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  • October 2007
  • Article

The Art of Designing Markets

By: Alvin E. Roth
Traditionally, markets have been viewed as simply the confluence of supply and demand. But to function properly, they must be able to attract a sufficient number of buyers and sellers, induce participants to make their preferences clear, and overcome congestion by... View Details
Keywords: Market Design; Market Participation; Market Transactions; Information Technology; Internet and the Web
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  • 01 Dec 2015
  • HBS Seminar

Nicola Lacetera, University of Toronto

    Ashish Nanda

    Ashish Nanda is Senior Lecturer and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at Harvard Business School. From 2018 to 2021, he was course head for the MBA Required Curriculum course in Strategy. Beginning in 2022, he is teaching an MBA Elective... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; advertising; asset management; banking; brokerage; consulting; e-commerce industry; education industry; executive search; financial services; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; legal services; management consulting; professional services; real estate; service industry; sports; tourism
    • 14 Oct 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: October 14

      Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly transforming the global landscape... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • March 2025
    • Supplement

    No One Left Behind (D)

    By: Lynn S. Paine, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock and David Lane
    In September 2021, the board of directors for the nonprofit No One Left Behind (NOLB) faced a crucial decision. Since its 2013 founding, NOLB had helped resettle in the United States thousands of Afghans and Iraqis who had assisted U.S. forces as combat translators;... View Details
    Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Industry; Afghanistan; United States
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    • Teaching Interest

    Short Intensive Program (SIP): Effective Strategic Philanthropy

    By: Brian L. Trelstad
    Non-profit organizations and social enterprises play an important role in every country in the world: as laboratories for social innovation, as the delivery system for critical goods and services at scale, as the stewards of our cultural heritage, and as advocates for... View Details
    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    Tax Elasticities of Top Donors: Evidence from Family Foundations

    By: Simon Essig Aberg
    High net-worth donors who give through a family foundation or donor-advised fund constitute the fastest growing segment of charitable giving in the United States. Using a novel database of foundation tax filings, I document facts about top donors, estimate how they... View Details
    Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Taxation; Motivation and Incentives
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    • October 2010
    • Article

    The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits

    By: Robert S. Kaplan and Allen S. Grossman
    Many of our largest and most successful companies today did not exist 50 years ago. During this same time interval, companies that ranked among top in the 1960s have disappeared, been merged out of existence, or become much smaller presences in the U.S. industrial... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Management Practices and Processes; Infrastructure; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Effectiveness; Nonprofit Organizations
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    • 06 Oct 2015
    • First Look

    October 6, 2015

    Giving: The Role of Risk By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Decisions involving charitable giving often occur under the shadow of risk. A common finding is that potential donors give less when there is greater risk that their donation will... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 Jan 2024
    • Blog Post

    Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS

    you can expect your second year need-based HBS Scholarship to be similar to what you received in your first year. 8. What is the difference between a scholarship and a loan? An HBS Scholarship is a need-based award made possible by real View Details
    • 2007
    • Chapter

    Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations

    By: Alnoor Ebrahim
    This paper explores the linkages between information systems and accountability in nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations (NGOs). The information systems in four NGOs are introduced: two Indian NGOs engaged in natural resource management and rural development, an... View Details
    Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Information Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Information Technology; India; District of Columbia
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    • 28 Oct 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Fairness, Efficiency, and Flexibility in Organ Allocation for Kidney Transplantation

    Keywords: by Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias & Nikolaos Trichakis; Health
    • Article

    Kidneys for Sale: Who Disapproves, and Why?

    By: Stephen Leider and Alvin E. Roth
    The shortage of transplant kidneys has spurred debate about legalizing monetary payments to donors to increase the number of available kidneys. However, buying and selling organs faces widespread disapproval. We survey a representative sample of Americans to assess... View Details
    Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Policy; Health; Market Transactions; Attitudes; Trust
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    • Web

    Giving - Alumni

    MBA students receive need-based financial aid Learn how you can support students 3,200+ Student and alumni ventures supported by the Harvard Innovation Labs Learn about the Harvard Innovation Labs 27 % Portion of HBS’s operating revenue from View Details
    • January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
    • Case

    Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brian Trelstad and Courtney Han
    2023 marked five years of the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)’s “systems philanthropy” approach to grantmaking. Located in northeastern Massachusetts, the community foundation served 800,000 residents across 34 cities and towns that varied widely by... View Details
    Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Reputation; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Alignment; Nonprofit Organizations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Massachusetts
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    • Web

    Ways to Give Today - Alumni

    and Discover. Online Give Online Give online via Harvard's secure donation form Online LOG IN TO GIVE Recommended for all alumni and required for international credit card gifts Give Without Login For US-based donors only—no personal... View Details
    • Web

    Help - Alumni

    For more information, e-mail the Alumni Relations Office at alumni@hbs.edu . Giving to HBS When do I need to fulfill my pledge? Donors to HBS, particularly alumni in reunion classes, can make pledges to be fulfilled at a later date.... View Details
    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    Fairness, Efficiency and Flexibility in Organ Allocation for Kidney Transplantation

    By: Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias and Nikolaos Trichakis
    We propose a scalable, data-driven method for designing national policies for the allocation of deceased donor kidneys to patients on a waiting list, in a fair and efficient way. We focus on policies that have the same form as the one currently used in the U.S. In... View Details
    Keywords: Fairness; Policy; Health Disorders; Marketplace Matching; Performance Effectiveness; Rank and Position; Health Industry; United States
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    • 19 Jul 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity are Linked

    Keywords: by Julio J. Rotemberg
    • Web

    HBS Fund - Alumni

    so important to fulfilling HBS’s mission. The HBS Fund Investors Society recognizes leadership annual donors. Learn More Highlights from fiscal year 2024 7,748 HBS Fund donors $ 250 HBS Fund median gift $ 1M 4,725 gifts under $1,000 “ The... View Details