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- November 2023
- Article
Psychological Factors Underlying Attitudes toward AI Tools
By: Julian De Freitas, Stuti Agarwal, B. Schmitt and N. Haslam
What are the psychological factors driving attitudes toward AI tools, and how can resistance to AI systems be overcome when they are beneficial? In this perspective, we first organize the main sources of resistance into five main categories: opacity, emotionlessness,... View Details
De Freitas, Julian, Stuti Agarwal, B. Schmitt, and N. Haslam. "Psychological Factors Underlying Attitudes toward AI Tools." Nature Human Behaviour 7, no. 11 (November 2023): 1845–1854.
- 2020
- Working Paper
The Resurgent Role of the State in China's Economy: Experimentation, Domestic Politics, and U.S. Policy
By: Meg Rithmire
Keywords: China
Rithmire, Meg. "The Resurgent Role of the State in China's Economy: Experimentation, Domestic Politics, and U.S. Policy." Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations, October 2020.
- March 2000 (Revised February 2001)
- Supplement
Supplement for "The Reagan Plan": Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Beginning of Reagan's Presidency
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Supplements The Reagan Plan. View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. Supplement for "The Reagan Plan": Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Beginning of Reagan's Presidency. Harvard Business School Supplement 700-083, March 2000. (Revised February 2001.)
- Research Summary
Capital flows in a Globalized Economy: The Role of Policies and Institutions (joint with Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych)
By: Laura Alfaro
We describe the patterns of international capital flows in the period 1970-2000. We then examine the determinants of capital flows and capital flow volatility during this period. We find that institutional quality is an important determinant of capital flows.... View Details
- June 1996
- Supplement
National Information Infrastructure (B): A Comparison of Public Policy in Japan and the United States, Supplement
By: George C. Lodge and Afroze A Mohammed
Lodge, George C., and Afroze A Mohammed. "National Information Infrastructure (B): A Comparison of Public Policy in Japan and the United States, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-410, June 1996.
- 2024
- Working Paper
What Triggers National Stock Market Jumps?
By: Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis and Marco Sammon
We examine newspapers the day after major stock-market jumps to evaluate the proximate cause, geographic source, and clarity of these events from 1900 in the US, 1930 in the UK and 1980 in 12 other countries. We find four main results. First, the United States plays an... View Details
Keywords: Uncertainty; Policy Uncertainty; Stock Market; Financial Markets; Volatility; Risk and Uncertainty; Policy; Newspapers
Baker, Scott R., Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis, and Marco Sammon. "What Triggers National Stock Market Jumps?" Working Paper, December 2024.
- September 2020
- Article
Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas: Two-Year Impacts on Coverage, Employment, and Affordability of Care
By: Benjamin D. Sommers, Lucy Chen, Robert J. Blendon, E. John Orav and Arnold M. Epstein
In June 2018 Arkansas became the first U.S. state to implement work requirements in Medicaid, requiring adults ages 30–49 to work twenty hours a week, participate in “community engagement” activities, or qualify for an exemption to maintain coverage. By April 2019,... View Details
Keywords: Medicaid; Health Care Policy; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Insurance; Health Industry; Arkansas
Sommers, Benjamin D., Lucy Chen, Robert J. Blendon, E. John Orav, and Arnold M. Epstein. "Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas: Two-Year Impacts on Coverage, Employment, and Affordability of Care." Health Affairs 39, no. 9 (September 2020).
- Article
The Operational Framework of the Eurosystem in the Context of the ECB's Monetary Policy Strategy
By: Michele Manna, Huw Pill and Gabriel Quiros
Manna, Michele, Huw Pill, and Gabriel Quiros. "The Operational Framework of the Eurosystem in the Context of the ECB's Monetary Policy Strategy." International Finance 4, no. 1 (Spring 2001): 65–99.
- March 1987 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (I): The Strategic Planning Process and the Capital Budget--Fall 1986
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (I): The Strategic Planning Process and the Capital Budget--Fall 1986." Harvard Business School Case 587-142, March 1987. (Revised March 1989.)
Penitence after accusations of error: 100 Years of Monetary Policy at the U.S. Federal Reserve
Summer Institute - The First 100 Years of the Federal Reserve
Julio J. Rotemberg, Harvard University and NBER
July 10, 2013 View Details
Julio J. Rotemberg, Harvard University and NBER
July 10, 2013 View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- Podcast
Uncertain times for global talent: News Corp's global mobility director on Brexit and U.S. policy changes
The recent wave of geopolitical events, including Brexit and changes in U.S. policies, are creating uncertainties for firms that must manage global talent. Rina Montalvo, News Corporation’s Director of Global Mobility, has an inside look at the impacts. How are these... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Optimal Interventions for Increasing Healthy Food Consumption Among Low Income Households
By: Retsef Levi, Elisabeth Paulson and Georgia Perakis
The federal government currently spends over $100 billion per year on policies aimed to increase fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption among low income households. These include price-, nutrition education-, and access-related interventions. Currently, the government... View Details
Keywords: Bi-level Optimization; Optimal Subsidies; Public Policy; Food Policy; Central Planner; Government Administration; Poverty; Food; Nutrition
Levi, Retsef, Elisabeth Paulson, and Georgia Perakis. "Optimal Interventions for Increasing Healthy Food Consumption Among Low Income Households." MIT Sloan Research Paper, No. 6053-19, November 2019.
- August 2018
- Article
The Effect of Graphic Warnings on Sugary-Drink Purchasing
By: Grant Donnelly, Laura Y. Zatz, Daniel Svirsky and Leslie John
Governments have proposed text warning labels to decrease consumption of sugary drinks – a contributor to chronic diseases like diabetes. However, they may be less effective than more evocative, graphic warning labels. We field-tested the effectiveness of graphic... View Details
Keywords: Policy Making; Preferences; Food; Health; Policy; Information; Labels; Consumer Behavior; Decision Making; Performance Effectiveness
Donnelly, Grant, Laura Y. Zatz, Daniel Svirsky, and Leslie John. "The Effect of Graphic Warnings on Sugary-Drink Purchasing." Psychological Science 29, no. 8 (August 2018): 1321–1333.
- 2022
- Working Paper
Talent Flows and the Geography of Knowledge Production: Causal Evidence from Multinational Firms
By: Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, Sara Signorelli and James M. Sappenfield
Leveraging a unique dataset merging patent data with all work-related migration reforms that took place in 15 countries over 26 years, we show that reforms discouraging inventor mobility decrease the patenting of MNE subsidiaries within a country, while reforms... View Details
Keywords: Migration; Technology; Policy Evaluation; Patents; Information Technology; Immigration; Policy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Globalization
Bahar, Dany, Prithwiraj Choudhury, Sara Signorelli, and James M. Sappenfield. "Talent Flows and the Geography of Knowledge Production: Causal Evidence from Multinational Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-047, January 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Can Evidence-Based Information Shift Preferences Towards Trade Policy?
By: Laura Alfaro, Maggie X. Chen and Davin Chor
Amid public skepticism about trade, we investigate whether evidence-based information--a concise statement of a research finding--can shape preferences towards trade policy. Across survey experiments conducted over 2018-2022 on U.S. general population samples, we... View Details
Alfaro, Laura, Maggie X. Chen, and Davin Chor. "Can Evidence-Based Information Shift Preferences Towards Trade Policy?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-062, March 2022. (Revised October 2024. NBER Working Paper Series, No. 31240, May 2023)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline.
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Clusters; Economic Policy; European Union; Competition; Industry Clusters; Policy; Economic Growth; European Union
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy." WWW for Europe Working Paper Series, No. 84, February 2015.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Structural Transformation: A Competitiveness-based View
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Competitiveness research aims to enhance our understanding of the drivers of prosperity differences across locations and of policies that can sustainably raise a location’s prosperity level. The paper outlines key elements of the competitiveness framework and discusses... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Cluster; Development; Growth; Economic Policy; Competition; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Policy
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Structural Transformation: A Competitiveness-based View." African Development Bank Group Working Paper, No. 258, May 2017.
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series –Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction Cover image features Adenike Ogunlesi This year’s annual UN conference on climate change, COP28, will take place in... View Details