The Visible Hand

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Gang Rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance ” by Christopher Blattman , Gustavo Duncan , Benjamin Lessing , and Santiago Tobón . Papers mentioned in this episode include: Blanes i Vidal, J., & Kirchmaier, T. (2018). The effect of police response time on crime clearance rates. The Review of Economic Studies , 85 (2), 855-891.

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Coordination and Organization Design: Theory and Micro-Evidence ” by Wouter Dessein , Desmond Lo, and Chieko Minami. Papers mentioned in this episode include: Aghion, P., & Tirole, J. (1997). Formal and real authority in organizations. Journal of political economy , 105 (1), 1-29. Alonso, R., Dessein, W., & Matouschek, N. (2008). When does coordinat...

The paper discussed in this episode is “ To Follow the Crowd? Benefits and Costs of Migrant Networks ” by Yulu Tang . Papers mentioned in this episode include: Beaman, L. A. (2012). Social networks and the dynamics of labour market outcomes: Evidence from refugees resettled in the US. The Review of Economic Studies , 79 (1), 128-161. Borusyak, K., & Hull, P. (2023). Nonrandom exposure to exoge...

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Should Top Surgeons Practice at Top Hospitals? Sorting and Complementarities in Healthcare ”, by Pauline Mourot . Papers mentioned in this episode include: Abowd, J. M., Kramarz, F., & Margolis, D. N. (1999). High wage workers and high wage firms. Econometrica , 67 (2), 251-333. Bonhomme, S., Lamadon, T., & Manresa, E. (2019). A distributional frame...

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Are Executives in Short Supply? Evidence from Death Events ”, by Julien Sauvagnat and Fabiano Schivardi . This paper was published in the Review of Economic Studies in 2023.

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Enabling or Limiting Cognitive Flexibility? Evidence of Demand for Moral Commitment ”, by Silvia Saccardo and Marta Serra-Garcia . The paper was published in the American Economic Review in 2023.

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 Edoardo Teso and Nicola Mastrorocco .

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Leadership and Productivity: A Study of U.S. Automobile Assembly Plants ”, by Soledad Giardili , Kamalini Ramdas , and Jonathan W. Williams . The paper was published in 2022 in Management Science.

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 published in 2023 in the American Economic Review.

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 was published at the American Economic Review in 2023.

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Human Capital, Female Employment, and Electricity: Evidence from the Early 20th-Century United States ”, by Daniela Vidart . The paper is forthcoming at the Review of Economic Studies .

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Individuals and Organizations as Sources of State Effectiveness ”, by Michael Best , Jonas Hjort , and David Szakonyi . The paper was published in the American Economic Review in 2023.

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Shocks and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Electronic Payment Systems ”, by Nicolas Crouzet , Apoorv Gupta , and Filippo Mezzanotti . The paper is forthcoming at the Journal of Political Economy .

The paper discussed in this episode is “ Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France ”, by Julia Cagé , Anna Dagorret, Pauline Grosjean , and Saumitra Jha . The paper was published in American Economic Review in 2023.

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 Maggie Jones . The paper was published in the Review of Economic Studies in 2023.

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

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘‘ Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives ”, by Miguel Antón , Florian Ederer , Mireia Giné , and Martin Schmalz . This paper was published in the Journal of Political Economy in 2023. Some of the data used in this paper, particularly that relating to Firm-pair profit weights for S&P 500 firms and Corporate Ownership of S&P 500 f...

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘‘ Middle Managers, Personnel Turnover, and Performance: A Long-Term Field Experiment in a Retail Chain ”, by Guido Friebel , Matthais Heinz , and Nikolay Zubanov . The paper was published in Management Science in 2021.

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘ Increasing the Demand For Workers with a Criminal Record ’, by Zoe Cullen , Will Dobbie , and Mitchell Hoffman . The paper was published at The Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2023.

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘ Career Spillovers in Internal Labour Markets ’, by Nicola Bianchi , Giulia Bovini , Jin Li , Matteo Paradisi , and Michael Powell . The paper was published at the Review of Economic Studies in 2022.

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘ Cutting the Innovation Engine: How Federal Funding Shocks Affect University Patenting, Entrepreneurship, and Publications ’, by Tania Babina , Alex Xi He , Sabrina T. Howell , Elisabeth Ruth Perlman , and Joseph Staudt . The paper was published at the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2023.

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘ Managerial Quality and Productivity Dynamics ’, by Achyuta Adhvaryu , Anant Nyshadham , and Jorge Tamayo . The paper was published at the Review of Economic Studies in 2022.

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘ Hours Constraints, Occupational Choice, and Gender: Evidence from Medical Residents ’, by Melanie Wasserman . The paper is forthcoming at the Review of Economic Studies.

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘ Minimum Wage and Individual Worker Productivity: Evidence from a Large US Retailer ’, by Decio Coviello , Erika Deserranno , and Nicola Persico . The paper was published at the Journal of Political Economy in 2022.

The paper discussed in this episode is ‘Improving Workplace Climate in Large Corporations: A Clustered Randomised Intervention’, by Sule Alan , Gozde Corekcioglu , and Matthias Sutter . The paper was published at the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2023.