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- November 2009
- Article
Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya
By: Nava Ashraf, Xavier Gine and Dean Karlan
Farmers may grow crops for local consumption despite more profitable export options. DrumNet, a Kenyan NGO that helps small farmers adopt and market export crops, conducted a randomized trial to evaluate its impact. DrumNet services increased production of export crops... View Details
Keywords: Export Crop; Field Experiment; Food Safety Standards; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Profit; Marketing; Standards; Failure; Non-Governmental Organizations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Kenya; European Union
Ashraf, Nava, Xavier Gine, and Dean Karlan. "Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91, no. 4 (November 2009): 973–990.
- 2006
- Article
Deposit Collectors
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
Informal lending and savings institutions exist around the world, and often include regular door-to-door deposit collection of cash. Some banks have adopted similar services in order to expand access to banking services in areas that lack physical branches. Using a... View Details
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "Deposit Collectors." Art. 5. Special Issue on Field Experiments. Advances in Economic Analysis & Policy 6, no. 2 (2006).
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
SEED: A Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "SEED: A Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." December 2004. (Policy Paper.)
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Gift for MBA Global Reach
activities overseas,” stated Rubenstein, who has ties to the School through his wife, Alice Rogoff Rubenstein (MBA ’78), and through service on the Board of Dean’s Advisors. Said Dean Nitin Nohria, “This extremely generous and important... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Christensen Awarded Kim Clark Fellowship
of the newly established Kim B. Clark Fellowship in Responsible Leadership at Oxford's Saïd Business School. In explaining why he named the initiative after Clark, Saïd Dean Peter Tufano (MBA 1984, PhDBE 1989), a former professor and... View Details
- Web
Philip Hendrickson | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
International Robert Higgins Highland Capital Richard Jenrette Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Dean LeBaron Batterymarch Erling Lorentzen Aracruz Dan Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Thomas Murphy Capital Cities/ABC Joseph O’Donnell... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Innovation Imperative
If you want to understand what’s driving Dean Nitin Nohria’s emphasis on innovation for the School, look no further than HBS professor Bill Kirby’s writings on the rise and decline of great universities. While Nohria spent his first... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research
new level,” said Dean Kim B. Clark. HBS professor John A. Quelch, senior associate dean for International Development, noted that the gift “sends a clear message to our faculty — that it is imperative that... View Details
- Web
Business Education & The Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
than any method based primarily on telling the student how to do business.” Dean Wallace B. Donham , “Business Teaching by the Case System,” 1922. 2 Founded in 1908, HBS was one of the country’s earliest graduate programs in business... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Spring Renewal
weekend of social and academic activities, renewing old friendships and forging new ones. In welcoming the attendees, Dean Kim B. Clark stressed the importance of the School’s mission. “Today, more than ever, the world needs great... View Details
- 2003
- Article
Temporal Specificity of Perceptual Learning in an Auditory Discrimination Task
By: Uma R. Karmarkar and Dean V. Buonomano
Karmarkar, Uma R., and Dean V. Buonomano. "Temporal Specificity of Perceptual Learning in an Auditory Discrimination Task." Learning & Memory 10 (2003): 141–147.
- Article
Timing in the Absence of Clocks: Encoding Time in Neural Network States
By: Uma R. Karmarkar and Dean V. Buonomano
Karmarkar, Uma R., and Dean V. Buonomano. "Timing in the Absence of Clocks: Encoding Time in Neural Network States." Neuron 53, no. 3 (February 2007): 427–38.
- May 2006
- Article
Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin
We designed a commitment savings product for a Philippine bank and implemented it using a randomized control methodology. The savings product was intended for individuals who want to commit now to restrict access to their savings, and who were sophisticated enough to... View Details
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin. "Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 2 (May 2006): 635–672. (Winner of TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award Certificate of Excellence For an outstanding research publication containing ideas that the public and private sectors can use to maintain and improve America's lifelong financial well being presented by TIAA-CREF Institute.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Evolving HBS Campus
Pictured, from left: Cliff Gayley and architect William Rawn of William Rawn Associates; Dean Nitin Nohria; Beth Klarman; Seth Klarman; and Richard Walsh, president and CEO of Walsh Brothers, the project construction management firm.... View Details
- 5:30 PM – 9 PM +08, 09 Jan 2015
- Campaign
A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Shanghai
making a difference in business and society. Film screening and remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria 8:00 - 9:30 PM Celebrate and Connect Connect and network with your fellow alumni at a reception . All alumni in the Shanghai region will... View Details
- 5:30 PM – 9 PM JST, 07 Jan 2015
- Campaign
A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Tokyo
making a difference in business and society. Film screening and remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria 8:00 - 9:30 PM Celebrate and Connect Connect and network with your fellow alumni at a reception and strolling dinner. All alumni in... View Details
- 4:30 PM – 9 PM EST, 11 Dec 2014
- Campaign
A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Atlanta
people that are making a difference in business and society. Film screening and remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria 7:30 PM Celebrate and Connect Connect and network with your fellow alumni at a reception following the show. All alumni in... View Details
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Thomas Weisel | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
International Robert Higgins Highland Capital Richard Jenrette Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Dean LeBaron Batterymarch Erling Lorentzen Aracruz Dan Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Thomas Murphy Capital Cities/ABC Joseph O’Donnell... View Details
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Paul Baier | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
International Robert Higgins Highland Capital Richard Jenrette Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Dean LeBaron Batterymarch Erling Lorentzen Aracruz Dan Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Thomas Murphy Capital Cities/ABC Joseph O’Donnell... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Innovations Under Way Will Shape HBS’s Future
by Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA '98), Alumni Board President Tatum I can’t remember a more exciting time at HBS. There is innovation happening in all facets of the School. First and foremost, we have a visionary new leader in Dean Nohria. His... View Details