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  • Research Summary

Railroads and the Making of Modern China

My current book project is entitled Railroads and the Making of the Modern China and explores China’s economic and socio-political transformation from the last decades of the empire to the present using railroad infrastructure as a focus. Based on a large... View Details

  • March 2021 (Revised December 2023)
  • Case

Capitalism and the Party-State: The People's Republic of China at 70

By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han
In 2019, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) turned seventy-years-old and became the longest active authoritarian regime in recent history. By then, China was the world’s second largest economy by GDP (after the United States), and a high-technology industrial... View Details
Keywords: Party-state; Economic Systems; Business and Government Relations; Economy; Society; International Relations; China
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  • September 2009 (Revised August 2010)
  • Case

Congressional Candidate Dan Silver and KNP Communications

By: Amy J.C. Cuddy and Nithyasri Sharma
In the 2006 election cycle, Ron Klein was running for the U.S. Congressional seat from Florida's 22nd District. He was up against Rep. Clay Shaw, a popular 26-year incumbent with significant name recognition in the district. Leading up to the election, Klein's campaign... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Competency and Skills; Political Elections; Personal Characteristics; Public Administration Industry; Florida
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  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

Donald J. Trump brings business experience to the White House. Source: BasSlabbers Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be the first to go straight from the boardroom to the Oval Office without any political... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
  • 15 Nov 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

active engagement with the Real Estate Academic Initiative (REAI) at the GSD, and his appointment at the GSD teaching the jointly listed course "Sustainable Cities: Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance," Macomber is keenly focused on the critical View Details
Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities
  • 09 Jan 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

A Resource Belief-Curse: Oil and Individualism

Keywords: by Rafael M. Di Tella, Juan Dubra & Robert MacCulloch; Energy; Utilities
  • November 2010 (Revised February 2013)
  • Case

Energy Security in Europe (A): Nord Stream

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
Russian and German energy firms initiated the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline project with strong political support from their home governments but encountered resistance from other states. Although the pipeline would connect Russia with Germany directly, the project... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Leadership; Distribution; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Russia; European Union; Germany
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  • 11 Jan 2017
  • Working Paper Summaries

Populism and the Return of the 'Paranoid Style': Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance Against Elite Betrayal

Keywords: by Rafael Di Tella and Julio J. Rotemberg
  • 19 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 19

  Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Averaging Probability Forecasts: Back to the Future

By: Robert L. Winkler, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Kenneth C. Lichtendahl Jr. and Victor Richmond R. Jose
The use and aggregation of probability forecasts in practice is on the rise. In this position piece, we explore some recent, and not so recent, developments concerning the use of probability forecasts in decision-making. Despite these advances, challenges still exist.... View Details
Keywords: Probability Forecast; Forecast Combination; Forecast Evaluation; Decision Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Decision Making; Analysis
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  • 21 Sep 2020
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Targeting and Impact of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses

Keywords: by Alexander Bartik, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, Christopher Stanton, and Adi Sunderam
  • 30 Mar 2021
  • Working Paper Summaries

Whose Job Is It Anyway? Co-Ethnic Hiring in New US Ventures

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

Ramanna Abstract—SEC oversight of publicly listed firms ranges from comment letter (CL) reviews of firms’ reporting compliance to pursuing enforcement actions against violators. Prior literature finds that firm political View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2014
  • Article

Friends in High Places

By: Lauren Cohen and Christopher Malloy
We demonstrate that personal connections amongst U.S. politicians have a significant impact on Senate voting behavior. Networks based on alumni connections between politicians are consistent predictors of voting behavior. We estimate sharp measures that control for... View Details
Keywords: Vote Trading; Networks; Legislation; Logrolling; Earmarks; Voting; Government Legislation; Social and Collaborative Networks; United States
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  • January 1980 (Revised September 2008)
  • Case

Patterson v. Commissioner

By: Henry B. Reiling
Floyd Patterson (Petitioner) the former world heavyweight boxing champion and his manager, C. D'Amato, formed a corporation, Floyd Patterson Enterprises Ltd., to handle all ancillary rights connected with Patterson's boxing matches. The question is whether the... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Taxation; Rights; Sports Industry
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  • November 2010 (Revised February 2013)
  • Supplement

Energy Security in Europe (B): The Southern Corridor

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
Nabucco natural gas pipeline, initiated by a group of European energy companies, was intended to connect the broad gas-rich region of the Middle East and Central Asia to Europe for the first time, which would diversify supply sources. At the same time, an... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Distribution; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Russia; European Union
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  • 02 Jul 2015
  • Op-Ed

The Future of the Greek Economy

not just the politically connected or the business elite. Necessary steps to ensure this include the promotion of transparency in government affairs through the adoption of high-quality standards for... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini & George Serafeim; Banking
  • 13 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

succeed in building high quality client relationships, delivering appropriately innovative thinking, and helping their firms grow and improve performance—all within China's unique political and cultural context. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Dec 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Reinforcing Regulatory Regimes: How States, Civil Society, and Codes of Conduct Promote Adherence to Global Labor Standards

Keywords: by Michael W. Toffel, Jodi L. Short & Melissa Ouellet
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Assessing Assessors

By: Huaizhi Chen and Lauren Cohen
Property tax revenues – the largest discretionary source of revenue for local governments - adjust at a pace that is inconsistent with property values in the US. We show that this form of revenue smoothing may be rooted in the political economy of municipalities.... View Details
Keywords: Revenue; Taxation; Value; Local Range; Prejudice and Bias
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