Browsing HKS Faculty Scholarship by Keyword "Decision Science"
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Assessing Uncertainty in Intelligence
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2012)This article addresses the challenge of managing uncertainty when producing estimative intelligence. Much of the theory and practice of estimative intelligence aims to eliminate or reduce uncertainty, but this is often ... -
The Disgust-Promotes-Disposal Effect
(Springer, 2012)Individuals tend toward status quo bias: preferring existing options over new ones. There is a countervailing phenomenon: Humans naturally dispose of objects that disgust them, such as foul-smelling food. But what if the ... -
The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene (DRD4) and Self-Reported Risk Taking in the Economic Domain
(John F. Kennedy School for Government, Harvard University, 2011)Background: Recent evidence suggests that individual variation in risk taking is partly due to genetic factors. Methodology/Principal Findings: We explore how self-reported risk taking in different domains correlates with ... -
Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2012)Gasoline taxes can be employed to correct externalities associated with automobile use, to reduce dependency on foreign oil, and to raise government revenue. Our understanding of the optimal gasoline tax and the efficacy ... -
Shaping the Nation: The Effect of Fourth of July on Political Preferences and Behavior in the United States
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2012)This paper examines whether social interactions and cultural practices affect political views and behavior in society. We investigate the issue by documenting a major social and cultural event at different stages in life: ... -
Shunning Uncertainty: The Neglect of Learning Opportunities
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University., 2011)Financial, managerial, and medical decisions often involve alternatives whose possible outcomes have uncertain probabilities. In contrast to alternatives whose probabilities are known, these uncertain alternatives offer ... -
When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint Versus Separate Evaluation
(INFORMS, 2012)We examine a new intervention to overcome gender biases in hiring, promotion, and job assignments: an “evaluation nudge,” in which people are evaluated jointly rather than separately regarding their future performance. ...