In a lab-in-field experiment with elite civil servants in Pakistan, we investigate whether groups outperform individuals in a two-staged…
In 2010, we informed a random set of Delhi councilors, some ineligible for re-election in their current ward, that a newspaper would report…
We need to find a way to overcome the short-term individual and organizational costs of DEI so that we may collectively reap its long-term…
Data Gaps and the Policy Response to the Novel Coronavirus. James Stock, March 2020, Paper, "This note lays out the basic Susceptible-…
Surveillance: Virus Impact With Gallup’s Younis. Carmen Reinhart, March 31, 2020, Audio, "Carmen Reinhart, Harvard Kennedy School Professor…
Why Coronavirus (and Other) Falsehoods Are Believable. Cass Sunstein, March 31, 2020, Opinion, "Sports fans have been thrilled to learn…
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Health Care Markets a Decade After the ACA: Bigger, but Probably Not Better. Leemore Dafny, 2020, Book Chapter, "Love it or hate it, the…
Coronavirus meets the Great Influenza Pandemic. Robert Barro, March 2020, Paper, "What is a plausible worst-case scenario for outcomes…
Cognitive Biases: Mistakes or Missing Stakes? Benjamin Enke, Brian Hall, March 2020, Paper, "Despite decades of research on heuristics and…
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Pandemics Fragilities: Halt in Hyper-specialized GVC and the Big-Dollar-Hunger. Laura Alfaro, March 2020, Paper, "The risk of pandemics or…