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  • 08 Mar 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

ranked Chile at 23, the second least corrupt country in Latin America just behind Uruguay. The United States itself is 16. In contrast, Argentina comes in as 107, far worse than even such corruption... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • December 2021
  • Article

Cash-for-Information Whistleblower Programs: Effects on Whistleblowing and Consequences for Whistleblowers

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Gerardo Pérez Cavazos
We study the effect of financial incentives on whistleblowing and the consequences for whistleblowers under the cash-for-information program of the False Claims Act (FCA). Exploiting appeals-court decisions that increase financial incentives for whistleblowing, we find... View Details
Keywords: Whistleblowers; Cash-for-information Whistleblower Programs; False Claims Act; Corporate Misconduct; Consequences For Whistleblowers; Crime and Corruption; Information; Cost
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  • 2008
  • Book

Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron's Collapse

By: Malcolm S. Salter
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Crime and Corruption; Energy Industry
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  • Video

Funke Opeke

Funke Opeke, founder and CEO of MainOne, examines the issue of corruption in Nigeria, arguing that it limits the country's ability to take advantage of the opportunities presented by digital infrastructure. View Details
  • 2011
  • Article

Free to Punish? The American Dream and the Harsh Treatment of Criminals

By: Rafael Di Tella
We describe the evolution of selective aspects of punishment in the U.S. over the period 1980-2004. We note that imprisonment increased around 1980, a period that coincides with the "Reagan revolution" in economic matters. We build an economic model where beliefs about... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption
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  • 1982
  • Book

The Crocodile Man: A Case of Brain Chemistry and Criminal Violence

By: Andre Mayer and Michael A. Wheeler
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Health
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  • December 2006
  • Teaching Note

"Parable of the Sadhu" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (TN)

By: Rohit Deshpande and Aldo Sesia
Keywords: Crime and Corruption
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  • April 2009 (Revised June 2020)
  • Case

Al Capone

By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
In 1929, Chicago, IL mob boss Al Capone was at the height of his power. As head of the extensive crime organization known as "The Outfit" during most of U.S.'s Prohibition Era (1920-1933), Capone oversaw hundreds of brothels, speakeasies, and roadhouses which served as... View Details
Keywords: Bootlegging; Entrepreneurship; Crime and Corruption; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Business History; United States; Chicago
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  • 17 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

corruption, as indicated by the fact that Singapore is one of the cleanest countries in the world, but it also has a huge cost. Huang pointed out in his presentation that Singapore and the United States rank similarly on Transparency... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • February 2020
  • Teaching Note

Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (A) and (B)

By: Nien-he Hsieh and Christina R. Wing
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 619-039 and 320-091. View Details
Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Corporate Accountability; Organizational Culture; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Crime and Corruption; Lawsuits and Litigation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; California; United States
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  • 1 Sep 1979
  • Conference Presentation

Rape and Physical Attractiveness: Judgements Concerning the Likelihood of Victimization

By: W. DeJong, Teresa M. Amabile and M. L. Stubbs
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Attitudes; Safety; Personal Characteristics
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  • 01 Mar 2017
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

or were their campaign promises unrealistic? Morris offers a broad perspective and new insights into candidates seeking the nation’s highest office. Mutilated: A British Crime Thriller by Will Patching (AMP... View Details
  • Fast Answer

Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

Available data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city... View Details
  • 28 May 2019
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

the whole truth, about what resides deep in the hole, is targeted by conspirators who will kill to prove neither life nor truth is bulletproof. This technical crime thriller driven by a RICO conspiracy is Turley’s debut novel View Details
  • 01 Mar 2016
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Press) This novel tells the story of the residents of a small New England valley. The settlers and Native Americans trade with each other and live in peace until a love affair blossoms between a young... View Details
  • 27 Mar 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

At Harvard Business School, one of professor Rafael Di Tella's areas of study is how political corruption and common crime can be controlled in a variety of contexts. So it was... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell
  • 28 May 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

You need checks and balances. The trust we have in our system—we shouldn’t weaken it. That actually will end up hurting us. About the Author Martha Lagace is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: guvendemir] Related Reading: What Are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting
  • 2010
  • Book

The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America

By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards and Ernesto Schargrodsky
Keywords: Economics; Crime and Corruption; Learning; Latin America
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  • 06 Dec 2017
  • Working Paper Summaries

Does Financial Misconduct Affect the Future Compensation of Alumni Managers?

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin, and George Serafeim
  • 02 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

on the job, Sportun had to tailor his message for change carefully to his colleagues, many of whom had worked for Mac’s for decades. The case provides an overview of the convenience store industry and examines the challenges of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne