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      • 02 Mar 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Can Historic Social Injustices be Addressed Through Reparations?

      Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants believe historic social injustices should be addressed through reparations. Professor Mihir Desai discusses the arguments for and against reparations in response to the Tulsa Massacre and, more broadly, to the effects of slavery and racist government policies in the US in his case, “The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      New research on health from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including corporate wellness, investing in community health, and health insurance.
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      • 22 Feb 2021
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Private and Social Returns to R&D: Drug Development and Demographics

      by Efraim Benmelech, Janice Eberly, Dimitris Papanikolaou, and Joshua Krieger

      Research and development (R&D) by pharmaceutical firms focuses disproportionately on medical conditions afflicting the elderly. The proportion of R&D spending targeting older age groups is increasing over time. Even though these investments in R&D prolong life expectancy and improve quality of life, they have little effect on measured productivity and output growth.

      • 29 Jan 2021
      • Op-Ed

      How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

      by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

      Drawing from product innovation theory, Rohit Deshpandé and colleagues offer three recommendations to speed adoption of COVID-19 vaccines. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Jan 2021
      • Research & Ideas

      Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

      by Danielle Kost

      Itching to get off the COVID couch? New research by John Beshears bucks conventional wisdom about what it takes to make exercise a habit. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 04 Jan 2021
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care

      by Amitabh Chandra, Pragya Kakani, and Adam Sacarny

      Black Americans experience disparities in health outcomes in the United States relative to other demographic groups. This study of heart attack sufferers over two decades develops a framework to examine the allocation of health care and the effectiveness of medical treatments, including beta-blockers and other technologies.

      • 14 Dec 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?

      by Danielle Kost

      Even in the best of times, pharmaceutical regulators tend to rush through drug applications in December. Now add in a ruthless pandemic. Research and insights from Lauren Cohen. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 24 Nov 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Evaluating Innovative Health Care Solutions for Obesity

      From Weight Watchers to bariatric surgery, innovations for combatting obesity abound. But which will do the most good for society and yield the best business results? Professor Regina Herzlinger discusses a new case study. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 29 Oct 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying

      by Dina Gerdeman

      To promote the greatest safety, public health officials should target their pandemic messaging to men differently than to women. Research by Vincent Pons and colleagues. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 22 Sep 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Older People Are Less Pessimistic about the Health Risks of COVID-19

      by Pedro Bordalo, Katherine B. Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer

      The pandemic presents a unique opportunity to investigate formation of beliefs about an unprecedented, widespread, and life-threatening event. One finding: COVID-19 makes the prospect of disease and death particularly salient for the young.

      • 17 Sep 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance

      by Rachel Layne

      Small-business owners have delayed rent payments and other bills to protect health benefits for employees. Now, financial pressure is mounting, according to research by Leemore Dafny, Yin Wei Soon, Zoë Cullen, and Christopher Stanton. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 03 Sep 2020
      • Op-Ed

      Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

      by Regina E. Herzlinger

      The United States needs a health care equivalent of the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase transparency and competition, argues Regina Herzlinger. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Aug 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Can Shared Service Delivery Increase Customer Engagement? A Study of Shared Medical Appointments

      by Ryan W. Buell, Kamalini Ramdas, and Nazlı Sönmez

      Shared service delivery means that customers are served in groups rather than individually. Results from a large-scale study of glaucoma follow-up appointments at a major eye hospital indicate that shared service delivery can significantly improve patients’ verbal and non-verbal engagement.

      • 18 Aug 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Is a Pandemic the Best Time To Try Out a New Idea?

      Singapore's new nationwide, Bluetooth-based contact tracing program TraceTogether must overcome privacy issues to be effective. Would Singaporeans adopt TraceTogether? Professor Mitch Weiss discusses his new case study. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Jul 2020
      • Op-Ed

      It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

      by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer

      Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer prescribe a seemingly impossible cure for battling health care options: a plan that embraces both Republican and Democratic ideas. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 12 Jul 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

      by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence

      COVID-19 affects more than physical health. Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence describe how the pandemic is causing psychological trauma across a broad swath of society—and innovative methods to treat it. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 07 Jul 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      SmileDirect Looks Beyond Direct-to-Consumer Marketing

      PODCAST: Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub is butting up against the limits of direct-to-consumer marketing. Len Schlesinger discusses his recent case study with Matt Higgins. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 07 Jul 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      COVID-19 and the Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action

      by Ashley Whillans and 28 coauthors

      Assembling a large, diverse team of researchers to make sense of COVID-19’s impact on issues of work and organizational psychology, this project explores changes that are unfolding for practitioners and human resources professionals.

      • 01 Jul 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Social Interactions in Pandemics: Fear, Altruism, and Reciprocity

      by Laura Alfaro, Ester Faia, Nora Lamersdorf, and Farzad Saidi

      An analysis of 89 cities worldwide shows that mobility responds to infection risk, altruism, and reciprocity. Correcting the SIR model to account for this behavior shows that a balanced approach involving stringency measures, in respect of human dignity, and responsible social preferences mitigates the pandemic health and economic costs.

      • 23 Jun 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization

      by Rawi Abdelal

      COVID-19 has enhanced already existing fissures undermining some societies’ commitments to globalization. Governments and firms need to act decisively to make the models of capitalism in the United States and Europe more friendly to small- and medium-sized firms, more equal in opportunity, and more meritocratic.

      • 15 Jun 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

      by Rachel Layne

      Liberia trains community workers to help medical professionals on the front lines of disease control, says Brian Trelstad. Could the model work elsewhere? Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 11 Jun 2020
      • In Practice

      Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

      by Danielle Kost

      Experts from Harvard Business School's Digital Initiative discuss how technology is helping leading companies gain an edge during the coronavirus pandemic. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

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