Episode 97: Ryan Hill and Carolyn Stein on Incentives in Science

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science’.
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Episode 96: Nathan Lane on South Korea’s Industrial Policy

The paper discussed in this episode is ​’Manufacturing Revolutions: Industrial Policy and Industrialization in South Korea’.
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Episode 95: Andrea Matranga on the Causes of the Neolithic Revolution

The paper discussed in this episode is ​’The Ant and the Grasshopper: Seasonality and the Invention of Agriculture’, by Andrea Matranga.
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Episode 94: Shaoda Wang on Revolving Door Lawyers

The paper discussed in this episode is ​’The Law and Economics of Lawyers: Evidence from the Revolving Door in China's Judicial System’, by Shaoda Wan...

Episode 93: Laura Boudreau on Monitoring Harassment in Organisations

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Monitoring Harassment in Organizations’, by Laura Boudreau, Sylvain Chassang, Ada Gonzalez-Torres, and Rachel...

Episode 92: Paul Eliason on using regulation and litigation to combat fraud

Episode 91: David Chan on the Differential Productivity of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

Episode 90: Ziad Obermeyer on the Mortality Effects of Making Patients Contribute to the Cost of their Drugs

Episode 89: Manasvini Singh on Black versus White Mortality when Hospital Capacity becomes Strained

Episode 88: Jetson Leder-Luis on Medicare Spending in For-Profit Hospices

Episode 87: Ambar La Forgia on Chain Ownership and Fertility Clinic Performance

Announcing 6-Episode Season on Health and Organisational Economics

Introducing a six-episode season devoted to the intersection between health and organisational economics.

Episode 86: Dan Gross on Labour Market Responses to Automation

The paper discussed in this episode is “Answering the Call of Automation: How the Labor Market Adjusted to Mechanizing Telephone Operation” by James F...

Episode 85: Ryan Kellogg on Drilling Deadlines in the Gas Industry

The paper discussed in this episode is “Drilling Deadlines and Oil and Gas Development” by Evan Herrnstadt, Ryan Kellogg, and Eric Lewis.
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Episode 84: Emily Nix on Violence Against Women at Work

The paper discussed in this episode is “Violence Against Women at Work” by Abi Adams-Prassl, Kristiina Huttunen, Emily Nix, and Ning Zhang.
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Episode 83: Santiago Tobón on the Governance Provided by Organised Criminal Groups

The paper discussed in this episode is “Gang Rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance” by Christopher Blattman, Gustavo Duncan, Benjamin...

Episode 82: Wouter Dessein on how Organisations Allocate Decision-Making Power

The paper discussed in this episode is “Coordination and Organization Design: Theory and Micro-Evidence” by Wouter Dessein, Desmond Lo, and Chieko Min...

Episode 81: Yulu Tang on the Trade-offs Working with Colleagues from your Hometown

The paper discussed in this episode is “To Follow the Crowd? Benefits and Costs of Migrant Networks” by Yulu Tang.
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Episode 80: Pauline Mourot on Complementarities in Healthcare Production

The paper discussed in this episode is “Should Top Surgeons Practice at Top Hospitals? Sorting and Complementarities in Healthcare”, by Pauline Mourot...

Episode 79: Fabiano Schivardi on Executives, Firm Performance, and Labour Markets

The paper discussed in this episode is “Are Executives in Short Supply? Evidence from Death Events”, by Julien Sauvagnat and Fabiano Schivardi. This p...

Episode 78: Marta Serra-Garcia on Cognitive Flexibility and Moral Commitment

The paper discussed in this episode is “Enabling or Limiting Cognitive Flexibility? Evidence of Demand for Moral Commitment”, by Silvia Saccardo and M...

Episode 77: Nicola Mastrorocco on State Capacity as an Organizational Problem

The paper discussed in this episode is “State Capacity as an Organizational Problem. Evidence from the Growth of the U.S. State over 100 years”, by Ed...

Episode 76: Soledad Giardili on Managers and Productivity in the Automobile Industry

The paper discussed in this episode is “Leadership and Productivity: A Study of U.S. Automobile Assembly Plants”, by Soledad Giardili, Kamalini Ramdas...

Episode 75: J. Carter Braxton on Technological Change and the Consequences of Job Loss

The paper discussed in this episode is “Technological Change and the Consequences of Job Loss”, by J. Carter Braxton and Bledi Taska. The paper was pu...

Episode 74: Avner Strulov-Shlain on Left-Digit Bias and Firm Pricing

The paper discussed in this episode is “More Than a Penny’s Worth: Left-Digit Bias and Firm Pricing”, by Avner Strulov-Shlain. The paper was published...

Episode 73: Kailing Shen on Gender Requirements in Job Ads

The paper discussed in this episode is “What Happens When Employers Can No Longer Discriminate in Job Ads?”, by Peter Kuhn and Kailing Shen. The paper...

Episode 72: Daniela Vidart on Electrification and Female Labour Force Participation

The paper discussed in this episode is “Human Capital, Female Employment, and Electricity: Evidence from the Early 20th-Century United States”, by Dan...

Episode 71: Michael Best on Individuals, Organisations, and State Effectiveness

The paper discussed in this episode is “Individuals and Organizations as Sources of State Effectiveness”, by Michael Best, Jonas Hjort, and David Szak...

Episode 70: Apoorv Gupta on Network Effects and Adoption of New Technology

The paper discussed in this episode is “Shocks and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Electronic Payment Systems”, by Nicolas Crouzet, Apoorv Gupta, a...

Episode 69: Pauline Grosjean on Heroism, Autocratic Values, and Nazi Collaboration in France.

The paper discussed in this episode is “Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France”, by Julia C...

Episode 68: Maggie Jones on the Slaughter of the Bison and Native American Development

The paper discussed in this episode is “The Slaughter of the Bison and Reversal of Fortunes on the Great Plains”, by Donn L Feir, Rob Gillezeau, and M...

Episode 67: Kairong Xiao on the Economic Impact of Revolving Door Incentives

The paper discussed in this episode is “Closing the Revolving Door”, by Joseph Kalmenovitz, Siddharth Vij, and Kairong Xiao.

Episode 66: Martin Schmalz on Common Ownership and Firm Behaviour

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘‘Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives”, by Miguel Antón, Florian Ederer, Mireia Giné,...

Episode 65: Guido Friebel on the Role of Managers in Reducing Employee Turnover

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘‘Middle Managers, Personnel Turnover, and Performance: A Long-Term Field Experiment in a Retail Chain”, by Gui...

Episode 64: Mitchell Hoffman on Increasing Demand for Workers with Criminal Records

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Increasing the Demand For Workers with a Criminal Record’, by Zoe Cullen, Will Dobbie, and Mitchell Hoffman. T...

Episode 63: Jin Li on Career Spillovers in Internal Labour Markets

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Career Spillovers in Internal Labour Markets’, by Nicola Bianchi, Giulia Bovini, Jin Li, Matteo Paradisi, and...

Episode 62: Elisabeth Perlman on Federal Funding, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Cutting the Innovation Engine: How Federal Funding Shocks Affect University Patenting, Entrepreneurship, and P...

Episode 61: Achyuta Adhvaryu on Managerial Traits, Practices, and Productivity

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Managerial Quality and Productivity Dynamics’, by Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. The pap...

Episode 60: Melanie Wasserman on Long Hours, Occupational Choice and the Gender Gap

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Hours Constraints, Occupational Choice, and Gender: Evidence from Medical Residents’, by Melanie Wasserman. Th...

Episode 59: Erika Deserranno on the Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Worker Productivity

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Minimum Wage and Individual Worker Productivity: Evidence from a Large US Retailer’, by Decio Coviello, Erika...