Treatment Effect Estimation - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 4

Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-005.pdf The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality (revised) Author:Zeynep Ton Abstract Determining staffing levels is an important decision in retail operations. While... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Aug 2016
News

Connecting with the Past

become vital in managing JRI-Poland. Please and thank you are the most valuable words in my vocabulary.” Marketing lessons learned at HBS also helped Diamond develop effective fundraising methods. Because records in Poland were kept on a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

with infants born at later gestational ages, giving the baby a chance, not watching their baby die, and equating CC with euthanasia. Some choosing CC wanted to avoid infant suffering. Conclusions: The degree of detail and order of presentation had no View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Jan 2018
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

discussion under the case method helped me learn when to jump into a debate, and what kinds of evidence to use to be most effective in different situations—skills I draw on when advising the administrator on whether to support or oppose a... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

Tightly packed workers and other weak protections allowed COVID-19 to sweep through American slaughterhouses during the past year, infecting at least 45,000 employees and killing an estimated 240 people. To Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

17 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

deep conviction that Islamism could not provide an effective model of governance in the twentieth century and therefore would collapse of its own accord within months after the Islamists seized power. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

structure. “But it can also have the side effect of changing the nature of competition, especially when your rivals know you’re reacting to whatever price changes they might make.” When rivals change prices In their recent research paper... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

American Economic Review The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina By: Hébert, Benjamin, and Jesse Schreger Abstract—We estimate the causal effect of sovereign default on the equity returns of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

commissions, albeit lower, still exist, but they represent a relatively minor source of revenue for the big brokerages compared to investment banking fees. Either way, the cost of sell-side research, estimated at over $8 billion in total,... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

16 Jul 2020
Blog Post

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

verbal skills. Then they were quizzed in categories considered favorable for men, such as business, math, videogames, cars, and sports. Respondents were asked to estimate how many questions they answered correctly on tests, and to guess... View Details

04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

Washington State) and by participants with responsibility to enforce rules in an experimental lab setting. We also show that this effect is driven by psychological reactance. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

measurement and disclosure of important metrics and information. In this chapter, we examine the effect of sustainability disclosure regulations on firms’ disclosure practices and valuations. Specifically, we explore the implications of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

12 May 2015
News

A Flash of Insight

debris toward Brooklyn. The smell of smoke remained in the air for weeks as charred pieces of office documents and personal effects drifted down onto his rooftop garden. “I remember spending long moments staring out of our windows toward... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; 9/11; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

08 Aug 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

using money to buy time can protect people from the detrimental effects of time pressure on life satisfaction. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52953 Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jan 2003
What Do You Think?

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

and rewarding." Several respondents emphasized that the most essential ingredients for success in developing markets in China are trusted partners with management talent who understand and operate comfortably and effectively in the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Tech Investment the Wise Way

value created for users by the offering based on the technology; define the structure of the value chain, that is, the network of activities within the firm required to create and distribute the products or services offered to customers; View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough & Richard S. Rosenbloom

15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

estimates of real consumption across countries without the need for consumer price index extrapolations. We discuss advantages and limitations associated with the use of online prices for PPPs, including issues of representativeness and... View Details