Sloan Working Papers: Recent submissions

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    • What Should GAAP Look Like? A Survey and Economic Analysis 

      Kothari, S.P.; Ramanna, Karthik; Skinner, Douglas J. (Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-09)
      We develop an economic theory of GAAP under the assumption that GAAP’s objective is to facilitate efficient capital allocation within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP as shaped by the economic forces of demand for ...

    • Missing Links: Referrer Behavior and Job Segregation 

      Rubineau, Brian; Fernandez, Roberto M. (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 ...

    • Tipping Points: Referral Homophily and Job Segregation 

      Rubineau, Brian; Fernandez, Roberto M. (Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007-11)
      How does referral recruitment contribute to job segregation? Current theory emphasizes the segregated nature of job-seekers’ information and contact networks. The job-seeker perspective characterizing most research on ...