What happens when speakers try to “dodge” a question they would rather not answer by answering a different question? In 4 studies, we show…
Do Broad-based Employee Ownership, Profit Sharing and Stock Options Help the Best Firms Do Even Better? Richard Freeman, 2011, Paper, "This…
Three months after the start of the extraordinarily moving Arab people’s protests that have swept through North Africa and the Middle East…
There are two big power shifts going on in the 21st century. One is among countries, from West to East, and the other is from governments…
This paper revisits the logic of pursuing parallel R&D paths when there is uncertainty as to which approaches will succeed technically…
We present a simple model to account for the potential effectiveness of solar radiation management (SRM) in compensating for anthropogenic…
“I don’t curse anyone,” Kada Hotic told me, “not even those who caused me this pain.” In July 1995, Kada lost every grown male in her…
Every time the International Monetary Fund awaits a new managing director, critics complain that it is past time for the appointee to come…
Neglected Risks, Financial Innovation, and Financial Fragility. Andrei Shleifer, May 27, 2011, Paper. "We present a standard…