Publications

October 1980 (Revised June 1993)
Background Note

Introduction to Decision Analysis

By: Paul A. Vatter

Keywords: Decision Making; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques

December 1999 (Revised March 2001)
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Lease Accounting and Analysis

By: David F. Hawkins

Discusses global accounting for leases by lessees and lessors with emphasis on U.S. lease accounting standards. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details

Keywords: International Accounting; Accounting; Leasing

September 2010 (Revised January 2011)
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Using Regression Analysis to Estimate Time Equations

This note presents a simple way to estimate time equations using regression analysis in Excel. The note quickly outlines regression analysis, then presents a real-life case example from the natural gas industry that students can use to gain experience developing and... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Mathematical Methods

As the cost of storing, sharing, and analyzing data has decreased, economic activity has become increasingly digital. But while the effects of digital technology and improved digital communication have been explored in a variety of contexts, the impact on... View Details

July 1982 (Revised April 1984)
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Some Avenues for Ethical Analysis in General Management

Provides a general framework for the analysis of ethics-related case studies in business policy, drawing upon categories from the discipline of moral philosophy. View Details

Keywords: Management; Analysis; Ethics

Fast Answer

Africa: research, news, analysis

business environment. Search Tip: Go to Data Tool to download specific indicators of interest, including indicators relating to consumer consumption, income, demographics, etc. Oxford Business Group Country Reports Useful for: in-depth View Details

January 2001
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Country Analysis in a "Global Village"

By: Bruce R. Scott

Substantially rewritten to establish the relevance of countries in the global context. It does so in terms of their differing economic performance in recent decades, and also by contrasting those that have "converged" toward the rich country norm (as theory would... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Macroeconomics; Trade; Business Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Industry Growth; Currency; Policy; Development Economics

2015
Book

Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy

By: Avi Goldfarb, Shane Greenstein and Catherine Tucker

As the cost of storing, sharing, and analyzing data has decreased, economic activity has become increasingly digital. But while the effects of digital technology and improved digital communication have been explored in a variety of contexts, the impact on economic... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Economics

2000
Book

Business Analysis and Valuation

By: Paul M. Healy, Krishna G. Palepu and Victor L. Bernard

Keywords: Valuation; Theory

July 1997
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Basic Capital Investment Analysis

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Discusses the net present value and internal rate of return methods for analyzing capital investments. Assumes prior knowledge of compound interest and present value methods. View Details

Keywords: Investment Return; Valuation

1980
Chapter

Network Analysis on Organization

By: Michael Tushman

Keywords: Organizational Design; Networks; Mathematical Methods

July 1985 (Revised May 1986)
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Lease Accounting and Analysis

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Accounting

May 1985
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Depreciation Accounting and Analysis

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Accounting

December 2011 (Revised October 2014)
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Business Model Analysis for Entrepreneurs

By: Thomas Eisenmann

This note defines a business model and its major elements: a customer value proposition, a technology and operations management plan, a go-to-market plan, and a profit formula. For each element, the note lists questions that an entrepreneur must address when evaluating... View Details

Keywords: Business Model

TeachingInterests

Economic Analysis of Public Policy

Teaching Fellow, Spring 2015
Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government View Details

January 1996
Background Note

Standard Costs and Variance Analysis

In an introduction to standard costs and cost variances, discussion, formulae, and examples explore the idea of comparing actual costs to those that were expected. View Details

Keywords: Cost Accounting

November 2011
Article

Competing Matchmakers: An Experimental Analysis

By: Tanjim Hossain, Dylan B. Minor and John Morgan

Platform competition is ubiquitous, yet platform market structure is little understood. Theory models typically suffer from equilibrium multiplicity—platforms might coexist or the market might tip to either platform. We use laboratory experiments to study the outcomes... View Details

Keywords: Platform Competition; Two-Sided Markets; E-commerce; Competition; Two-Sided Platforms; Monopoly