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- January 2021 (Revised February 2021)
- Technical Note
A Three-Part Framework for Entrepreneurial Marketplace Design
By: Scott Kominers
Kominers, Scott. "A Three-Part Framework for Entrepreneurial Marketplace Design." Harvard Business School Technical Note 821-065, January 2021. (Revised February 2021.)
- January 2021
- Article
Chain Stability in Trading Networks
By: John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky and Alexander Westkamp
We show that in general trading networks with bilateral contracts, a suitably adapted chain stability concept (Ostrovsky, 2008) is equivalent to stability (Hatfield and Kominers, 2012; Hatfield et al., 2013) if all agents' preferences are fully substitutable and...
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Keywords:
Matching;
Trading Networks;
Chain Stability;
Stability;
Competitive Equilibria;
Full Substitutability;
Laws Of Aggregate Supply And Demand;
Contracts;
market design;
Balance And Stability
Hatfield, John William, Scott Duke Kominers, Alexandru Nichifor, Michael Ostrovsky, and Alexander Westkamp. "Chain Stability in Trading Networks." Theoretical Economics 16, no. 1 (January 2021): 197–234.
- Article
Soul and Machine (Learning)
By: Davide Proserpio, John R. Hauser, Xiao Liu, Tomomichi Amano, Burnap Alex, Tong Guo, Dokyun (DK) Lee, Randall Lewis, Kanishka Misra, Eric Schwarz, Artem Timoshenko, Lilei Xu and Hema Yoganarasimhan
Machine learning is bringing us self-driving cars, medical diagnoses, and language translation, but how can machine learning help marketers improve marketing decisions? Machine learning models predict extremely well, are scalable to “big data,” and are a natural fit to...
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Keywords:
Machine Learning;
Marketing Applications;
Knowledge;
Technological Innovation;
Core Relationships;
marketing
Proserpio, Davide, John R. Hauser, Xiao Liu, Tomomichi Amano, Burnap Alex, Tong Guo, Dokyun (DK) Lee, Randall Lewis, Kanishka Misra, Eric Schwarz, Artem Timoshenko, Lilei Xu, and Hema Yoganarasimhan. "Soul and Machine (Learning)." Marketing Letters 31, no. 4 (December 2020): 393–404.
- December 2020
- Article
The Parable of the Auctioneer: Complexity in Paul R. Milgrom's Discovering Prices
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Alexander Teytelboym
Designing marketplaces in complex settings requires both novel economic theory and real-world engineering, often drawing upon ideas from fields such as computer science and operations research. In Discovering Prices, Milgrom (2017) explains the theory and design...
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Kominers, Scott Duke, and Alexander Teytelboym. "The Parable of the Auctioneer: Complexity in Paul R. Milgrom's Discovering Prices." Journal of Economic Literature 58, no. 4 (December 2020): 1180–1196.
- October 2020
- Article
Comparative Statics for Size-Dependent Discounts in Matching Markets
By: David Delacretaz, Scott Duke Kominers and Alexandru Nichifor
We prove a natural comparative static for many-to-many matching markets in which agents’ choice functions exhibit size-dependent discounts: reducing the extent to which some agent discounts additional partners leads to improved outcomes for the agents on the other side...
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Keywords:
Size-dependent Discounts;
Path-independence;
Respect For Improvements;
market design;
Mathematical Methods
Delacretaz, David, Scott Duke Kominers, and Alexandru Nichifor. "Comparative Statics for Size-Dependent Discounts in Matching Markets." Journal of Mathematical Economics 90 (October 2020): 127–131.
- September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Exercise
Artea: Designing Targeting Strategies
By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli
This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and targeting. Parts (B),(C),(D) Introduce algorithmic bias. The...
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Keywords:
Algorithmic Data;
Race And Ethnicity;
Experimentation;
Promotion;
"marketing Analytics";
Marketing And Society;
Big Data;
Privacy;
Data-driven Management;
Data Analytics;
Data Analysis;
E-commerce;
E-commerce Strategy;
Discrimination;
Targeted Advertising;
Targeted Policies;
Targeting;
Pricing Algorithms;
A/b Testing;
Ethical Decision Making;
Customer Base Analysis;
Customer Heterogeneity;
Coupons;
marketing;
Race;
Gender;
Diversity;
Customer Relationship Management;
marketing Communications;
Advertising;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Retail Industry;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
United States
Ascarza, Eva, and Ayelet Israeli. "Artea: Designing Targeting Strategies." Harvard Business School Exercise 521-021, September 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- September 2020
- Exercise
Artea (B): Including Customer-level Demographic Data
By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli
This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and targeting. Parts (B),(C),(D) Introduce algorithmic bias. The...
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Keywords:
Race;
Gender;
marketing;
Diversity;
Customer Relationship Management;
Demographics;
Prejudice And Bias;
Retail Industry;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Ascarza, Eva, and Ayelet Israeli. "Artea (B): Including Customer-level Demographic Data." Harvard Business School Exercise 521-022, September 2020.
- September 2020
- Exercise
Artea (C): Potential Discrimination through Algorithmic Targeting
By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli
This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and targeting. Parts (B),(C),(D) Introduce algorithmic bias. The...
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Keywords:
Race;
Gender;
marketing;
Diversity;
Customer Relationship Management;
Prejudice And Bias;
Retail Industry;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Ascarza, Eva, and Ayelet Israeli. "Artea (C): Potential Discrimination through Algorithmic Targeting." Harvard Business School Exercise 521-037, September 2020.
- September 2020
- Exercise
Artea (D): Discrimination through Algorithmic Bias in Targeting
By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli
This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and targeting. Parts (B),(C),(D) Introduce algorithmic bias. The...
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Keywords:
Race;
Gender;
marketing;
Diversity;
Customer Relationship Management;
Prejudice And Bias;
Retail Industry;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Ascarza, Eva, and Ayelet Israeli. "Artea (D): Discrimination through Algorithmic Bias in Targeting." Harvard Business School Exercise 521-043, September 2020.
- September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Teaching Note
Artea (A), (B), (C), and (D): Designing Targeting Strategies
By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS No. 521-021,521-022,521-037,521-043. This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and...
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- September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Supplement
Spreadsheet Supplement to Artea Teaching Note
By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli
Spreadsheet Supplement to Artea Teaching Note 521-041. This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and...
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- September 2020
- Case
True North: Pioneering Analytics, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Kairavi Dey and Hannah Mayer
True North was a private equity fund that specialized in the growth and buyout of mid-market, India-centric companies. The leadership team initially believed that technology was not core to traditional businesses and steered clear of new age technology-oriented...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Technology;
Management;
Operations;
Organizations;
Leadership;
Innovation And Invention;
Business Model;
Computer Industry;
Technology Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., Kairavi Dey, and Hannah Mayer. "True North: Pioneering Analytics, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence." Harvard Business School Case 621-042, September 2020.
- September 2020
- Case
Uber at a Crossroads (2017)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Business Model;
Customer Satisfaction;
Fairness;
Values And Beliefs;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Investment;
Government Legislation;
Business History;
Compensation And Benefits;
Resignation And Termination;
Employment;
Wages;
Lawfulness;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Style;
market Entry And Exit;
Two-sided Platforms;
Product design;
Organizational Culture;
Problems And Challenges;
Attitudes;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Transportation Networks;
Mobile Technology;
Technology Platform;
Valuation;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Uber: Competing Globally
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-404.
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business Growth And Maturation;
Business Model;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Geographic Scope;
Global Strategy;
Globalization;
Multinational Firms And Management;
Globalized markets And Industries;
Governance;
Governance Controls;
Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms;
Innovation And Invention;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Law;
Management;
Growth And Development;
Growth Management;
markets;
Demand And Consumers;
Consumer Behavior;
Network Effects;
Emerging markets;
market design;
market Entry And Exit;
market Participation;
Supply And Industry;
Industry Structures;
Planning;
Strategic Planning;
Relationships;
Business And Community Relations;
Business And Government Relations;
Business And Stakeholder Relations;
Labor And Management Relations;
Networks;
Adaptation;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Technology;
Mobile Technology;
Technology Platform;
Transportation Networks;
Transportation;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
Africa;
Ghana;
Asia;
China;
Shanghai;
Shanghai Shi;
India;
New Delhi;
Europe;
United Kingdom;
London;
England;
Latin America;
North And Central America;
United States;
New York (city, Ny);
New York (state, Us);
South America;
Colombia
- September–October 2020
- Article
The Air War Versus the Ground Game: An Analysis of Multi-Channel Marketing in U.S. Presidential Elections
By: Lingling Zhang and Doug J. Chung
This study jointly examines the effects of television advertising and field operations in U.S. presidential elections, with the former referred to as the “air war” and the latter as the “ground game.” Specifically, the study focuses on how different campaign...
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Keywords:
Multi-channel Marketing;
Ground Campaigning;
Political Campaigns;
Discrete-choice Model;
Instrumental Variables;
Political Elections;
marketing Channels;
Advertising;
United States
Zhang, Lingling, and Doug J. Chung. "The Air War Versus the Ground Game: An Analysis of Multi-Channel Marketing in U.S. Presidential Elections." Marketing Science 39, no. 5 (September–October 2020): 872–892.
- July 2020
- Case
Mortgage Backed Securities and the Covid-19 Pandemic
By: Emil N. Siriwardane, Luis M. Viceira and Dean Xu
In April 2020, global financial markets were still reeling as the COVID-19 pandemic spread rapidly across the world. Global equity markets had initially fallen by 30% in response to the pandemic, and high-yield credit markets had dropped by nearly 20%. In contrast,...
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Keywords:
Covid-19;
Mortgage-backed Securities;
Health Pandemics;
Financial markets;
Assets;
Resource Allocation;
Financial Instruments;
Decision Making
Siriwardane, Emil N., Luis M. Viceira, and Dean Xu. "Mortgage Backed Securities and the Covid-19 Pandemic." Harvard Business School Case 221-010, July 2020.
- July 2020
- Case
Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics
By: Steven Rogers, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Alterrell Mills
The co-founders (Black HBS alumnae) of an e-commerce beauty startup explore the unmet needs within the beauty industry. This case study examines the entrepreneurial opportunities that come from identifying an underserved market, specifically within the Black community...
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Keywords:
Brands And Branding;
Competition;
Customers;
Disruption;
Disruptive Innovation;
Distribution Channels;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Macroeconomics;
marketing;
marketing Channels;
marketing Communications;
marketing Strategy;
Mission And Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Product design;
Product Development;
Product Positioning;
Sales;
Social Issues;
Social marketing;
Business Startups;
Strategic Planning;
Strategy;
Supply Chain Management;
Venture Capital;
Advertising Industry;
Public Relations Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Beauty And Cosmetics Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
North And Central America;
United States;
New York (city, Ny);
New York (state, Us)
- July 2020
- Article
Lessons From The Impact of Price Regulation on The Pricing Of Anticancer Drugs in Germany
By: Victoria D. Lauenroth, Aaron S. Kesselheim, Ameet Sarpatwari and Ariel Dora Stern
Worldwide spending on prescription drugs has increased dramatically in recent years. Although this increase has been particularly pronounced in the U.S., it remains largely unaddressed there. In Europe, however, different approaches to regulating drug prices have been...
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Keywords:
Pharmaceuticals;
Prescription Drug Costs;
Drug Pricing;
Access To Care;
Cost Reduction;
Health Care And Treatment;
Price;
Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms;
Cost Management;
Germany
Lauenroth, Victoria D., Aaron S. Kesselheim, Ameet Sarpatwari, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Lessons From The Impact of Price Regulation on The Pricing Of Anticancer Drugs in Germany." Health Affairs 39, no. 7 (July 2020): 1185–1193.
- June 2020
- Article
Parallel Play: Startups, Nascent Markets, and the Effective Design of a Business Model
By: Rory McDonald and Kathleen Eisenhardt
Prior research advances several explanations for entrepreneurial success in nascent markets but leaves a key imperative unexplored: the business model. By studying five ventures in the same nascent market, we develop a novel theoretical framework for understanding how...
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Keywords:
Search;
Legitimacy;
Organizational Innovation;
Organizational Learning;
Mechanisms And Processes;
Institutional Entrepreneurship;
Qualitative Methods;
Business Model Design;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Emerging markets;
Adaptation;
Competition;
Strategy
McDonald, Rory, and Kathleen Eisenhardt. "Parallel Play: Startups, Nascent Markets, and the Effective Design of a Business Model." Administrative Science Quarterly 65, no. 2 (June 2020): 483–523.
- Article
How to End the Plasma Shortage for Coronavirus Patients
Those who have recovered from the virus will donate more blood if given the right incentives.
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Keywords:
Covid-19;
Convalescent Plasma;
Health Pandemics;
Health Care And Treatment;
market design;
Strategy
Kominers, Scott Duke. "How to End the Plasma Shortage for Coronavirus Patients." Bloomberg Opinion (May 11, 2020).