Individual leaders have been central to the transformation of political institutions, organizations and many instances … of social and economic reform. Why are some leaders able to take advantage of opportunities to successfully catalyze … degree of effective leadership and dramatically alter the prospects for change. The framework also naturally allows us to …

We study whether leaders influence the unethical conduct of followers. To avoid selection issues present in natural … environments, we use a laboratory experiment in which we form groups and assign leadership roles at random. We study an environment … treatment, two instruments through which leaders can influence follower conduct—prominent statements to the group and the …

We study the role of information exchange, leadership and coordination in team or partnership structures. For this …

We investigate the link between leadership, beliefs and pro-social behavior. This link is interesting because field … influenced by leaders (CEOs, politicians) and beliefs about others’ behavior. Our framework is an experimental public goods game … with a leader. We find that leaders strongly shape their followers’ initial beliefs and contributions. In later rounds …

its competitiveness and decreased exports towards its European trading partners. Our findings do not provide empirical …

Two main approaches have been implemented in regional CO2 markets to address competitiveness and carbon leakage: output …

markets, they have left the competitiveness problem of the Eurozone’s southern countries and France unresolved. The paper …