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Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-based Taxation

U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax research. When expressing their preferences over allocations in stylized, hypothetical scenarios meant to isolate key... View Details

Keywords: Optimal Taxation; Welfarism; Luck; Benefit-based Taxation; Taxation; Equality and Inequality; Attitudes

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01 Mar 2008
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Good Luck Charm

Far from the Great White Way, the Big Apple also shines brightly, in the neighborhood arts-and-culture scene that thrives throughout the city’s boroughs. Those lively goings-on are often made possible through the good work of Lisa Quiroz (MBA ’90), senior vice... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

15 Sep 2016
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Competing Against Luck

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The Luck Factor in Negotiation

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Kimberlyn Leary

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December, 2017
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The Luck Factor in Great Decisions

By: Michael A. Wheeler

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February 2024
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Tony Elumelu Foundation: Democratizing Luck Across Africa

By: Paul A. Gompers and Samir Saxena

Founded in 2010, The Tony Elumelu Foundation is Africa’s leading philanthropy working to support entrepreneurs in Africa with access to seed capital, business management training, mentorship, and access to networks. Through a $100 million commitment by its founder,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation Leadership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; Nigeria; Africa

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28 Nov 2012
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Executives' Good Luck in Trading Own Stock

11 Aug 2009
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A runaway deficit may soon test Obama's luck

18 Nov 2013
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The Luck Factor in Great Decisions

26 May 2009
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Good luck on health care reform

April 2010 (Revised November 2010)
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Moral Decision-Making: Reason, Emotion & Luck

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Julianna Pillemer

This extensive note synthesizes current psychological and neuroscientific research on how people make decisions with moral implications. Research summaries and scenarios illustrate critical issues. View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Moral Sensibility; Leadership; Science; Emotions

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01 Sep 2016
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Clay Christensen on Competing Against Luck

Why They Buy The first big puzzle Professor Clay Christensen tackled when he joined the HBS faculty in 1992 was an elemental one: Why was success so hard for businesses to sustain? The search led to his theory of disruptive innovation, which would eventually result in... View Details

28 Feb 2014
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Andrew Luck Visits Harvard Innovation Lab, Talks Future of Sports Innovation

24 Aug 2020
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How to Create Your Own Career Luck

24 Sep 2016
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Popular acceptance of inequality due to brute luck and support for classical benefit-based taxation

2016
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Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation

By: Matthew C. Weinzierl

U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice are shown to differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax research. A large share of respondents, and in some cases a large majority, resist the full equalization... View Details

Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Attitudes; Taxation; Theory; United States

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