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      • October 2020 (Revised December 2020)
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      Investing at Pivotal Ventures

      By: Emil N. Siriwardane, Emily R. McComb and Eren Kuzucu
      Launched in 2015 by Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures is an investment and incubation company. The company aims to support and promote transformational ideas, people and organizations, and advance social progress for women...  View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Management; Mission And Purpose; Venture Capital
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      Siriwardane, Emil N., Emily R. McComb, and Eren Kuzucu. "Investing at Pivotal Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 221-033, October 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
      • 2020
      • Chapter

      Reserve Accumulation, Sovereign Debt, and Exchange Rate Policy

      By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
      In the past decade, foreign participation in local-currency bond markets in emerging countries increased dramatically. Additionally, emerging countries are increasingly deviating from inflation targeting regimes, managing their exchange rate and engaging in...  View Details
      Keywords: Reserves; Exchange Rate; Sovereign Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Policy
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Reserve Accumulation, Sovereign Debt, and Exchange Rate Policy." In Asset Management at Central Banks and Monetary Authorities: New Practices in Managing International Foreign Exchange Reserves, edited by Jacob Bjorheim. Springer, 2020. (Book link.)
      • September 2020
      • Teaching Note

      Uber: Competing Globally

      By: Alexander J. MacKay
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-404.  View Details
      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
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      MacKay, Alexander J. "Uber: Competing Globally." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 721-387, September 2020.
      • April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
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      Uber: Competing Globally

      By: Alexander J. MacKay, Amram Migdal and John Masko
      This case describes Uber’s global market entry strategy and responses by regulators and local competitors. It details Uber’s entry into New York City (United States), Bogotá (Colombia), Delhi (India), Shanghai (China), Accra (Ghana), and London (United Kingdom). In...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Globalization; Global Strategy; 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 Strategy; 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; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Ghana; Asia; China; Shanghai Shi; Shanghai; India; New Delhi; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London; Latin America; North And Central America; United States; New York (city, Ny); New York (state, Us); South America; Colombia
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      MacKay, Alexander J., Amram Migdal, and John Masko. "Uber: Competing Globally." Harvard Business School Case 720-404, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      From Sweetheart to Scapegoat: Brand Selfie-Taking Shapes Consumer Behavior

      By: Reto Hofstetter, Gabriela Kunath and Leslie K. John
      Increasingly, consumers are taking self-photos and marketers, eager to capitalize on this trend, have been asking consumers to take self-photos with brands (i.e., brand selfies). We suggest that consumer compliance with such requests sparks a self-inferential process...  View Details
      Keywords: Brand Selfie; Photo-taking; Self-perception; Self-inferences; Self-brand Connection; Brands And Branding; Consumer Behavior; Perception
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      Hofstetter, Reto, Gabriela Kunath, and Leslie K. John. "From Sweetheart to Scapegoat: Brand Selfie-Taking Shapes Consumer Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-085, February 2020.
      • January 2020
      • Case

      SK Group: Social Progress Credits

      By: George Serafeim, Ethan Rouen and David Freiberg
      SK Group was one of the largest companies South Korea. A family-run conglomerate consisting of around 120 subsidiaries and employing more than 100,000, SK was tightly knit into the fabric of Korean society. SK viewed their future success as contingent upon the strength...  View Details
      Keywords: Impact; Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; Social Value; Social Development; Conglomerates; Measurement Of Purpose; Esg; Esg (environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Capital Markets; Innovation; Environmental Impact; Collaboration; Social Enterprise; Social And Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Measurement And Metrics; Value Creation; Cooperation; Environmental Sustainability; Employment; Accounting; Energy Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Chemical Industry; South Korea
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      Serafeim, George, Ethan Rouen, and David Freiberg. "SK Group: Social Progress Credits." Harvard Business School Case 120-071, January 2020.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      Recovering Investor Expectations from Demand for Index Funds

      By: Mark Egan, Alexander J. MacKay and Hanbin Yang
      We use a revealed-preference approach to estimate investor expectations of stock market returns. Using data on demand for index funds that follow the S&P 500, we develop and estimate a model of investor choice to flexibly recover the time-varying distribution of...  View Details
      Keywords: Stock Market Expectations; Demand Estimation; Exchange-traded Funds (etfs); Demand And Consumers; Investment; United States
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      Egan, Mark, Alexander J. MacKay, and Hanbin Yang. "Recovering Investor Expectations from Demand for Index Funds." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 26608, January 2020. (Revise and Resubmit at the Review of Economic Studies. Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-122, May 2020. Direct download. Revised August 2020.)
      • Fall 2019
      • Article

      Du « défi américain » à l’expansion européenne: Les relations économiques transatlantiques des années cinquante aux années soixante-dix

      By: Grace A. Ballor
      Economic histories of post-war transatlantic relations have focused on two predominant narratives: US aid for European reconstruction through the Marshall Plan, and the threat of American business investment in Europe. But little research has linked these two elements....  View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Corporations; Economic History; International Relations; Business History; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms And Management
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      Ballor, Grace A. "Du « défi américain » à l’expansion européenne: Les relations économiques transatlantiques des années cinquante aux années soixante-dix." Relations internationales 180, no. 4 (Fall 2019): 43–57.
      • June 2019
      • Case

      ClearLife: From Prospect to Platform

      By: Alexander Braun, Lauren Cohen, Mauro Elvedi and Jiahua Xu
      ClearLife’s first product was a trading and analytics platform for participants in the U.S. life settlement market, the secondary market for life insurance. ClearLife played a key role in facilitating transactions and devising a common language for expressing value and...  View Details
      Keywords: market Platforms; Insurance; Entrepreneurship; Expansion; Diversification; Strategy
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      Braun, Alexander, Lauren Cohen, Mauro Elvedi, and Jiahua Xu. "ClearLife: From Prospect to Platform." Harvard Business School Case 219-119, June 2019.
      • June 2019
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      Debt Redemption and Reserve Accumulation

      By: Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
      In the past decade, foreign participation in local-currency bond markets in emerging countries increased dramatically. We revisit sovereign debt sustainability under the assumptions that countries can accumulate reserves and borrow internationally using their own...  View Details
      Keywords: Sovereign Debt; Local-currency Bonds; Foreign Reserves; Sovereign Finance; Borrowing And Debt; Bonds; Financial markets; Developing Countries And Economies
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk. "Debt Redemption and Reserve Accumulation." IMF Economic Review 67, no. 2 (June 2019): 261–287. (Also NBER Working Paper No. 19098.)
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      rTSR: When Do Relative Performance Metrics Capture Relative Performance?

      By: Paul Ma, Jee-Eun Shin and Charles C. Y. Wang
      We develop a measurement-error framework for assessing the quality of relative-performance metrics designed to filter out the systematic component of performance and analyze relative total shareholder return (rTSR)—the predominant metric market participants use to...  View Details
      Keywords: Relative Tsr; Relative Performance Evaluation; Systematic Risk; Board Of Directors; Compensation Consultants; Style Effects; Executive Compensation; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Governance
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      Ma, Paul, Jee-Eun Shin, and Charles C. Y. Wang. "rTSR: When Do Relative Performance Metrics Capture Relative Performance?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-112, April 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
      • April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
      • Case

      Western Governors University: 10x Vision

      By: William R. Kerr and Susie L. Ma
      Western Governors University (WGU) was a nonprofit institution of higher education whose online learning model served more than 100,000 students in 2019 and was scaling rapidly. President Scott Pulsipher wanted to expand WGU’s reach to millions more with a plan called...  View Details
      Keywords: Online Education; Enrollment; Scaling; Higher Education; Online Technology; Business Model; Expansion; Growth And Development Strategy; Education Industry; United States
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      Kerr, William R., and Susie L. Ma. "Western Governors University: 10x Vision." Harvard Business School Case 819-093, April 2019. (Revised June 2019.)
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact

      By: Michelle A. Shell and Ryan W. Buell
      It is a well-established result in social psychology that when people feel anxious, they seek advice from others. However, increasingly companies that operate in high-anxiety settings (like financial services, health care, and education) are deploying self-service...  View Details
      Keywords: Anxiety; Customers; Emotions; Service Delivery; Interpersonal Communication; Customer Satisfaction; Trust
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      Shell, Michelle A., and Ryan W. Buell. "Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-089, February 2019.
      • January 2019
      • Case

      LKQ-Stahlgruber

      By: Guhan Subramanian and Caeden Brynie
      Through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, LKQ Corp. became the leading aftermarket auto parts distributor in the U.S. by the early 2000s. Beginning in 2012, the company began similarly consolidating the European marketplace. However, by 2017, the...  View Details
      Keywords: Consolidation; Acquisition; Decision Making; Strategy; Opportunities; Europe; Germany
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      Subramanian, Guhan, and Caeden Brynie. "LKQ-Stahlgruber." Harvard Business School Case 919-016, January 2019.
      • December 2018 (Revised April 2020)
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      Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets

      By: Marco Di Maggio, David Lane and Susie Ma
      In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital access to property rights in a 12-unit Manhattan condominium complex. The deal was proof-of-concept for Fluidity, which hoped to...  View Details
      Keywords: Blockchain; Tokenization; Data Security; Revenue Model; Finance; Technological Innovation; Strategy
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      Di Maggio, Marco, David Lane, and Susie Ma. "Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets." Harvard Business School Case 219-057, December 2018. (Revised April 2020.)
      • 2020
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      Pioneer (Dis-)advantages in Markets for Technology

      By: Moritz Fischer, Joachim Henkel and Ariel Dora Stern
      This study sheds new light on first- and early-mover advantages in the context of product innovation. Research on this classic topic often assumes that each firm participates in the entirety of the innovation and commercialization process. However, a division of labor...  View Details
      Keywords: First-mover Advantage; Product; Innovation Strategy; market Entry And Exit; Acquisition; Technology
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      Fischer, Moritz, Joachim Henkel, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Pioneer (Dis-)advantages in Markets for Technology." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-043, October 2018. (Revised March 2020.)
      • October 2018
      • Article

      Competing with Complementors: An Empirical Look at Amazon.com

      By: Feng Zhu and Qihong Liu
      Platform owners sometimes enter complementors' product spaces to compete against them directly. Prior studies have offered two possible explanations for such entries: platform owners may target the most successful complementors so as to appropriate value from their...  View Details
      Keywords: Competition; market Platforms; Competitive Strategy
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      Zhu, Feng, and Qihong Liu. "Competing with Complementors: An Empirical Look at Amazon.com." Strategic Management Journal 39, no. 10 (October 2018): 2618–2642.
      • 2018
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      A Crisis of Beliefs: Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility

      By: Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer
      The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 caught markets and regulators by surprise. Although the government rushed to rescue other financial institutions from a similar fate after Lehman, it could not prevent the deepest recession in postwar history. A...  View Details
      Keywords: Financial Fragility; Economic Risk; Investor Behavior; Behavioral Economics; Financial Crisis; Risk And Uncertainty; Financial markets; Investment; Values And Beliefs; United States
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      Gennaioli, Nicola, and Andrei Shleifer. A Crisis of Beliefs: Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility. Princeton University Press, 2018.
      • July 2018
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      Marketplaces, Markets, and Market Design

      By: Alvin E. Roth
      Marketplaces are often small parts of large markets, and both markets and marketplaces come in many varieties. Market design seeks to understand what marketplaces must accomplish to enable different kinds of markets. Marketplaces can have varying degrees of success,...  View Details
      Keywords: Market Design; Labor Market; Economics; Pricing; market Design; markets; Economics
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      Roth, Alvin E. "Marketplaces, Markets, and Market Design." American Economic Review 108, no. 7 (July 2018): 1609–1658.
      • June 2018
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      Feeding America (A)

      By: Scott Duke Kominers and Alan Lam
      This case describes how Feeding America, the third-largest nonprofit organization in the U.S., designed a marketplace for allocating donated food across its network of food banks. It considers the promises and pitfalls of using market-based allocation in the context of...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Food; Resource Allocation; Fairness; Performance Efficiency; United States
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      Kominers, Scott Duke, and Alan Lam. "Feeding America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-130, June 2018.
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