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- 2022
- Working Paper
Coordination and Incumbency Advantage in Multi-Party Systems: Evidence from French Elections
By: Kevin Dano, Francesco Ferlenga, Vincenzo Galasso, Caroline Le Pennec and Vincent Pons
In theory, free and fair elections can improve the selection of politicians and incentivize them to exert effort. In practice, incumbency advantage and coordination issues may lead to the (re)election of bad politicians. We ask whether these two forces compound each...
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Political Parties;
Incumbent Politicians;
Democracy;
Political Elections;
Competitive Advantage
Dano, Kevin, Francesco Ferlenga, Vincenzo Galasso, Caroline Le Pennec, and Vincent Pons. "Coordination and Incumbency Advantage in Multi-Party Systems: Evidence from French Elections." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30541, October 2022.
- 30 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers
annually in the United States equaled the crash of one fully loaded 747 airplane every one-and-a-half days. “At first, these campaigns are great—they bolster the frequency with which solutions are shared by a significant margin....[But]...
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- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
disclosure subsidize consumers. And third, higher competition intensity tends to increase the volume of consumer information disclosed by firms. Our findings are particularly relevant to the business models of Internet firms and View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
earthquake damage. They can take action now to ensure that America invests in growing our domestic stock of world-class suppliers. A national campaign to enhance supply-chain partnerships could also accelerate job creation. America needs...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 18 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying
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Unintended Consequences of Fundraising Tactics
Charity fundraisers use a variety of methods to increase donations, with three of the most common being matching funds, seed money, and thank you gifts. Field experiments have shown that matching funds (Eckel and Grossman, 2008) and seed money (List and Lucking-Reiley,...
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- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
PublicationsDo Voters Demand Responsive Governments? Evidence from Indian Disaster Relief Authors:Shawn Cole, Andrew Healy, and Eric Werker Publication:Journal of Development Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Vincent Pons
Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
- spring 2007
- Article
Corporate Legitimacy and Advertising: British Companies and the Rhetoric of Development in West Africa, 1950-1970
Around 1960, the first independent African nations emerged, marking the beginning of the momentous political event that, among other things, would change the visual representations and the copy of advertisements. Development, modernity, and industrialization became...
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Decker, Stephanie. "Corporate Legitimacy and Advertising: British Companies and the Rhetoric of Development in West Africa, 1950-1970." Business History Review 81, no. 1 (Spring 2007): 59–86.
- 01 Aug 2023
- What Do You Think?
As Leaders, Why Do We Continue to Reward A, While Hoping for B?
so-called “operative level.” So, politicians are rewarded for campaigning on low-quality goals and avoiding the details. Then, as citizens, we complain about the quality of elected officials when the issues later get down to the operative...
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by James Heskett
- 2024
- Working Paper
The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It
What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer is not entirely clear, I argue in this essay that any effort aimed at restoring...
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Salter, Malcolm S. "The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-062, March 2024.
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
PublicationsManager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers Authors:Francois Brochet, Lucile Faurel, and Sarah McVay Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate how managers View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
faculty and guest business experts, interactive graphs and exercises, cold calls to keep you engaged, and opportunities to contribute to a vibrant online community. Do I need to come to campus to participate in HBS Online programs? No,...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
and manages loyalty programs. For his contributions to the marketing field, in 2012 he was inducted into the Direct Marketing Association Hall of Fame. Brierley and his wife, Diane, were recently honored as outstanding philanthropists in...
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- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
UnileverA Case Study
peaked in the early 1930s. Using published figures, Lever estimated its profit as a percentage of capital employed at 26 percent between 1930 and 1932, compared with P&G's 12 percent. Countway's greatest contribution was in marketing....
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- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
Working PapersAccounting Information as Political Currency Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We test whether accounting can be used as political currency. Our setting is the US congressional election of 2004, where outsourcing of US jobs was a...
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Martha Lagace
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Spangler Center | About
became NationsBank (now known as Bank of America). From 1986 to 1997, he served as president of his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, making significant contributions to the growth and development of public education...
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- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new...
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by Avery Forman
- Web
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Renovating Democratic Capitalism
This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details