If men did equal housework employers wouldn’t have this problem.

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Professor Henry Higgins:
Noted Wonderer of “Why Can’t A Woman Be More Like A Man?”Whereas the More Economically Efficient Question Would Be “Why Can’t A Man Be More Like A Woman?”

Selmi, M.L. (2008). The Work-Family Conflict: An Essay on Employers, Men and Responsibility. University of St. Thomas Law Journal, 1(1), 1-24.
SSRN suggested citation: Selmi, [...]

How powerful people avoid criminal labels: steroids, backdating and stolen museum artifacts

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Jose Canseco, the noted baseball player and author of “Juiced“, was busy as a bee pollinating major league baseball with knowledge and practices for steroid and growth hormone use. (Here’s the link on Docuticker). This strikes me as similar to the stock option backdating scenario — interlocking boards of directors and using the [...]

A “How’s My Driving?” For Everyone, For Everything

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

I lurve Social Science Research Network, and this is why: a paper proposing doing away with many laws, in favor of a “How’s My Driving?” system for everyone and everything.
Strahilevitz, Lior, “‘How’s My Driving?’ for Everyone (and Everything?)” . NYU Law Review, Vol. 81, p. 1699, November 2006 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=899144
Full abstract after the [...]

Neuromarketing: Neural Correlates of Conspicuous Consumption in Groups Vulnerable to Social Injustice

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

There are lots of studies as to why people purchase luxury goods, but these are mostly directed at individuals in isolation. What about group behavior?

Manhattan, Harlem, Lenox Ave.
Ray Fisman, an economist, has an interesting article in Slate about why African-Americans (and other ethnic minorities) in the US spend disproportionately on status-seeking items. As quoted in [...]

Neuroeconomics: Does money play a role in economic crime?

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Does money play a role in economic crime?
This seems so obvious, why even ask the question?
But, for some, the thrill is in the taking — not in the having.
Engdahl, O., “The role of money in economic crime,” British Journal of Criminology (Advanced Online 01.16.08)

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Neuroeconomics, Backdating: SEC investigators surprised by organizational narcissism

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

For SEC team, backdating probe led to surprises - MarketWatch

Arrested Development: Bob Loblaw and Lindsay

Bob Loblaw: Actually, I was going to stay in my office tonight and work on my law blog.
Tobias: Of course— the “Bob Loblaw Law Blog.” Wow. You, sir, are a mouthful!

 
OK, so today’s neuroeconomic news : Stock [...]

Workplace bullies: Top topic in 2007

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

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One of the top 5 articles in McKinsey Quarterly for 2007 was an article about workplace jerks (registration required, but the article is free). From the site:

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Neuromarketing of early on-line reviewers

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Li, Xinxin and Hitt, Lorin M., “Self Selection and Information Role of Online Product Reviews” . Information Systems Research, Forthcoming Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1019641Early on-line reviews can make or break a product. This paper says that marketing can target early adopters who are likely to yield positive early reviews –
. . .Our analysis suggests that [...]