The Visible Hand

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.