the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

debt for firms in the vicinity of financial distress. We show that this ruling increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced firm risk,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel