Publications

January 2011
Article

Let the Right One In: A Microeconomic Approach to Partner Choice in Mutualisms

By: Marco Archetti, Francisco Ubeda, Drew Fudenberg, Jerry R. Green, Naomi E. Pierce and Douglas W. Yu

One of the main problems impeding the evolution of cooperation is partner choice. When information is asymmetric (the quality of a potential partner is known only to himself), it may seem that partner choice is not possible without signaling. Many mutualisms, however,... View Details

Keywords: Microeconomics; Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; System; Problems and Challenges; Information; Economics; Theory; Cost; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cooperation

2011
Article

A Choice Prediction Competition for Social Preferences in Simple Extensive Form Games: An Introduction

By: Eyal Ert, Ido Erev and Alvin E. Roth

Two independent, but related, choice prediction competitions are organized that focus on behavior in simple two-person extensive form games: one focuses on predicting the choices of the first mover and the other on predicting the choices of the second mover. The... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competition; Motivation and Incentives; Game Theory; Fairness

2001
Book

Appendix to 'Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors'

By: Luis M. Viceira and John Y. Campbell

Keywords: Strategy; Resource Allocation; Assets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment

fall 2001
Article

Finding the Right CEO: Why Boards Often Make Poor Choices

By: Rakesh Khurana

Keywords: Management; Governance; Decision Choices and Conditions

Article

Private vs. Political Choice of Securities Regulation: A Political Cost/Benefit Analysis

By: John C. Coates

1992
Other Unpublished Work

Values in Transition: The Choices Embodied in State and Local Spending

By: Dutch Leonard and Monica E. Friar

Keywords: Decision Making; Spending; Government and Politics

1994
Other Unpublished Work

The Value Choices in State and Local Spending: A Workbook

By: Dutch Leonard and Monica Friar

Keywords: Spending; Local Range; Cost vs Benefits

1 Aug 1985
Conference Presentation

Social Influences on Creativity: Interactive Effects of Reward and Choice

By: Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Creativity; Social Psychology; Motivation and Incentives; Decision Choices and Conditions

April 2001
Article

Optimal Portfolio Choice for Long-Horizon Investors with Nontradable Labor Income

By: Luis M. Viceira

June 2016
Article

When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs

By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain

There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors... View Details

Keywords: Medical Education; MD; MBA; Physicians; Executive Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States

September 2002
Case

Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice

Presents the decision by the Federal Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit in the spring of 2002 to invalidate Seattle's use of race as a factor in allocating space in Seattle's oversubscribed schools. Summarizes the posture and content of the litigation, including... View Details

Keywords: Management; Leadership; Income; Social Entrepreneurship; Race; Lawsuits and Litigation; Education; Education Industry; Seattle