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- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Abstract Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 1979
- Case
Bribery and Extortion in International Business
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Bribery and Extortion in International Business." Harvard Business School Case 380-087, November 1979.
- July 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Background Note
Deception in Business: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Discusses several of the most important prohibitions on deception found in U.S. law, starting with the basic elements of liability for fraud and moving to important antifraud provisions in federal statutes, restrictions on "misrepresentation" in consumer and contract... View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Deception in Business: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-019, July 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
water purification solution. We find that higher prices screen out those who use the product less. By contrast, we find no consistent evidence of sunk-cost effects. Welfare Payments and Crime Author:C. Fritz Foley Publication:The Review... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January–February 2013
- Article
When the Crowd Fights Corruption
By: Paul M. Healy and Karthik Ramanna
Corruption is the greatest impediment to conducting business in Russia, according to leaders recently surveyed by the World Economic Forum. Indeed, it's a problem in many emerging markets, and businesses have a role to play in combating it, according to Healy and... View Details
Keywords: Corruption; Emerging Economies; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Globalization; Russia; Georgia (nation, Asia); India
Healy, Paul M., and Karthik Ramanna. "When the Crowd Fights Corruption." Harvard Business Review 91, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2013).
- May/June 2002
- Article
A Modest Proposal for Dealing with the Enron Crisis
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Martin Lipton
Lorsch, Jay W., and Martin Lipton. "A Modest Proposal for Dealing with the Enron Crisis." Corporate Governance Advisor 10, no. 3 (May/June 2002): 1–4.
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others
residents' levels of health, education, and job preparedness all show improvement. But urban ills such as crime and rundown areas remain. "This is not an overnight process," says Harvey, "but we are moving closer to our goals. The reality... View Details
- May 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Teaching Note
Designing a Compliance Program at AB InBev
By: Eugene Soltes
Teaching Note for HBS No. 118-071. View Details
- June 2007
- Article
Theft and Taxes
By: Mihir A. Desai, I.J. Alexander Dyck and Luigi Zingales
Desai, Mihir A., I.J. Alexander Dyck, and Luigi Zingales. "Theft and Taxes." Journal of Financial Economics 84, no. 3 (June 2007). (Was NBER Working Paper No. 10978, 2006. Second Place Winner of the Jensen Prize for the Best Paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics, 2007.)
- 02 Nov 2017
- Cold Call Podcast
Could a Hackathon Help Solve the Heroin Crisis?
- October 2018
- Case
Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones, Tarun Khanna and Nataliya Langburd Wright
The case is built around video clips from top business leaders in emerging markets who were interviewed for Harvard Business School’s innovative Creating Emerging Markets oral history project. Corruption is a widespread problem in emerging markets, and this case is... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey, Tarun Khanna, and Nataliya Langburd Wright. "Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 319-054, October 2018.
- 2010
- Book
The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America
By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards and Ernesto Schargrodsky
Di Tella, Rafael, Sebastian Edwards, and Ernesto Schargrodsky, eds. The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
- 2008
- Book
Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron's Collapse
Salter, Malcolm S. Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron's Collapse . Harvard University Press, 2008.
- April 2007 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
Federal Bureau of Investigation (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Michael A. Roberto
Rivkin, Jan W., and Michael A. Roberto. "Federal Bureau of Investigation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 707-553, April 2007. (Revised June 2009.)
- December 2016
- Article
The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales, Revisited
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf
Even as we approach the twentieth anniversary of widespread file sharing, its impact on the sale of copyrighted material remains in dispute. We contributed to this debate with an early study, “The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis,” that was... View Details
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Koleman Strumpf. "The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales, Revisited." Information Economics and Policy 37 (December 2016): 61–66.
- September 1986 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Graves Industries, Inc. (A)
The first in a series of cases that explores the causes and methods of fraudulent financial reporting and the lines between acceptable, unethical, and fraudulent behaviors. View Details
Merchant, Kenneth A. "Graves Industries, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 187-045, September 1986. (Revised March 1991.)
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Deception in Post-Transaction Marketing Offers
By: Benjamin Edelman
Edelman, Benjamin. "Deception in Post-Transaction Marketing Offers." U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, November 2009.
- February 2006
- Article
'Plato o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence
By: Rafael Di Tella, Ernesto Dal Bo and Pedro Dal Bo
Di Tella, Rafael, Ernesto Dal Bo, and Pedro Dal Bo. "'Plato o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence." American Political Science Review 100, no. 1 (February 2006): 41–53.
- March 2004
- Article
Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption
By: Miguel Braun and Rafael Di Tella
We present a model where agents can inflate the cost of goods needed to start an investment project and inflation variability increases monitoring costs. We show that inflation variability can lead to higher corruption and lower investment. We document a positive... View Details
Braun, Miguel, and Rafael Di Tella. "Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption." Economics & Politics 16, no. 1 (March 2004).
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
PublicationsThe Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne