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Missing Links: Referrer Behavior and Job Segregation
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-06)
How does referral recruitment contribute to job segregation, and what can organizations do about it?
Current theory on network effects in the labor market emphasizes the job-seeker perspective, focusing on the
segregated ...
Too Motivated?
(2005-07-08)
I show that an agent's motivation to do well (objectively) may be unambiguously bad in a world with differing priors, i.e., when people openly disagree on the optimal course of action. The reason is that an agent who is ...
Ownership biases and FDI in China: two provinces
(2005-06-03)
Jiangsu and Zhejiang are of two of China most prosperous and dynamic provinces. This paper first presents a factual account of two empirical phenomena: 1) FDI has played a more substantial role in the economic development ...
Are Foreign Firms Privileged By Their Host Governments? Evidence From The 2000 World Business Environment Survey
(2005-06-03)
Using the data from World Business Environment Survey (WBES) on over 10,000 firms across eighty one countries, this paper finds preliminary evidence that foreign firms enjoy significant regulatory advantages - as perceived ...
A Single-Product Inventory Model for Multiple Demand Classes
(2005-05-27)
We consider a single-product inventory system that serves multiple demand classes, which differ in their shortage costs or service level requirements. We assume a critical-level control policy, and show the equivalence ...
The great equalizer? : consumer choice behavior at Internet shopbots
([Cambridge, Mass.] : MIT Sloan School of Management, 2001])
Bibliometric Analysis of Distributed Generation
(Cambridge, 2009-04-01)
This paper describes the application of data mining
techniques for eludicating patterns and trends in technological
innovation. Specifically, we focus on the use of bibliometric
methods, viz techniques which focus on ...
Approach and Preliminary Results for Early Growth Technology Analysis
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-09-15)
Even experts cannot be fully aware of all the promising developments in broad and complex fields of technology, such as renewable energy. Fortunately, there exist many diverse sources of information that report new ...
Comparison of Generality Based Algorithm Variants for Automatic Taxonomy Generation
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-09)
We compare a family of algorithms for the automatic generation of taxonomies by adapting the Heymannalgorithm in various ways. The core algorithm determines the generality of terms and iteratively inserts them in a growing ...
Class Pricing
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-01-15)
A contract with K-class pricing divides a large set of goods or services into K classes and assigns a single price to any element of a class. Class pricing can be efficient when several different versions may be traded and ...