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Ms. Fedyk's main research interests lie at the intersection of asset pricing and behavioral finance, with a particular focus on information and belief formation. Her job market paper is part of a broader research agenda on the way in which information is incorporated... View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Aggregate and Firm-Level Stock Returns During Pandemics, in Real Time
By: Laura Alfaro, Anusha Chari, Andrew Greenland and Peter K. Schott
We show that unexpected changes in the trajectory of COVID-19 infections predict U.S. stock returns, in real time. Parameter estimates indicate that an unanticipated doubling (halving) of projected infections forecasts next-day decreases (increases) in aggregate U.S.... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Stock Returns; Health Pandemics; Stocks; Investment Return; Forecasting and Prediction
Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, Andrew Greenland, and Peter K. Schott. "Aggregate and Firm-Level Stock Returns During Pandemics, in Real Time." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 26950, April 2020. (Revised May 2020.)
- 24 Oct 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
When $3+$1 > $4: The Effect of Gift Salience on Employee Effort in an Online Labor Market
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 19 Population of urban centers overtakes that of rural communities Tight immigration restrictions Increase in divorce rates Influence: Medium-Low 30 1930 19 Westward migration of midwestern farmers and laborers for... View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
BalanceYounger workers are rejecting the idea of sticking with one employer for the long haul and are instead finding happiness by job-hopping and creating dramatically different boundaries with work. In a new book, Christina M. Wallace... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
the success of the Jordan brand. He discusses how education can break the street-to-jail cycle and why business leaders should give formerly incarcerated people a second chance. Crushed to see his dream job evaporate and fearing that no View Details
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Hire Talent Hire Talent Work With Us to Meet Your Hiring Goals Discover HBS talent, engage and recruit current students and alumni, view employment statistics and gain recruiting insights and advice. Post Jobs and Access Resumes Promote... View Details
- December 2001 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Netherlands:The, A "Third Way?"
By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews
The economic success of The Netherlands in the 1960s can be attributed to Dutch wages that were kept substantially below those in neighboring countries. But increased pressures in the 1970s led to a wage explosion, which in turn pushed unemployment and disguised... View Details
- 29 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines
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Your Career Resources - MBA
but also provide valuable programming for both students and alumni and create valuable employer relationships for the HBS network. Experienced Coaches In addition to our team, students and alumni can choose from more than 60 career... View Details
- 2022
- White Paper
The American Opportunity Index: A Corporate Scorecard of Worker Advancement
By: Matt Sigelman, Joseph Fuller, Nik Dawson and Gad Levanon
The American Opportunity Index: A Corporate Scorecard of Worker Advancement is a new effort to give companies and other stakeholders a set of robust tools that measure how well major employers are doing in fostering economic mobility for workers and how they could do... View Details
Keywords: Upward Mobility; Career Advancement; Personal Development and Career; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Wages; Human Capital; Recruitment
Sigelman, Matt, Joseph Fuller, Nik Dawson, and Gad Levanon. "The American Opportunity Index: A Corporate Scorecard of Worker Advancement." White Paper, Burning Glass Institute, October 2022 (A joint project with Harvard Business School Project on Managing the Future of Work and Schultz Family Foundation.)
- 06 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business
For refugees fleeing troubled regions as disparate as Afghanistan and Ukraine, finding meaningful work in the United States is not only key to their own success, but also crucial for businesses navigating labor shortages. New research offers lessons for policymakers... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 16 Mar 2011
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Driven by Social Comparisons: How Feedback about Coworkers’ Effort Influences Individual Productivity
- 2016
- Article
The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet as a Financial-Stability Tool
By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel Gregory Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein
We argue that the Federal Reserve should use its balance sheet to help reduce a key threat to financial stability: the tendency for private-sector financial intermediaries to engage in excessive amounts of maturity transformation—i.e., to finance risky assets using... View Details
Greenwood, Robin, Samuel Gregory Hanson, and Jeremy C. Stein. "The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet as a Financial-Stability Tool." Jackson Hole Economic Symposium Conference Proceedings (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) (2016): 335–397.
- June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Spir-It, Inc. (A): Building the Business
Early in February 1934, two and a half months after the end of prohibition, Jack Sindler sat with a friend in Boston's Ritz Hotel bar enjoying a drink. Sindler worked for the Converse Rubber Co., and he was always inventing something. He held several patents for rubber... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Production; Market Entry and Exit; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Acquisition; Growth and Development; Product Development; Manufacturing Industry; Boston
Spear, Steven J. "Spir-It, Inc. (A): Building the Business." Harvard Business School Case 601-081, June 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
- 20 May 2020
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How Will COVID-19 Change Demand for Office Space?
- 22 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers
changes amounted to a $4,000 boost to their income, roughly equivalent to two months’ salary. Di Maggio notes that many employers do credit checks, so when borrowers are in default, they may have more trouble getting jobs. “Once that loan... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11
August 2013 Work and Occupations Toward a Model of Work Redesign for Better Work and Better Life By: Perlow, Leslie A., and Erin L. Kelly Abstract—Flexible work accommodations provided by employers purport to help individuals struggling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Women’s health is more than female anatomy and our reproductive system—it’s about unraveling centuries of inequities due to living in a patriarchal healthcare system. - Blog: Health Supplement
Maven , now a $1 billion women’s telehealth company, some investors said that employers would never pay for a solution that “only” supported half the population. What they didn’t consider is that pregnancy and delivery is one of the... View Details