Description

What do econometricians do? Do they really care more about statistics than explanations? Nick and Jan ask Brad Greenwood from George Mason University and try to reconcile their views of what good research is.

Episode Reading List

• Greenwood, B. N., & Wattal, S. (2017). Show Me the Way to Go Home: An Empirical Investigation of Ride-Sharing and Alcohol Related Motor Vehicle Fatalities. MIS Quarterly, 41(1), 163-187.
• Brynjolfsson, E., & Hitt, L. M. (1996). Paradox Lost? Firm-Level Evidence on the Returns to Information Systems Spending. Management Science, 42(4), 541-558.
• Belo, R., Ferreira, P., & Telang, R. (2014). Broadband in School: Impact on Student Performance. Management Science, 60(2), 265-282.
• Tsang, E. W. K., & Williams, J. N. (2012). Generalization and Induction: Misconceptions, Clarifications, and a Classification of Induction. MIS Quarterly, 36(3), 729-748.
• Greenwood, B. N., Agarwal, R., Agarwal, R., & Gopal, A. (2017). The When and Why of Abandonment: The Role of Organizational Differences In Medical Technology Life Cycles. Management Science, 63(9), 2948-2966.
• Ewusi-Mensah, K., & Przasnyski, Z. H. (1991). On Information Systems Project Abandonment: An Exploratory Study of Organizational Practices. MIS Quarterly, 15(1), 67-86.
• Carnahan, S., & Greenwood, B. N. (2018). Managers’ Political Beliefs and Gender Inequality among Subordinates: Does His Ideology Matter More Than Hers? Administrative Science Quarterly, 63(2), 287-322.
• Chan, J., & Ghose, A. (2014). Internet’s Dirty Secret: Assessing the Impact of Online Intermediaries on HIV Transmission. MIS Quarterly, 38(4), 955-976.
• Ransbotham, S., Overby, E. M., & Jernigan, M. C. (2021). Electronic Trace Data and Legal Outcomes: The Effect of Electronic Medical Records on Malpractice Claim Resolution Time. Management Science, doi:10.1287/mnsc.2020.3725.