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- September 2025
- Article
Sticky Capital Controls
By: Miguel Acosta-Henao, Laura Alfaro and Andrés Fernández
There is much ongoing debate on the merits of capital controls as effective policy instruments. The differing perspectives are due in part to a lack of empirical studies that look at the intensive margin of controls, which in turn has prevented a quantitative... View Details
Keywords: Capital Controls; Macroprudential Policies; Stickiness; Intensive; (S, S) Costs; Capital; Management; Macroeconomics; Governance Controls; Mathematical Methods
Acosta-Henao, Miguel, Laura Alfaro, and Andrés Fernández. "Sticky Capital Controls." Art. 104104. Journal of International Economics 157 (September 2025).
- Fall 2025
- Article
The Rise of Remote Work: Evidence on Productivity and Preferences from Firm and Worker Surveys
By: Alexander Bartik, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca and Christopher Stanton
Drawing on surveys of small business owners and employees, we present three main findings about the evolution of remote work after the onset of COVID-19. First, uptake of remote work was abrupt and widespread in jobs suitable for telework according to the task-based... View Details
Bartik, Alexander, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton. "The Rise of Remote Work: Evidence on Productivity and Preferences from Firm and Worker Surveys." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 34, no. 3 (Fall 2025): 759–772.
- September 2025
- Article
Using Satellites and Phones to Evaluate and Promote Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Farms in India
By: Shawn Cole, Tomoko Harigaya, Grady Killeen and Aparna Krishna
This paper evaluates a low-cost, customized soil nutrient management advisory service in India. As a methodological contribution, we examine whether and in which settings satellite measurements may be effective at estimating both agricultural yields and treatment... View Details
Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Mathematical Methods; Analytics and Data Science; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; India
Cole, Shawn, Tomoko Harigaya, Grady Killeen, and Aparna Krishna. "Using Satellites and Phones to Evaluate and Promote Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Farms in India." Journal of Development Economics 176 (September 2025).
- August 5, 2025
- Article
Data-driven Equation Discovery Reveals Nonlinear Reinforcement Learning in Humans
By: Kyle J. LaFollette, Janni Yuval, Roey Schurr, David Melnikoff and Amit Goldenberg
Computational models of reinforcement learning (RL) have significantly contributed to our understanding of human behavior and decision-making. Traditional RL models, however, often adopt a linear approach to updating reward expectations, potentially oversimplifying the... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Behavior; Learning; Motivation and Incentives; Mathematical Methods
LaFollette, Kyle J., Janni Yuval, Roey Schurr, David Melnikoff, and Amit Goldenberg. "Data-driven Equation Discovery Reveals Nonlinear Reinforcement Learning in Humans." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, no. 31 (August 5, 2025).
- August 1, 2025
- Article
When to Innovate and When to Imitate
By: Felipe A. Csaszar, Rebecca Karp and Maria Roche
Innovation is often the gold standard for firms looking to grow profits and become leaders in their industries. But given the steep cost of failure, is a relentless pursuit of innovation always advisable? Or might there be some instances when imitation may be a better... View Details
Csaszar, Felipe A., Rebecca Karp, and Maria Roche. "When to Innovate and When to Imitate." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (August 1, 2025).
- July 2025
- Background Note
Ecosystem Disruption: A Multi-Stakeholder View of Disruptive Innovations
By: E. Ofek, Michael Haenlein, Eitan Muller and Roman Welden
The purpose of this note is to offer a more expansive view of how innovations disrupt markets than has been portrayed thus far in the extant literature by taking an ecosystem perspective. This broader outlook allows examining not only the product strategies of the... View Details
- July 2025
- Teaching Note
Hyperscaling Dreams: Ualá's Path from Startup to Fintech Champion
By: Juan Alcacer and Manuel Franck
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-408. Ualá, a fintech startup founded in Argentina in 2017 by Pierpaolo Barbieri, aimed to increase financial inclusion in Latin America through a digital platform linked to a prepaid card. After rapid success in Argentina, it expanded... View Details
- July 2025
- Case
AeroVironment: The MacCready Works Dilemma
By: Willy Shih and Sophie Zimmerman
Scott Newbern, the head of the MacCready Works at AeroVironment (AV) faced a dilemma. The new Strix next-generation drone had just completed a very successful test. AV had launched MacCready Works to focus on transformational innovations that served new markets and new... View Details
- July 2025
- Case
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Akiko Saito
In 2025, Kenichi Hori, President and CEO of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.—one of Japan’s most prominent Sogo Shosha (investment and trading companies with sprawling global footprints)—reflected on the company’s record-breaking profits. Its operations spanned multiple... View Details
- 2025
- Working Paper
Rethinking Volume
By: Philippe van der Beck, Lorenzo Bretscher and Zhiyu Julie Fu
Gross trading volumes in financial markets are large and far exceed return volatility. In contrast, “net volume”—trading from persistent portfolio reallocations—is substantially lower, as it excludes transitory round-trip trades. This observation reveals a fundamental... View Details
van der Beck, Philippe, Lorenzo Bretscher, and Zhiyu Julie Fu. "Rethinking Volume." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 26-003, July 2025.
- July 2025
- Article
Extraverts Reap Greater Social Rewards from Passion Because They Express Passion More Frequently and More Diversely
By: Kai Krautter, Anabel Büchner and Jon M. Jachimowicz
Passion is stereotypically expressed through animated facial expressions, energetic body movements, varied tone, and pitch—and met with interpersonal benefits. However, these capture only a subset of passion expressions that are more common for extraverts. Indeed, in... View Details
Keywords: Passion; Personality; Extraversion; Scale Development; Perception; Personal Characteristics
Krautter, Kai, Anabel Büchner, and Jon M. Jachimowicz. "Extraverts Reap Greater Social Rewards from Passion Because They Express Passion More Frequently and More Diversely." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 51, no. 7 (July 2025): 1159–1172.
- July 2025
- Article
How Important Is Editorial Gatekeeping? Evidence from Top Biomedical Journals
By: Joshua L. Krieger, Kyle R. Myers and Ariel D. Stern
We examine editors' influence on the scientific content of academic journals by unpacking the role of three major forces: journals' missions, aggregate supply of and demand for specific topics, and scientific homophily via editorial gatekeeping. In a sample of top... View Details
Keywords: Editors; Biomedical Research; Editorial Gatekeeping; Scientific Homophily; Intellectual Capital; Mission and Purpose; Journals and Magazines; Intellectual Property; Innovation and Invention; Human Capital; Higher Education; Publishing Industry
Krieger, Joshua L., Kyle R. Myers, and Ariel D. Stern. "How Important Is Editorial Gatekeeping? Evidence from Top Biomedical Journals." Review of Economics and Statistics 107, no. 4 (July 2025): 1159–1168.
- July–August 2025
- Article
Passion Penalizes Women and Advantages (Unexceptional) Men in High-Potential Designations
By: Joyce He, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Celia Moore
High potential programs offer a swift path up the corporate ladder for those who secure a place on them. However, the evaluation of “potential” occurs under considerable uncertainty, creating fertile ground for gender bias. We document that men are more likely than... View Details
Keywords: Passion; Potential; Gender; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Talent and Talent Management
He, Joyce, Jon M. Jachimowicz, and Celia Moore. "Passion Penalizes Women and Advantages (Unexceptional) Men in High-Potential Designations." Organization Science 36, no. 4 (July–August 2025): 1438–1465.
- July 2025
- Case
The Future in Sight: LumineticsCore and the First Autonomous AI for Diagnostics
By: Michael Lingzhi Li and Tinglong Dai
After two decades of research, Dr. Michael Abramoff successfully launched LumineticsCore—the first autonomous AI system authorized by the FDA to diagnose diabetic retinopathy without physician oversight. The case traces his journey across algorithm design, clinical... View Details
- 2025
- Working Paper
Where Discovery Happens: Research Institutions and Fundamental Knowledge in the Life-Sciences
By: Amitabh Chandra and Connie Xu
Fundamental knowledge in the life sciences has consequential implications for medicine and subsequent medical innovations. Using publications in leading life science journals to measure fundamental knowledge, we document large agglomerations in the institutions where... View Details
Chandra, Amitabh, and Connie Xu. "Where Discovery Happens: Research Institutions and Fundamental Knowledge in the Life-Sciences." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 33996, July 2025.
- June 2025
- Case
New WOW at Equitable (A): A New Way of Working
By: Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
Equitable CEO Mark Pearson executes a company-wide change management- transforming a sleepy but reasonably performing firm in a traditional industry not known for innovation, into an innovation-focused agile organization. View Details
- June 2025
- Supplement
New WOW at Equitable (B): NWOW Playbook
By: Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
Equitable CEO Mark Pearson executes a company-wide change management- transforming a sleepy but reasonably performing firm in a traditional industry not known for innovation, into an innovation-focused agile organization. This supplement provides a playbook for change... View Details
- June 2025
- Case
Parque del Sendero: Repositioning in the Death Care Industry in Chile
By: Jill Avery, Andres Cuneo and Marco Bertini
Facing changing consumer behavior and shifting industry conditions, Parque del Sendero, one of largest networks of cemeteries in Chile, considers repositioning its products to appeal to a broader swath of Chilean customers to fuel growth and a more profitable business... View Details
- 2025
- Working Paper
Public Displays of Alignment: Firm Speech in Autocratic Regimes
By: Joris Mueller, Jaya Y. Wen and Cheryl Wu
Political speech by firms is increasingly common around the world. This paper
examines the government as an important, yet understudied, audience for
such speech, focusing on how Chinese firms rhetorically align with the state.
We introduce novel, general, and... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Economic Systems; Power and Influence; Government Administration; Policy; China
Mueller, Joris, Jaya Y. Wen, and Cheryl Wu. "Public Displays of Alignment: Firm Speech in Autocratic Regimes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-064, June 2025.
- June 2025
- Case
Zerodha
By: Das Narayandas and Kairavi Dey
Zerodha Broking Pvt. Ltd. (Zerodha) was among India's largest online broking platforms. Nithin and Nikhil Kamath started Zerodha to empower retail investors and remove the hurdles to investing in stocks. The company pioneered tech-first discount broking, charging... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry