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Glaeser, E.L.; Shleifer, A. - Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), … - 1998

Entrepreneurs who start new firms may choose not-for-profit status as a means of commiting to soft incentives. Such … derive conditions under which completely self-interested entrepreneurs opt for not-for-profit status, despite the fact that … high quality products, the incentives are even softer, and, moreover, non-profit status can serve as a signal of that taste …

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Economic Profitability Vs. Ecological Entropy.

Weitzman, M.L. - Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), … - 1999

Privately, the most profitable human use of biomass is widespread monoculture, which creates large target hosts that invite potentially lethal pathogens. In analyzing the tradeoffs, I explain how the famous formula for ecological entropy, H'= -E qj log qj, can be given a mathematically rigorous...

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The Profits to Insider Trading: a Performance-Evaluation Perspective.

Jeng, L.A.; Metrick, A.; Zeckhauser, R. - Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), … - 1999

This paper estimates the profits to insiders when they trade their company's stock. We construct a rolling "purchase portfolio" that holds all shares purchased by insiders over the previous year and an analogous "sale portfolio" that holds all shares sold by insiders over the previous year. We...

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ANTITRUST POLICY, THE BREADTH OF PATENT PROTECTION AND THE INCENTIVE TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS.

GREEN, J.R.; SCOTCHMER, S. - Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), … - 1989

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THE STOCK MARKET, PROFIT AND INVESTMENT.

BLANCHARD, O.J.; SUMMERS, L.H. - Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), … - 1990

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Asymetric Information, Adjustment Costs and Market Dynamics.

Caplin, A.; Leahy, J. - Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), … - 1991

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The Optimality of Myopic Behaviour in a Competitive Model of Entry and Exit.

Leahy, J.V. - Harvard Institute of Economic Research (HIER), … - 1991

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