Melons as Lemons: Asymmetric Information, Consumer Learning and Seller Reputation
There is often a lack of reliable quality provision in many markets in developing countries and firms generally lack a reputation for quality.
Research
The demotivating effect (and unintended message) of awards
It is common for organizations to offer awards to motivate individual behavior, yet few empirical studies evaluate their effectiveness in the field.
Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from the Mariel Supply Shock
We use the Conference Board’s Help-Wanted Index (HWI) to document how immigrant supply shocks change the number of job vacancies.
Reimagining Rights & Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media
The First Amendment guarantees some of the most fundamental rights provided to Americans under the Constitution. The right to free expression is a foundational tenet of American values.
Review of A Business History Of India: Enterprise and the Emergence of Capitalism from 1700
This wide-ranging and illuminating book links the history of business in India to broader global and national trends across three centuries.
Loreto’s Hidden Wealth: Economic Complexity Analysis and Productive Diversification Opportunities
The Growth Lab at Harvard University, with funding provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, has undertaken this investigation with the aim of identifying the existing productive capacities i
Biden Administration’s Sensible Stimulus
America erred in 2009-10 in curtailing the size and duration of the fiscal expansion in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
What Maximizes Productivity and Impact in Political Science Research?
What contributes toward academic productivity and impact in political science research publications?
Strategic Government Communication About Performance
A great deal of research presents the correspondence between economic conditions and incumbent electoral fortunes as evidence of democratic accountability.
Nudges and choice architecture in organizations: New frontiers
The 2009 publication of the best-selling book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein sparked enormous interest in how choice architecture and
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