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The Visible Hand

Jordi Blanes i Vidalwww.thevisiblehand.uk

The Visible Hand is a podcast about organisations, economics, and management, hosted by Jordi Blanes i Vidal.

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Episodes

Episode 4: Gianmarco León-Ciliotta on Integrating Vertically to Increase Quality

The paper discussed in this episode is: Vertical Integration, Supplier Behavior, and Quality Upgrading among Exporters , by Christopher Hansman, Jonas Hjort, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta, and Matthieu Teachout. Other papers referenced in this episode are: Coase, Ronald Harry. "The nature of the firm." Essential readings in economics. Palgrave, London, 1995. 37-54. Verhoogen, Eric. "Firm-Level Upgrading in Developing Countries.” CDEP-CGEG Working Paper no. 83, March 2020. Under revision for the Journa...

Feb 09, 202148 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: Chris Stanton on Learning From Your Colleagues

The paper discussed in this episode is: Workplace Knowledge Flows , by Jason J Sandvik, Richard E Saouma, Nathan T Seegert, and Christopher T Stanton. Other papers referenced in this episode are: Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen, “Management as a Technology?,” NBER Working Paper No. 22327, 2016. Carrell, Scott E., Bruce I. Sacerdote, and James E. West, “From Natural Variation to Optimal Policy? The Importance of Endogenous Peer Group Formation,” Econometrica, 81 (2013), 855–...

Jan 30, 202143 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: Julia Shvets on Overconfident Managers

The paper discussed in this episode is: Persistent Overconfidence and Biased Memory: Evidence from Managers , by David Huffman, Collin Raymond, and Julia Shvets. Other papers referenced in this episode are: Bénabou, Roland, and Jean Tirole, “Self-confidence and personal motivation,” The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117 (3), 871–915. Benoît, Jean-Pierre and Juan Dubra, “Apparent overconfidence,” Econometrica, 2011, 79 (5), 1591–1625. Benoît, Jean-Pierre, Juan Dubra, and Don A Moore, “Doe...

Jan 25, 202134 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: Florian Ederer on Killer Acquisitions

The paper discussed in this episode is: Killer Acquisitions , by Colleen Cunningham, Florian Ederer, and Song Ma. Other papers referenced in this episode are: Lemley, Mark A. and Carl Shapiro, “Probabilistic Patents,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2005, 19 (2), 75–98. Shapiro, Carl, “Antitrust Limits to Patent Settlements,” RAND Journal of Economics, 2003, pp. 391–411. Wollmann, Thomas G, “Stealth Consolidation: Evidence from an Amendment to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act,” American Economic Revi...

Jan 18, 202148 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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