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  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Persuasive Propaganda During the 2015 Argentine Ballotage

By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky
We study a propaganda campaign sponsored by the government against the main political challenger in the days preceding the 2015 Argentine runoff presidential election. Subjects in the treatment group watched an “ad” initially aired during soccer transmissions that was... View Details
Keywords: Propaganda; Persuasion; Voting; Political Elections; Government and Politics; Communication Strategy; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; Argentina
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  • June 2012
  • Article

Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization

By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky
Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but re-nationalized the main water company in 2006. We study beliefs about the benefits of the privatization of water services amongst low- and middle-income groups immediately after the 2006 nationalization.... View Details
Keywords: Privatization; Business and Community Relations; Household; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Public Ownership; Utilities Industry; Argentina
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization

By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky
Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but re-nationalized the main water company in 2006. We study beliefs about the benefits of the privatization of water services amongst low and middle income groups immediately after the 2006 nationalization.... View Details
Keywords: Privatization; Public Ownership; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Values and Beliefs; Public Opinion; Utilities Industry; Argentina
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  • 17 Oct 2019
  • Working Paper Summaries

Persuasion by Populist Propaganda: Evidence from the 2015 Argentine Ballotage

Keywords: by Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky
  • 18 Dec 2015
  • News

Trucks stop, but Putin rolls on

  • February 2012 (Revised July 2012)
  • Supplement

Caijing Magazine (B)

By: Karthik Ramanna and G.A. Donovan
In late 2009, Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing Magazine, widely regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Restructuring; Corporate Disclosure; Organizations; Publishing Industry; China
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  • February 2012 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

Caijing Magazine (A)

By: Karthik Ramanna and G.A. Donovan
In late 2009, Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing Magazine, widely regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous... View Details
Keywords: Journals and Magazines; Publishing Industry; China
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  • 11 Mar 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

controversial policies or unpopular leaders, or make an oppressive regime seem tolerant. There’s also a fine line between influential outreach and propaganda that leaves audiences feeling manipulated, Ofek says. However, the right... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism
  • Web

Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism? - Blog: RGE Report

party activates them through propaganda campaigns. This could be because gender roles have not directly been weaponized by the far right in explicit terms; rather, in the U.S., this activation has been targeted toward specific women’s... View Details
  • 25 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

Working Papers Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization Authors: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Abstract Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Dec 2014
  • Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By... View Details
Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing
  • 20 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 20

in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in subsidiaries in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, India, and the United States. Investment versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about the Argentine Water Privatization Authors:Rafael Di Tella,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 8

carefully controlled propaganda apparatus, considered how to rebuild the magazine without its star editor. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112028-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Dec 2012
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

corrupt practices in business and government in his country. Of course, dealing with China's hypersensitive national propaganda apparatus means that Wang has to be especially delicate in choosing whom to go after and when. The case,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage
  • 15 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 15

editorial independence. Wang, known for his ability to navigate the country's carefully controlled propaganda apparatus, considered how to rebuild the magazine without its star editor. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel