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Bank Credit And Business Networks
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2011)We construct the topology of business networks across the population of firms in an emerging economy, Pakistan, and estimate the value that membership in large yet diffuse networks brings in terms of access to bank credit ... -
Bankruptcy Law and The Cost of Credit: The Impact of Cramdown on Mortgage Interest Rates
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2012)The role of bankruptcy law in credit markets has received renewed attention in the aftermath of the housing bubble collapse. The fundamental challenge for research on this topic is to separate the impact of legal factors ... -
Barriers to the Implementation of Green Chemistry in the United States
(American Chemical Society, 2012)This paper investigates the conditions under which firms are able to develop and implement innovations with sustainable development benefits. In particular, we examine “green chemistry” innovations in the United States. ... -
The Behavior of Savings and Asset Prices When Preferences and Beliefs are Heterogeneous
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2011)Movements in asset prices are a major risk confronting individuals. This paper establishes new asset pricing results when agents differ in risk preference, time preference and/or expectations. It shows that risk tolerance ... -
Behavioral Economics Perspective on Public Sector Pension Plans
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)We describe the pension plan features of the states and the largest cities and counties in the U.S. Unlike in the private sector, defined benefit (DB) pensions are still the norm in the public sector. However, a few ... -
Behavioral Economics Perspectives on Public Sector Pension Plans
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2011)We describe the pension plan features of the states and the largest cities and counties in the U.S. Unlike in the private sector, defined benefit (DB) pensions are still the norm in the public sector. However, a few ... -
Being Poor, Black, and American: The Impact of Political, Economic, and Cultural Forces
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Belgium Highlights the Nuclear Terrorism Threat and Security Measures to Stop it
As world leaders gather for the fourth nuclear security summit this week, in the aftermath of the horrifying terrorist attacks in Brussels, it seems likely that Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel will have more to say ... -
Belt and Suspenders and More: The Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies in the Presence of Existing Policy Instruments
(2014)The effectiveness of investment subsidies depends on the existing array of regulatory and information mandates, especially in the energy efficiency space. Some consumers respond to information disclosure by purchasing ... -
Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States
(American Economic Association, 2008-02)Due to betrayal aversion, people take risks less willingly when the agent of uncertainty is another person rather than nature. Individuals in six countries (Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States) ... -
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Social Costs of Pretrial Electronic Monitoring in San Francisco
(Harvard Kennedy School, 2022-09)In the year following Humphrey, a judicial decision mandating that judges consider both defendants’ ability to pay cash bail and non-monetary release options, San Francisco Sheriff’s Office (SFSO) reported a 308% increase ... -
Beyond Crises: The Unending Challenge of Controlling Nuclear Weapons and Materials
(Strategic Studies Institute, 2013)Book abstract: At the height of the Cultural Revolution a Chinese long-range nuclear missile is fired within the country, and the nuclear warhead it is carrying detonates. A French nuclear device is exploded in Algeria ... -
The Birth of a Nation: Media and Racial Hate
(Harvard Kennedy School, 2022-07)This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915’s The Birth of a Nation, a fictional portrayal of the KKK’s founding rife with racist stereotypes. Exploiting ... -
Blocking All Paths to an Iranian Bomb: How the West Can Avoid a Nuclear Maginot Line
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Bombs We Can Stop
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Boundary Work for Sustainable Development: Natural Resource Management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
(National Academy of Sciences, 2011)Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “boundary work” through which research communities organize their ... -
Boundary work for sustainable development: Natural resource management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011-08-15)Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “boundary work” through which research communities organize their ...