Conflict of Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 6

authority, substituting their economic and political sovereignty for the people's. This has been accomplished by creating an enormous public service sector operating in the material interest of politicians... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan

those who claim them, while cuts to mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions can be seen as efforts to get the government out of the business of distorting prices.... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

05 Feb 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?

essentially enumerating the qualities that we should look for in a leader without suggesting how we identify and select for them. Some of the more interesting ones included Kapil Kumar Sopory's suggestion... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

17 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 17

PublicationsHappiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness Authors:Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of Happiness Studies 13... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

What makes a movie click with an audience? How important is buzz in the success or failure of an entertainment product? Should worldwide releases of movies be done over time, or all at once? Those are the... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

16 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

of dogs and interested families, Exley and Battles have begun designing an accessible, up-to-date list of families looking for dogs. And there are plans to update the site. (At... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

27 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Building Businesses in Turbulent Times

dependent on large firms for major sources of revenue. Interestingly, this can mean that small business owners may be the first ones to feel the economic squeeze, which increases their motivation to find new opportunities. We see an View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age

Are Uber drivers and HourlyNerd consultants independent contractors or employees? Interesting question, but the wrong one. Better to ask: Are we stifling innovation across the digital economy by forcing a simplistic choice, contractor vs.... View Details

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu; Transportation; Web Services

05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5

spread. Mills must decide if there is an opportunity, how to structure a trade to exploit it, and how much of his fund's capital to allocate. Case exposition includes descriptions of fixed-floating swaps,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation

Aleh Tsyvinski of Yale and Mikhail Golosov of MIT) looks at optimal commodity taxation when individuals' abilities are related to their preferences over different goods. It turns out that the best taxes may... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Negotiation is Like Jazz

difficulties may lead to separation acts that can cause conflicts to spiral. The parties are likely to recognize these spirals and use working-together acts to reduce conflict. Substantive acts begin with an initial agreement on the... View Details

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn

28 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews

ratings to convey information of product or service quality. But don't expect Yelp to change its review system any time soon. "I've talked to Yelp and other review companies," Luca says. "Yelp isn't necessarily View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Food & Beverage

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

and shared significant export agribusiness sectors, but whose organic food sector became significantly larger. While the power of incumbent vested interests and unsupportive public policies emerge as major... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

governments, and define the parameters of each individual project. Eventually the local partners would be expected to take over a controlling interest in the venture. Once an affiliate corporation had been... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

27 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Ordinary People Get Creative?

Why did this thing happen today? How do I interpret this memo that came out of upper management today? What does that mean about how they view us in this department or on this team? How did it make me feel when this person stopped by and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

if not the competence, of the workers in that facility. Are such efforts appropriate, even in situations in which disclosure can exacerbate the very problem for which a solution is sought? When should the takeover happen: (1) immediately,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

12 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

iPhoto COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on the emotional, psychological, and social well-being (as well as the physical health) of people around the world. Risk factors for addiction, mental illness, and “deaths View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health

30 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

commingle. One explanation is that norms for family relationships are often applied to relationships in other domains of life, such as professional or business relationships. The other interesting finding is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity

Digital record-keeping is slowly but inevitably replacing paper records everywhere from the pilot's cockpit to the registry of motor vehicles. But if implemented without proper consideration of how work gets... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

"look at the story over time, make it dynamic and interactive," and to consider interesting findings as jumping-off points rather than end points. "Part of my lifelong quest has been to make... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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