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    Benjamin N. Roth

    Ben Roth is the Purnima Puri and Richard Barrera Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He is a development economist that employs both economic theory and field experimentation to pursue questions in two overlapping... View Details

    • 09 Mar 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Impact Investing: A Theory of Financing Social Entrepreneurship

    Keywords: by Benjamin N. Roth; Financial Services
    • 14 Apr 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Contractual Restrictions and Debt Traps

    Keywords: by Ernest Liu and Benjamin N. Roth; Financial Services
    • 22 Feb 2018
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    Debt Traps? Market Vendors and Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines

    Keywords: by Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Benjamin N. Roth
    • 11 May 2020
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    Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs Using Community Information: Mechanism Design in the Field

    Keywords: by Reshmaan Hussam, Natalia Rigol, and Benjamin N. Roth
    • 24 Mar 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Free Riding in Loan Approvals: Evidence From SME Lending in Peru

    Keywords: by Irani Arraiz, Miriam Bruhn, Benjamin N. Roth, Claudia Ruiz-Ortega, and Rodolfo Stucchi
    • 22 Apr 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

    HBS colleagues Leslie Jeng, senior lecturer; Josh Lerner, Jacob H. Schiff Professor; Natalia Rigol, assistant professor; and Benjamin N. Roth, Purnima Puri and Richard Barrera Associate Professor. A... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 09 Apr 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

    Both impact investing and traditional philanthropy are on the rise after the decade-long economic boom following the Great Recession. But when does an impact investment make a bigger difference than a grant? The question is far more complicated than simply evaluating... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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    Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

    Benjamin N. Roth Natalia Rigol Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry (also listed under General Management) Michael S. Kaufman Andy... View Details
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    Rangan , Benjamin N. Roth , Natalia Rigol Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Business and Geopolitics Business, Government & the International Economy Jeremy Friedman Spring 2026 Q3 1.5... View Details
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    Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

    Benjamin N. Roth Natalia Rigol Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry (also listed under General Management) Michael S. Kaufman Andy... View Details
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    Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

    Entrepreneurial Management January 2026 J 3.0 Maria Roche Innovating at Scale Strategy Fall 2025 Q1 1.5 Dante Roscini IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation Business, Government & the International Economy January 2026 J 3.0 Benjamin View Details
    • 20 Feb 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

    Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53993 Debt Traps? Market Vendors and Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines By: Karlan, Dean, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Benjamin View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 12 Jun 2018
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    New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

    Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines By: Karlan, Dean, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Benjamin Roth Abstract—A debt trap occurs when someone takes on a high-interest rate loan and is barely able to pay... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 17 Dec 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

    the large team of researchers looking at COVID-19’s impact on issues of work and organizational psychology, prompting changes for practitioners and human resources professionals. Impact Investing: A Theory of Financing Social Entrepreneurship View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 16 Aug 2016
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    August 16, 2016

    https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51460 Concentrated Capital Losses and the Pricing of Corporate Credit Risk By: Siriwardane, Emil N. Abstract—Using proprietary data on all credit default swap (CDS) transactions in the U.S.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 18 May 2010
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    First Look: May 18

    market. We present statistics on the activity in these market mechanisms and present survey evidence that both mechanisms have facilitated matches. The paper concludes by discussing the emergence of platforms for transmitting job market... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 20 Sep 2016
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    September 20, 2016

    to Jewish organizational life. Inspired by 30 years of pioneering work by retail giant Leslie Wexner’s philanthropic focus on Jewish leadership, More Than Managing brings together diverse and remarkable... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 21 Jan 2014
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    First Look: January 21

    several mechanisms: by conferring employer recognition, by enhancing social visibility, and by facilitating social comparison. In a nationwide health worker training program in... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Business Economics - Doctoral

    Moss Joseph Pacelli Matthew Rabin Sophus A. Reinert Forest L. Reinhardt Meg Rithmire Clayton S. Rose Benjamin N. Roth Raffaella Sadun David S. Scharfstein Joshua R.... View Details