Moral Reasoning - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2016
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Vive la Madeleine!

were made with oil and industrial egg product “so pale you could hardly tell the yolk from the white,” says Viana. The factory manufactured madeleines for generic store brands—the product could end up anywhere, under any label. Morale and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Natalya Balnova

17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

fertility is characterized by moral hazard due to the fact that most contraception can only be perfectly observed by the woman. Using an experiment in Zambia that varied whether women were given access to contraceptives alone or with... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation

of the most technologically advanced and cost-effective equipment, and the ever-present internal requirements of running a well-disciplined organization all help contribute to greater competitiveness. "The resulting enhancement of pride and View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

deductibles. We show how choice difficulties or biases may lead patients to respond to such increases in patient cost-sharing by reducing demand for high-value care, muddying the traditional argument that the price elasticity of demand for medical care meaningfully... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

for, aesthetic principles. Knowledge Work, Craft Work, and Calling Authors:Robert D. Austin and Lee Devin Publication:In Global Neighbors: Christian Faith and Moral Obligation in Today's Economy, edited by Douglas A. Hicks and Mark... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2019
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The Fight Beyond

Green cabled his superiors at an Allied air base in Bari, Italy. His visits to the front had been, he said, “great fun.” Morale was high, and Green was optimistic about the mission, as was his nature. To everyone’s surprise, a four-man... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Wesley Allsbrook

01 Dec 2019
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John McArthur

told him I was pretty certain that I was an admissions mistake, and that I wasn’t going to be able to cut it at HBS, what with all of the emphasis on quant. He said, “Well, I’ve been here a long time, and one thing I know for sure is that we don’t make admissions... View Details

Keywords: Dean

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

(forthcoming) Abstract There are a large number of cases where corruption has been discovered investigating levels of consumption that appear to be hard to justify. Yet, in the standard moral hazard model withholding of effort by the... View Details