by Alberto Cavallo - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2024
News

Biden and Trump Share a Faith in Import Tariffs, Despite Inflation Risks

11 Feb 2022
News

Inflation May Have Already Peaked. The Fed Needs to Step Gingerly.

17 Mar 2022
News

Pandemic’s E-Commerce Surge Proves Less Persistent, More Varied

October 2023
Article

Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity

By: Alberto Galasso, Hong Luo and Brooklynn Zhu

Are laboratory safety practices a tax on scientific productivity? We examine this question by exploiting the substantial increase in safety regulations at the University of California following the shocking accidental death of a research assistant in 2008.... View Details

Keywords: Economics Of Science; Risk Perception; Safety Regulations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Working Conditions; Safety; Performance Productivity

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15 Oct 2019
News

In Pursuit of Academia

During her time at HBS, Catarina Fernandes (MBA 2012, PhD 2019) and her husband Alberto Fernandes (MBA 2012) became parents to Vicente, 3, and Francisca, 4, who helped their mother accept her Doctoral Program diploma in May 2019. (photo... View Details

Awards

Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Chair

By: Alberto F. Cavallo

Named the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Chair, MIT Sloan School of Management, 2012–2015. View Details

March 2022
Teaching Note

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Global Economy (A) and (B)

By: Alberto Cavallo

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 720-031 and 721-434. View Details

Keywords: COVID; COVID-19 Pandemic; Macroeconomics; Coronavirus; Global

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Purchase

09 Jul 2025
News

Pricing Data Shows Trump’s Tariffs Are Making Some Us-Made Products More Expensive

05 Jun 2025
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Costco, Walmart Seek Strategies to Keep Lid on Tariff Hikes

13 May 2025
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April Inflation Rose Slightly, but at a Slower Annual Pace

24 Sep 2024
News

Argentina Scrapped Its Rent Controls. Now the Market Is Thriving.

10 Jul 2024
News

Almost Twice as Much Inflation for the Poor as for the Rich

16 Feb 2023
News

Lots of Investors Think Inflation Is under Control. Not So Fast

12 Sep 2022
News

Inflation Showed Signs of Easing in Several Industries in August

10 Nov 2021
News

How the Pandemic has Affected the Economy, From Empty Shelves to Higher Prices

23 Apr 2021
News

Now That Everyone Is Bullish, Be Cautious

08 Nov 2017
News

The democracy of data: how Venezuelans can stand up to government lies

2024
Working Paper

Product Liability Litigation and Innovation: Evidence from Medical Devices

By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo

We examine the relationship between product liability litigation and innovation by systematically combining data on product liability lawsuits with data on new product introductions in a panel dataset of leading medical device firms. We first document a decline in... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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