Causality - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

Jorge Tamayo Abstract—Canonical models of criminal behavior highlight the importance of economic incentives and employment opportunities in determining participation in crime (Becker, 1968). Yet, deriving causal corroborating evidence... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 May 2012
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that egalitarianism distance has a negative causal impact on FDI flows. This effect is robust to a broad set of competing accounts, including the effects of other cultural dimensions, various features of the prevailing legal and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

27 Jan 2009
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a successful transformation in your company. Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines Author:Nava Ashraf Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract Using an experimental design I elicit View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2013
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that prosocial spending is associated with greater happiness around the world, in poor and rich countries alike. To test for causality, in Studies 2a and 2b, we used experimental methodology, demonstrating that recalling a past instance of prosocial spending has a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Dec 2002
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Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

however, should not be appended to the Scorecard via an isolated set of measures that managers must keep "in control." Their measures appear only when partnerships with suppliers and the community are critical to the success of the strategy and fully... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

16 Dec 2002
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Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

not suggesting that we can establish causal relationships, but it certainly gave us a deep intimate look at the attempts to grow expertise in a short period of time, and that's where I think there's a lot of applicability to most... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2013
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ideas lie outside their organizations, in an ecosystem of potential innovators who possess wide-ranging skills and knowledge." Publisher's link: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/spurring-innovation-through-competitions/ August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54672 July–August 2018 Harvard Business Review The Other Diversity Dividend By: Gompers, Paul, and Silpa Kovvali Abstract—Researchers have struggled to establish a causal relationship... View Details