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How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We use an experiment to estimate the effect of the SEC's Summary Prospectus, which simplifies mutual fund disclosure. Our subjects chose an equity portfolio and a bond portfolio. Subjects received either statutory prospectuses or Summary Prospectuses. We find no... View Details
Keywords: Information; Corporate Disclosure; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Retirement; Personal Finance; Investment Funds; Microeconomics
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?" In Explorations in the Economics of Aging, edited by David A. Wise, 75–96. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011.
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
own workers and consumers. Frontiers of Capital signals the wide-ranging role of anthropology in explaining the social and cultural contours of the New Economy. Purchase book: http://www.dukeupress.edu The Microeconomic Foundations of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2010 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Remaking Singapore
By: Michael E. Porter, Boon Siong Neo and Christian H.M. Ketels
Looking through the lenses of both macro and micro economic policy, this case examines how Singapore has achieved such stellar success throughout its history, from independence through 2008. The case discusses the different policy choices the Singaporean government has... View Details
Keywords: History; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Competitive Advantage; Policy; Economic Growth; Microeconomics; Government and Politics; Macroeconomics; Singapore
Porter, Michael E., Boon Siong Neo, and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Remaking Singapore." Harvard Business School Case 710-483, June 2010. (Revised August 2013.)
- November 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- Background Note
China Rising: An Economic Snapshot
"China Rising: An Economic Snapshot" provides readers with an overview of China's economic transformation, relying on economic data from a variety of sources. It is organized into three sections: (1) "The Big Picture" explores macroeconomic indicators, as well as those... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Local Range; Globalized Economies and Regions; Business and Government Relations; China
Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "China Rising: An Economic Snapshot." Harvard Business School Background Note 308-064, November 2007. (Revised December 2008.)
- Article
De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal Redistribution
By: Benjamin B Lockwood and Matthew Weinzierl
The prominent but unproven intuition that preference heterogeneity reduces redistribution in a standard optimal tax model is shown to hold under the plausible condition that the distribution of preferences for consumption relative to leisure rises, in terms of... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Income; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Taxation; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics
Lockwood, Benjamin B., and Matthew Weinzierl. "De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal Redistribution." Journal of Public Economics 124 (April 2015): 74–80. (Also NBER Working Paper Series, No. 17784, September 2014 and Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-063, January 2012.)
- 2008
- Chapter
The Importance of Default Options for Retirement Saving Outcomes: Evidence from the United States
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
This paper summarizes the empirical evidence on how defaults impact retirement savings outcomes. After outlining the salient features of the various sources of retirement income in the U.S., the paper presents the empirical evidence on how defaults impact retirement... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Financial Condition; Retirement; Investment Funds; Microeconomics; Outcome or Result; Government and Politics; Financial Institutions; Macroeconomics; United States
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "The Importance of Default Options for Retirement Saving Outcomes: Evidence from the United States." In Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas, edited by Stephen J. Kay and Tapen Sinha, 59–87. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
forthcoming Abstract Discussions of the economic impact of open source software often generate more heat than light. Advocates passionately assert the benefits of open source, while critics decry its effects. Missing from the debate is rigorous economic analysis and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Overview
By: Kyle R. Myers
Professor Myers studies the economics of what determines the rate and direction of innovation. He has examined the reallocation of scientists through the use of targeted research grants at the National Institutes of Health, and is working to further understand how... View Details
Keywords: Technology Networks; Commercialization; Science-Based Business; Research and Development; Knowledge Management; Patents; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Entrepreneurship; Health; Innovation and Invention; Science; Technology; Knowledge; Intellectual Property; Economics; Microeconomics; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Technology Industry
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
microeconomic level it features adoption of firms at the extensive and the intensive margin. Based on a data set of 15 technologies and 166 countries our estimations of the model yield four main findings: (1) there are large cross-country... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
required strategy course at the Harvard Business School, and are taught in virtually every business school in the world. Professor Porter currently leads Harvard's programs for chief executive officers of billion dollar and larger corporations and created a... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
http://www.people.hbs.edu/ffoley/PIMAp.pdf August 2013 American Economic Journal: Microeconomics Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz Abstract—We consider market rules for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007
policies emerge severely limits their consistency. What differentiates the USA is a microeconomic business environment that enables a high degree of regional specialization, benefits especially knowledge-driven industries, and raises the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
an effort to accomplish this. The second involved a fiscal policy plan whose initial thrust was expansionary, but which also sought to reduce future budget deficits. The last one involved a series of microeconomic reforms aimed at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
PublicationsPreference Signaling in Matching Markets Authors:Peter A. Coles, Alexey Kushnir, and Muriel Niederle Publication:American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (forthcoming) Abstract Many labor markets share three stylized facts:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
PublicationsRepublic of China at 60-An International Assessment Author:William C. Kirby Publication:Harvard University Asia Center, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?recid=31216 Let the Right... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
Francisco de Asís Martínez-Jerez, and Jason Douglas Publication:American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 1, no. 1 (February 2009): 53-74 Abstract We analyze geographic patterns of trade between individuals using transactions data from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010
our model is isomorphic to a neoclassical growth model, while at the microeconomic level it features adoption of firms at the extensive and the intensive margin. Based on a data set of 15 technologies and 166 countries our estimations of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009
Roth Publication:American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (forthcoming) Abstract Many markets have organizations that influence or try to establish norms concerning when offers can be made, accepted, and rejected. Examining a dozen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2024
- Book
The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create
By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
We demystify the coming digital revolution, showing how NFTs will transform our online and offline interactions.
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Markets; E-commerce; Market Design; Value; Customer Value and Value Chain; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Organizational Structure; Customer Ownership; Ownership; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Computer Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
Kaczynski, Steve, and Scott Duke Kominers. The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create. Portfolio/Penguin, 2024.
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