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- 2015
- Working Paper
Political Identity and Trust
By: Pablo Hernandez and Dylan Minor
We explore how political identity affects trust. Using an incentivized experimental survey conducted on a representative sample of the U.S. population, we vary information about partners' partisan identity to elicit trust behavior, beliefs about trustworthiness, and... View Details
Keywords: Trust
Hernandez, Pablo, and Dylan Minor. "Political Identity and Trust." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-012, July 2015.
- September 2006
- Article
Rethinking Political Correctness
By: Robin J. Ely, Debra E. Meyerson and Martin N. Davidson
Keywords: Attitudes
Ely, Robin J., Debra E. Meyerson, and Martin N. Davidson. "Rethinking Political Correctness." Harvard Business Review 84, no. 9 (September 2006).
- October 1990 (Revised June 1994)
- Background Note
Nicaragua: Political Background
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Nicaragua: Political Background." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-100, October 1990. (Revised June 1994.)
- 17 May 2021
- News
Corporate Political Activity
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
What happens to a country's economy when its government is politically unstable, such as has been the case historically in Mexico? Can business get done under a strong-arm dictatorship, or when a government is too weak to protect the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Research Summary
Political Economy of Business Development
In an ongoing research stream, Professor Fabbe is studying the political economy of business development in fragile societies. Her newest project in this research stream explores the opportunities for complementarities and joint ventures between Syrian and Turkish... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
The Long-Term Political Influence of Immigrants
- June 2024 (Revised October 2024)
- Background Note
Politics Comes to ESG Investing
By: Shawn Cole and Jonah Zahnd
While the past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the incorporation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards into investor practices, this momentum has shifted recently in the United States, as some politicians argued that ESG investing practices... View Details
Cole, Shawn, and Jonah Zahnd. "Politics Comes to ESG Investing." Harvard Business School Background Note 224-107, June 2024. (Revised October 2024.)
- 2025
- Conference Presentation
Comparative Politics Seminar
- Article
Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970
By: G. Jones and Rachael Comunale
This article contributes to the literature on political risk in business and economic history by examining both new perspectives (risk encountered by companies domestically, rather than risk for foreign investors) and new settings (emerging markets economies in Latin... View Details
Keywords: Political Risk; Emerging Market; Bribery; Business ＆ Government Relations; Turbulence; Violence; Risk and Uncertainty; Emerging Markets; Crime and Corruption; Business and Government Relations; Business History; India; Latin America
Jones, G., and Rachael Comunale. "Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970." Australian Economic History Review 58, no. 3 (November 2018): 233–264.
- December 2021
- Article
Negativity Spreads More Than Positivity on Twitter after Both Positive and Negative Political Situations
By: Jonas Paul Schöne, Brian Parkinson and Amit Goldenberg
What type of emotional language spreads further in political discourses on social media? Previous research has focused on situations that primarily elicited negative emotions, showing that negative language tended to spread further. The current project extends existing... View Details
Keywords: Negative Emotions; Emotional Influence; Emotional Resonance; Political Discourse; Emotion Contagion; Intergroup; Interactive Communication; Emotions; Government and Politics; Social Media
Schöne, Jonas Paul, Brian Parkinson, and Amit Goldenberg. "Negativity Spreads More Than Positivity on Twitter after Both Positive and Negative Political Situations." Affective Science 2, no. 4 (December 2021): 379–390.
- 16 Aug 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
has real microeconomic consequences causing consternation for companies, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. Q:Do you think the Indian political climate has contributed to the current economic situation? A: Absolutely. India has, sadly,... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
- Research Summary
The Politics of Consumer Credit
By: Gunnar Trumbull
A combination of factors has dramatically increased consumer access to and reliance upon credit across the OECD. These factors include financial liberalization and deregulation, improvements in consumer credit information and its analysis, and a growth in debt... View Details
- 06 Jul 2022
- News
The Political Polarization of Corporate America
- 06 Sep 2012
- News
Why Boring Political Conventions Are Better
- Apr 2021
- Conference Presentation
Political Homophily and Acrophily
By: Amit Goldenberg and J. J. Gross
- Article
Compassion, Religion, and Politics
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "Compassion, Religion, and Politics." Public Interest 157 (Fall 2004): 57–66.
- 09 Feb 2017
All Hail Partisan Politics
- 2007
- Working Paper
The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters
By: Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker
Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government and Politics; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods; Natural Disasters; Welfare or Wellbeing
Cohen, Charles, and Eric D. Werker. "The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-040, December 2007. (Revised November 2008.)