Explaining Preferences from Behavior: A Cognitive Dissonance Approach
The standard approach in positive political theory posits that action choices are the consequences of preferences.
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Seven Tests: Between Concert and Unilateralism
American foreign policy has changed dramatically since September 11, 2001.
Gains from Digitization: Evidence from Gift-Giving in Music
In this paper, we focus on recorded music gifts during the holiday season and estimate the reduction in deadweight loss due to the transition from physical CD gift-giving to digital music gift-giving
Defending Digital Democracy: The Four Corners of Election Security
Chairman Burr, Vice Chairman Warner, and distinguished members, thank you for the invitation to testify.
A Global Observatory for Gene Editing
In August 2017, scientists reported that they had used the gene-editing tool CRISPR–Cas9 to correct a mutation in viable human embryos.
Is Technology Hurting Productivity?
In recent years, productivity growth in developed economies has been stagnating. The most prominent explanations of this trend involve technology.
How Mike Pompeo Could Save the State Department
Two days after the 2016 presidential election, I held a town hall at the United States Mission to the United Nations.
Bounded Ethicality and Ethical Fading in Negotiations: Understanding Unintended Unethical Behavior
The business scandals in the past several decades led to the rising importance of ethics as a topic central to management scholarship.
Business Leaders Can Reverse the ‘Implosion of Trust’
With Congress fractured by hyperpartisanship and the media hindered by accusations of bias and “fake news,” it appears unlikely that these two traditional sources of leadership can fully regain the tr
Donald Trump’s Diplomatic Turn to N. Korea Deserves Acclaim
In ditching decades of policy, the US president has chosen the wiser path. Donald Trump is right about North Korea, of course.
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