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- 2016
- Working Paper
Experimental Evidence on Policies Aimed at Closing the Gender Gap in Willingness to Guess on Multiple-Choice Tests
Research has shown that women skip more questions than men on multiple-choice tests with penalties for wrong answers. We propose and test five policy changes aimed at eliminating this source of gender bias in test scores. Our data show that simply removing the penalty... View Details
- Summer 2023
- Article
Do Policies to Increase Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Work?
By: Eric Barrette, Leemore S. Dafny and Karen Shen
Even among commercially insured individuals, opioid use disorder is undertreated in the United States: nearly half receive no treatment within six months of a new diagnosis. Using a difference-in-differences specification exploiting the extension of insurance parity... View Details
Keywords: Opioid Treatment; Medication-assisted Treatment; Substance Use Disorder; Private Insurance; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment
Barrette, Eric, Leemore S. Dafny, and Karen Shen. "Do Policies to Increase Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Work?" American Journal of Health Economics 9, no. 3 (Summer 2023): 297–330.
- 1981
- Other Teaching and Training Material
The Business Administrator and Government Policy - A Course Description for Teachers
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Business and Government Relations
- June 1999
- Article
Policy Shocks, Market Intermediaries, and Corporate Strategy: Evidence from Chile and India
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Khanna, Tarun, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Policy Shocks, Market Intermediaries, and Corporate Strategy: Evidence from Chile and India." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 8, no. 2 (June 1999): 271–310.
- 11 Nov 2016
- News
The Fortune 500 Can’t Go Along with a Rollback on Climate Policy
- January 2023
- Article
Racial Diversity and Racial Policy Preferences: The Great Migration and Civil Rights
By: Alvaro Calderon, Vasiliki Fouka and Marco Tabellini
Between 1940 and 1970, more than 4 million African Americans moved from the South to the North of the United States, during the Second Great Migration. This same period witnessed the struggle and eventual success of the civil rights movement in ending institutionalized... View Details
Keywords: Civil Rights; Great Migration; History; Race; Rights; Prejudice and Bias; Government Legislation
Calderon, Alvaro, Vasiliki Fouka, and Marco Tabellini. "Racial Diversity and Racial Policy Preferences: The Great Migration and Civil Rights." Review of Economic Studies 90, no. 1 (January 2023): 165–200. (Available also from VOX, Broadstreet, and VOX EU.)
- Article
Policy Bundling to Overcome Loss Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes
By: Katherine L Milkman, Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay and Max H. Bazerman
Milkman, Katherine L., Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay, and Max H. Bazerman. "Policy Bundling to Overcome Loss Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 117, no. 1 (January 2012): 158–167.
- 2007
- Chapter
Capital Flows in a Globalized World: The Role of Policies and Institutions
By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych.
Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych. "Capital Flows in a Globalized World: The Role of Policies and Institutions." In Capital Controls and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: Policies, Practices, and Consequences, edited by Sebastian Edwards. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2007. (Also NBER Working Paper No. 11696.)
- 2022
- Other Unpublished Work
Industrial Policy in a New Global Reality: Towards a More Location—and Sector—Driven Approach
By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Emiliano Duch
Ketels, Christian H.M., and Emiliano Duch. "Industrial Policy in a New Global Reality: Towards a More Location—and Sector—Driven Approach." Private Sector Development Blog, World Bank, July 2022.
- Article
The Free Lunch in Currency Hedging: Implications for Investment Policy and Performance Standards
By: André Perold and Evan C. Schulman
Perold, André, and Evan C. Schulman. "The Free Lunch in Currency Hedging: Implications for Investment Policy and Performance Standards." Financial Analysts Journal 44, no. 3 (May–June 1988).
- January 1997 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Fighting the Last War (B): A New Monetary Policy Framework for Britain 1992-96
By: Huw Pill
Pill, Huw. "Fighting the Last War (B): A New Monetary Policy Framework for Britain 1992-96." Harvard Business School Case 797-049, January 1997. (Revised February 2002.)
- March 2014
- Module Note
Property Rights and Policy Authority: Institutions and Institutional Change in Emerging Markets
By: Lakshmi Iyer, Lakshmi Iyer and David Lane
Iyer, Lakshmi. "Property Rights and Policy Authority: Institutions and Institutional Change in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Module Note 714-045, March 2014.
- 2004
- Working Paper
Capital Flows in a Globalized World: The Role of Policies and Institutions
By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych
Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych. "Capital Flows in a Globalized World: The Role of Policies and Institutions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-054, December 2004. (Also NBER Working Paper No. 11696.)
- 01 Jan 1980
- Conference Presentation
The Impact of Public and Private Institutional Policies on Families: The Work Place
By: R. M. Kanter and A. R. Cohen
- 2014
- Chapter
Ein Jahrzehnt Clusterpolitik und -forschung: Implikationen für eine moderne, clusterorientierte Wirtschaftsförderung
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Reflecting on the experience of nearly two decades this chapter discusses the nature of cluster-based economic policies. It first looks at the types of programmes and initiatives that have emerged, and the evidence on their impact on economic outcomes. It then tracks... View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Ein Jahrzehnt Clusterpolitik und -forschung: Implikationen für eine moderne, clusterorientierte Wirtschaftsförderung." Chap. 3 in Zukunft der Wirtschaftsförderung, edited by Rasmus C. Beck, Rolf G. Heinze, and Josef Schmid, 45–64. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2014, German ed.
- 1990
- Chapter
The Evolving Role of Small Business and Some Implications for Employment Training Policy
By: Gary W. Loveman, Michael J. Piore and Werner Sengenberger
Loveman, Gary W., Michael J. Piore, and Werner Sengenberger. "The Evolving Role of Small Business and Some Implications for Employment Training Policy." In New Developments in the Labor Market: Toward a New Institutional Paradigm, edited by K. Abraham and R. McKersie. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1990.