Transcribes a dialogue on the evolution of actor-network theory.

We empirically analyze the illicit trade in cultural property and antiques, taking advantage of different reporting incentives between source and destination countries. We generate a measure of illicit trafficking in these goods by comparing imports recorded in United States' customs data and...

Why are certain movies more successful in some markets than others? Are the entertainment products we consume reflective of our core values and beliefs? These questions drive our investigation into the relationship between a society's oral tradition and the financial success of films. We combine...

A more individualized world of work reduces neither the relevance of social institutions for social actors nor minimizes the role of social structure in studies on work, employment, and organization. I seek to broaden the current individualistic concepts of employment contracts by stressing the...

Software for trading MP3s and other files across the Internet is transforming music and other digital information into public goods. However, the zero contribution thesis raises questions about why individuals would share files with others. This paper uses a logit model to identify factors...

The Mexican beer industry in general, and advertising in particular, contained both international and national influences. The industry transitioned from significant inputs of capital, technology, and expertise by foreigners during the Porfiriato (1876-1911) to locals carrying out these...

The "economic" naturally meets the "cultural" because both spheres deal, differently albeit convergingly, with "values" and "valuations". Materially crafted and spiritually charged, tactile/tangible and ineffable/intangible, privately owned and collectively enjoyed, nourished currently and...

Recent studies in psychology and neuroscience find that fictional works exert strong influence on readers and shape their opinions and worldviews. We study the Potterian economy, which we compare to economic models, to assess how Harry Potter books affect economic literacy. We find that some...

A more individualized world of work reduces neither the relevance of social institutions for social actors nor minimizes the role of social structure in studies on work, employment, and organization. I seek to broaden the current individualistic concepts of employment contracts by stressing the...

Heightened volatility, uncertainty and short term reward seeking dominated the global climate for more than a decade. Hubris and fear fed tensions in multiple domains: be it political, financial or social…etc. We were propelled to find solutions for our woes, hence we devoted ourselves to...