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  • 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

of collective action. While the available evidence is generally consistent with these theories, there is a dearth of quality evidence. Moreover, a large part of the variation in access to public goods seems... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5

after the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, the actions of Amy Cooper, and the killing of George Floyd, the anger and frustration regarding racial inequity in America had reached a boiling point. As student leaders,... View Details
  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

and situates land policy in the larger context of China’s reforms and pursuit of economic growth. It argues that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has strengthened the institutions that permit View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

Murphy, and Jorg L. Spenkuch Abstract—We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela

interviews with Hindu religious leaders as to why this pilgrimage matters, along with SPH's findings about all things health related, from the bacteria count in the Ganges to the quality of medical care.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Construction; Real Estate
  • 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

  Working PapersColonial Land Tenure, Electoral Competition and Public Goods in India Authors:Abhijit Banerjee and Lakshmi Iyer No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5

Black students in our community have spent the last few weeks grappling with the weight of a devastating truth: that our country and society has undeniably and systemically failed Black communities – and the false narrative that being... View Details
  • 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016

increased resource utilization (i.e., longer average length of stay) for both minor and major teaching hospitals, relative to a control group of non-teaching hospitals. We find limited evidence of negative effects on quality as measured... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

Cassandra L. Govan, Dan Ariely, and Elise Holland Abstract—Recent evidence suggests that Americans underestimate wealth inequality in the United States and favor a more equal wealth distribution (Norton... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18

exploit the grand cru classification of the chateaux of the Médoc, created in 1855, as a fixed hierarchical symbol of class status. The classification cannot be reversely affected by the quality chateaux... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

likely attributable to improvements in comparability (i.e., better precision of across-firm information) than to changes in information quality specific to the firm (i.e., core... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 May 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

conditions. In this case, Western consumers were taking responsibility not for their own health but for the health and safety of workers in a foreign land thousands of miles... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health
  • 05 May 2022
  • Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

and diversity of the AAPI experience and inspire hope for a world of empathy, compassion, and courage. Keven Wang (MBA 2022) October 31, 2001. For the first time in my life, I stepped foot onto a land I did... View Details
  • 02 Sep 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

many infrastructure challenges as well. It is one of the rainiest lands in the world, making many of its roads impassable half of the year. There's little electricity generated, about enough to power a small... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009

Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa Harvard Business School Case 709-001 The Londolozi game viewing reserve in South Africa became a defining icon of ecotourism during the 1990s and early... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

Breaks in Interaction Improve Collective Intelligence By: Bernstein, Ethan, Jesse Shore, and David Lazer Abstract— People influence each other when they interact to solve problems. Such social influence introduces both benefits (higher... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Jun 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

vehicle at the $2,500 price level to address the needs of the emerging middle class in India. At the same time, Ratan Tata has challenged his companies to think globally. They have done a large number of acquisitions around the world, the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 09 Aug 2016
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August 9, 2016

portfolio of high quality properties in Germany by acquiring one or more non-performing loans from Deutschland Bank. While he considers the many aspects of the deal that is about to unfold, he must decide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

government of West Bengal to develop a township on farmland. The decisions include whether to expand operations from the company's base in Kolkata to Bardhaman, 100 km away; whether to subdivide and sell raw View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

widespread distress: Corporate credit quality and growth, says Harvard Business School Professor Victoria Ivashina. “It's only in the US in 2007 and 2008 that we observed the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne