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- 2010
- Chapter
The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics
By: David Moss and Mary Oey
What drives policy making in a democracy? The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Media;
Interests;
Power and Influence;
Public Opinion;
United States
Moss, David, and Mary Oey. "The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics." In Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation, edited by Edward J. Balleisen and David A. Moss. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics
By: David Moss and Mary Oey
The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms of political support. Indeed, many... View Details
Keywords:
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Media;
Interests;
Power and Influence;
Public Opinion;
United States
- June 2006
- Article
Enlarging the Societal Pie Through Wise Legislation: A Psychological Perspective
By: Jonathon Baron, Max Bazerman and Katherine Shonk
Baron, Jonathon, Max Bazerman, and Katherine Shonk. "Enlarging the Societal Pie Through Wise Legislation: A Psychological Perspective." Perspectives on Psychological Science 1, no. 2 (June 2006).
- 1978
- Chapter
Conflict Between the Political and Private Sectors
By: Michael Jensen and William H. Meckling
- May 2008
- Case
Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis
By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Heather Beckham
The case describes the dilemma of a marketing manager, Thomas Green, who, after being rapidly promoted, is harshly criticized by his boss, Frank Davis. Green and Davis disagree on work styles and market projections. Green believes the sales goals set by Davis are based...
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Keywords:
Superior & Subordinate;
Performance Management;
Personal Strategy & Style;
Management Style;
Conflict Management;
Communication;
Rank and Position;
Personal Characteristics;
Power and Influence
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr., and Heather Beckham. "Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis." Harvard Business School Brief Case 082-095, May 2008.
- 2002
- Chapter
Political and Economic Incentives during an Anti-Corruption Crackdown
By: Rafael Di Tella and Ernesto S. Schargrodsky
Di Tella, Rafael, and Ernesto S. Schargrodsky. "Political and Economic Incentives during an Anti-Corruption Crackdown." Chap. 7 in Corrupt Exchanges: Empirical Themes in the Politics and Political Economy of Corruption. Vol. 23, edited by Donatella della Porta and Susan Rose-Ackerman, 118–132. Interdisziplinäre Studien zu Recht und Staat. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2002.
- Article
Syrian Refugees in Turkey and the Politics of Post Conflict Reconciliation
By: Kristin Fabbe and Tolga Sınmazdemir
Finding suitable settlements to civil wars, then proceeding to reconcile and reintegrate civilian communities to realize such settlements and avoid future conflict, poses many seemingly insurmountable challenges. The Syrian conflict is a case in point. Not only has a...
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Keywords:
Syrian Refugees;
Conflict;
Postconflict Reconciliation;
Refugees;
War;
Conflict and Resolution;
Attitudes;
Syria;
Turkey
Fabbe, Kristin, and Tolga Sınmazdemir. "Syrian Refugees in Turkey and the Politics of Post Conflict Reconciliation." Review of Middle East Studies 52, no. 2 (November 2018): 249–262.
- 2012
- Book
Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests
By: Gunnar Trumbull
This book investigates the sources of interest group influence on public policy. Trumbull argues that diffuse groups like consumers are more influential, and industry less influential, than we commonly assume.
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Trumbull, Gunnar. Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012.
- 2008
- Case
Thomas Green:Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis
By: W. Earl Sasser
The case describes the dilemma of a marketing manager, Thomas Green, who, after being rapidly promoted, is harshly criticized by his boss, Frank Davis. Green and Davis disagree on work styles and market projections. Green believes the sales goals set by Davis are based...
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- February 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Negotiating Trust: Borrowers, Lenders, and the Politics of Household Debt
By: Catherine S. M. Duggan and Alexander F. Roehrkasse
Duggan, Catherine S. M., and Alexander F. Roehrkasse. "Negotiating Trust: Borrowers, Lenders, and the Politics of Household Debt." Harvard Business School Case 710-048, February 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- Article
Political Skill: Explaining the Effects of Nonnative Accent on Managerial Hiring and Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions
By: Laura Huang, Marcia Frideger and Jone L. Pearce
We propose and test a new theory explaining glass-ceiling bias against nonnative speakers as driven by perceptions that nonnative speakers have weak political skill. Although nonnative accent is a complex signal, its effects on assessments of the speakers' political...
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Keywords:
Spoken Communication;
Prejudice and Bias;
Competency and Skills;
Selection and Staffing;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Decisions
Huang, Laura, Marcia Frideger, and Jone L. Pearce. "Political Skill: Explaining the Effects of Nonnative Accent on Managerial Hiring and Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions." Journal of Applied Psychology 98, no. 6 (November 2013): 1005–1017.
- 1991
- Chapter
Reactions to Political Advertising Depend on the Nature of the Voter-Candidate Bond
By: J. A. Deighton, L. F. Alwitt and J. Grimm
- 2021
- Working Paper
Does Social Media Cause Polarization? Evidence from Access to Twitter Echo Chambers during the 2019 Argentine Presidential Debate
By: Rafael Di Tella, Ramiro H. Gálvez and Ernesto Schargrodsky
We study how two groups, those inside vs. those outside echo chambers, react to a political event when we vary social media status (Twitter). Our treatments mimic two strategies often suggested as a way to limit polarization on social media: they expose people to...
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Keywords:
Political Polarization;
Political Elections;
Internet and the Web;
Attitudes;
Social Media;
Argentina
Di Tella, Rafael, Ramiro H. Gálvez, and Ernesto Schargrodsky. "Does Social Media Cause Polarization? Evidence from Access to Twitter Echo Chambers during the 2019 Argentine Presidential Debate." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29458, November 2021.
- April 2005
- Article
Partisan Social Happiness
By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
We use a new approach to study questions in political economy that relies on data on the subjective well-being of a large sample of people living in the OECD over the period 1975-1992. Controlling for the personal characteristics of the respondents, year and country...
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Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Partisan Social Happiness." Review of Economic Studies 72, no. 2 (April 2005): 367–93.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Assess, Don't Assume, Part II: Negotiating Implications of Cross-Border Differences in Decision Making, Governance, and Political Economy
When facing a cross-border negotiation, the standard preparatory assessments—of the parties, their interests, their no-deal options, opportunities for and barriers to creating and claiming value, the most promising sequence and process design, etc.—should be... View Details
Keywords:
Decision Making;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Corporate Governance;
Negotiation Process;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Government Relations
Sebenius, James K. "Assess, Don't Assume, Part II: Negotiating Implications of Cross-Border Differences in Decision Making, Governance, and Political Economy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-050, December 2009.
- Article
Considering Concessions: A Survey Experiment on the Colombian Peace Process
By: Aila M. Matanock and Natalia Garbiras-Díaz
Designing peace agreements that can be signed and sustained can be difficult in civil conflict. Many recent cases of successful settlements include electoral provisions, often for rebel groups to participate as political parties. Engaging the electoral process,...
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Keywords:
Peace Process;
Political Parties;
Politics;
Government;
Agreements;
Political Backlash;
Political Discourse;
Civil Unrest;
Civil War;
Political Issues;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
Conflict and Resolution;
Latin America;
Colombia
Matanock, Aila M., and Natalia Garbiras-Díaz. "Considering Concessions: A Survey Experiment on the Colombian Peace Process." Conflict Management and Peace Science 35, no. 6 (November 2018): 637–655.
- August 2017
- Article
Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France
By: Céline Braconnier, Jean-Yves Dormagen and Vincent Pons
A large-scale randomized experiment conducted during the 2012 French presidential and parliamentary elections shows that voter registration requirements have significant effects on turnout, resulting in unequal participation. We assigned 20,500 apartments to one...
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Braconnier, Céline, Jean-Yves Dormagen, and Vincent Pons. "Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France." American Political Science Review 111, no. 3 (August 2017): 584–604. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-098, March 2016.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Nature, Sources, and Consequences of Citizens’ Anti-establishment Sentiments
By: Loreto Cox and Natalia Garbiras-Diaz
While recent studies examine anti-establishment parties and candidates, fewer focus
on citizens’ anti-establishment sentiments, which we define as an intense and angry
animosity toward political elites and distrust of political parties. What drives these
sentiments?...
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Keywords:
Political Parties;
Political Instability;
Democracy;
Elections;
Electoral Behavior;
Election Outcomes;
Ideology;
Political Elections;
Policy;
Governance;
Government and Politics;
Social Issues;
Society;
Perception;
Crime and Corruption;
Latin America;
South America;
Colombia;
Peru
Cox, Loreto, and Natalia Garbiras-Diaz. "The Nature, Sources, and Consequences of Citizens’ Anti-establishment Sentiments." Working Paper, July 2023.
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Political Economy of a 'Miracle Cure': The Case of Nebulized Ibuprofen and Its Diffusion in Argentina
By: Sebastian Calónico, Rafael Di Tella and Juan Cruz Lopez Del Valle
We document the diffusion of nebulized ibuprofen in Argentina as a treatment for COVID-19. As the pandemic spread, this clinically unsupported drug reached thousands of patients, even some seriously ill, despite warnings by the regulator and medical societies. Detailed...
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Keywords:
COVID-19;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Pandemics;
Adoption;
Behavior;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Learning
Calónico, Sebastian, Rafael Di Tella, and Juan Cruz Lopez Del Valle. "The Political Economy of a 'Miracle Cure': The Case of Nebulized Ibuprofen and Its Diffusion in Argentina." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 31781, October 2023.
- Book Review
Review of The Politics of Power: Ontario Hydro and its Government, 1906-1995, by Neil B. Freeman
By: Willis Emmons
Emmons, Willis. "Review of The Politics of Power: Ontario Hydro and its Government, 1906-1995, by Neil B. Freeman." Journal of Economic History 57, no. 3 (September 1997): 749–750.