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The positive role of transformational leadership on productivity and mental well-being has long been established. Transformational leadership behavior may be particularly suited to navigate times of crisis which are characterized by high levels of complexity and uncertainty. We exploit...
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We use longitudinal, disease-level data to analyze the impact of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity and medical … expenditure in Sweden, where mean age at death increased by 1.88 years during the period 1997-2010. Pharmaceutical innovation is … the number of drugs to treat a disease, not the number of drug classes. Pharmaceutical innovation also reduced hospital …
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I investigate the contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to recent longevity growth in Germany and France. First, I …-2006. The estimates imply that chemotherapy innovation accounted for at least one-sixth of the decline in French cancer …
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increased more in some states than in others?" One of the conclusions I drew from that study was that medical innovation …-Berman express deep skepticism about my study's conclusion that medical innovation has played a very important role in recent U …
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Tournaments are often used to improve performance in innovation contexts. Tournaments provide monetary incentives but …
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Longitudinal, disease-level data are used to analyze the impact of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity (mean age at … pharmaceutical innovation increased mean age at death by 0.87 years (10.4 months)- about 44% of the total increase in longevity -and … pharmaceutical innovation. The baseline estimate of the cost per life-year gained from pharmaceutical innovation in Greece is $17 …
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We address the question how much authority a principal should delegate to a manager with conflicting interests and uncertain ability in a context in which the manager has both compensation-based and reputational incentives. The optimal level of authority balances the value of the manager's...
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Using the concept of Inequity Aversion we derive in a Moral Hazard setting several results which differ from conventional contract theory. Our three key insights are: First, inequity aversion plays a crucial role in the design of optimal contracts. Second, there is a strong tendency towards...
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