Sunlighting Knightian Uncertainty/ Commemorating McArthur (New Working Paper)
This is my last month at HBS and I thought I’d squeeze in one last working paper, Renewing Knightian Uncertainty
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Celebrating Richard “Dick” Nelson
Gave me joy to write this nomination In nominating Richard Nelson, I feel both honored and nervous. He has secured
Read MoreCapitalism Won’t Thrive on Value Investing Alone (just published HBR.org oped)
First oped in more than a year (when I was maniacally trying to get my medical innovation course done… Trigger
Read More“Commercial” for HBS Spring 2021 Elective
The more formal description is on the HBS elective course catalog
Read MoreHustling to beat the Coronavirus (with Leif Pagrotsky)
Our article (full text below) highlights the crucial role of local knowledge and action in global pandemics. While regretting the
Read MoreQuestions about the practical utility of Randomized Control Trials
I got a “revise and resubmit” for my paper on making economics more useful on the very day the Nobel
Read MoreSeminar on Practical knowledge — manifesto-like syllabus
(Manifesto-like) Syllabus This seminar examines the development of knowledge embodied in artifacts (including physical objects, protocols, and organizations) intended to
Read More(How) Can We Do Better? Lessons from HIV-AIDS
I have just completed a paper that represents “first thoughts” arising from a project on medical innovations that I am
Read MoreThe dubious utility of productivity estimates.
Talk at Cato conference on the future of US growth
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