Publications

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24 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

http://www.people.hbs.edu/mtripsas/articles/Benner%20Tripsas%20SMJ%20forthcoming.pdf Evidence from the Firm: A New Approach to Understanding Corruption Authors:Shawn A. Cole and Anh Tran Publication:In International Handbook on the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Economic at Harvard University, and one of the the founders of Behavioral Finance. He has published seven books, including A Crisis of Beliefs: Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility (with Nicola... View Details

15 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

forthcoming American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Using Online Prices for Measuring Real Consumption Across Countries By: Cavallo, Alberto, Erwin Diewert, Robert C. Feenstra, Robert Inklaar, and Marcel P. Timmer Abstract—We... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Jul 2012
What Do You Think?

Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

which leaders are viewed by their followers. It's important to understand why this is the case, given the economic benefits that trust may impart to an organization. These include` higher morale, increased loyalty to the organization,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

January–February 2011
Article

Adverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications and Search Results

By: Benjamin Edelman

Widely used online "trust" authorities issue certifications without substantial verification of recipients' actual trustworthiness. This lax approach gives rise to adverse selection: the sites that seek and obtain trust certifications are actually less trustworthy than... View Details

Keywords: Online Advertising; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Safety; Trust; Internet; Search Technology; Web Sites

13 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

effect of balance is noteworthy in that it creates considerable support for proposals even when survey respondents are told that a majority of Israelis and Palestinians oppose the deal. Leveraging Consumer Psychology to Make It Easier to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Employees Work Harder for Higher Pay?

boost his or her motivation. It does—under certain conditions. The evolving field of behavioral economics is challenging the assumption that more money inevitably leads to increased effort. In a recent field study that he conducted along... View Details

Keywords: by Chuck Leddy & Harvard Gazette

December 2010
Case

Everything or Nothing: Martti Ahtisaari and the Aceh Negotiations (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green

In early 2005, Martti Ahtisaari planned negotiations to end the decades-long conflict between Acehnese insurgents and the Indonesian government that had claimed thousands of lives. The "modern" phase of the insurgency by the fighters from the Free Aceh Movement that... View Details

Keywords: Government and Politics; Negotiation; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Indonesia

Educators

Purchase

24 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy

elected a fellow by the National Association of Business Economics alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke—stresses that highlighting the race of a business owner has to be handled... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Food & Beverage

2004
Working Paper

Thinking About Technology: Applying a Cognitive Lens to Technical Change

We apply a cognitive lens to understanding technology trajectories across the life cycle by developing a coevolutionary model of technological frames and technology. Applying that model to each stage of the technology life cycle, we identify conditions under which a... View Details

Keywords: Design; Fluctuation; Technology; Perception

November 2024
Article

Perceptions About Monetary Policy

By: Michael D. Bauer, Carolin Pflueger and Adi Sunderam

We estimate perceptions about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy rule from panel data on professional forecasts of interest rates and macroeconomic conditions. The perceived dependence of the federal funds rate on economic conditions varies substantially over time,... View Details

Keywords: Monetary Policy; Policy; Interest Rates; Perception; Economy; Forecasting and Prediction

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Partners - Case Method Project

Saratoga High School Saratoga, CA Subjects: Grade 12 AP U.S. Government, Grade 12 Standard Economics, Grade 11/12 Psychology elective CA 9 of 65 Deb Christenson Wildwood Middle-Upper School Los Angeles, CA CA 10 of 65 Rhonda Clements... View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

West Palm Beach, FL MA Heather Bagdoian Claremont Academy Worcester, MA AL Suzanne Bailey Virgil Grissom High School Huntsville, AL CO Denny Bain Poudre High School Fort Collins, CO Subjects: American Government, US History, Economics MA... View Details

March 2024
Article

The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

By: Alberto Alesina and Marco Tabellini

We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss the effects of immigration on a wide range of political and social outcomes. The existing evidence suggests that immigrants often, but not always, trigger backlash, increasing... View Details

Keywords: Political Backlash; Cultural Beliefs; Immigration; Political Elections; Outcome or Result; Social Issues; Perception

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

336-339 Abstract Experimental economics and social psychology share an interest in a widening subset of topics, relying on similar lab-based methods to address similar questions about human behavior, yet... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2025
Working Paper

Threat and Assimilation: Evidence from Refugees in Germany

By: Philipp Jaschke, Sulin Sardoschau and Marco Tabellini

This paper studies the effects of local threat on the cultural assimilation and economic integration of refugees, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in their allocation across German regions between 2013 and 2016. We use representative survey data and... View Details

Keywords: Assimilation; Threat Hypothesis; Migration; Cultural Change; Refugees; Culture; Identity; Germany

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

is reshaping the economics of software development. Keywords: AI and Machine Learning ; Venture Capital ; Innovation Leadership ; Technological Innovation ; Technology Industry ; United States Citation Educators Related Srinivasan, Suraj,... View Details

Article

Guanxi versus Networking: Distinctive Configurations of Affect- and Cognition-based Trust in the Networks of Chinese and American Managers

By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M.W. Morris and P. Ingram

This research investigates hypotheses about differences between Chinese and American managers in the configuration of trusting relationships within their professional networks. Consistent with hypotheses about Chinese familial collectivism, an egocentric network survey... View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Managerial Roles; Relationships; Cognition and Thinking; Emotions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Trust; China; United States