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Joint Patient Selection and Scheduling under No-Shows: Theory and Application in Proton Therapy 缺席情况下联合患者选择与调度:质子治疗的理论与应用

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-05-29 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3396096

S. Saghafian, Nikolaos Trichakis, Ruihao Zhu, H. Shih

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引用次数: 4

Efficient Division When Preferences are Private: Using the Expected Externality Mechanism 偏好私有时的有效分工:使用预期外部性机制

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-04-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3370394

Christina Aperjis, M. Kotowski, R. Zeckhauser

引用次数: 0

Search and Information Frictions on Global E-Commerce Platforms: Evidence from AliExpress 全球电子商务平台的搜索与信息摩擦:来自速卖通的证据

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3736925

J. Bai, Maggie Xiaoyang Chen, D. Xu

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引用次数: 12

Confronting an Enemy with Unknown Preferences: Deterrer or Provocateur? 面对未知偏好的敌人:威慑者还是挑衅者?

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2018-01-26 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3116332

Artyom Jelnov, Y. Tauman, R. Zeckhauser

引用次数: 7

Report on Network Sunday Morning Talk Show Content and Ratings, Comparing 1983, 1999, and 2015 1983年、1999年和2015年网络周日早间脱口秀内容和收视率比较报告

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2017-09-21 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.3040912

M. Baum

引用次数: 1

News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters 2016年大选的新闻报道:媒体是如何辜负选民的

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2884837

T. Patterson

引用次数: 100

Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law Clerk Hiring 用法律书记员招聘衡量司法思想

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2016-07-21 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2808200

Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, K. Rozema, M. Sen

引用次数: 26

The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies 美国和欧洲难民危机:与盟国站在一起

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2016-05-18 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2782480

Michael Ignatieff, J. Keeley, Betsy Ribble, K. McCammon

引用次数: 8

Reimagining Accountability in K-12 Education: A Behavioral Science Perspective 重新构想K-12教育中的问责制:行为科学的视角

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2016-04-08 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2782611

Brian Gill, J. Lerner, Paul Meosky

引用次数: 6

Owning, Using and Renting: Some Simple Economics of the 'Sharing Economy' 拥有、使用和租用:“共享经济”的简单经济学

John F. Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2016-02-12 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2746197

J. Horton, R. Zeckhauser

引用次数: 7