Every empirical approach to causal inference relies on untestable identifying assumptions. Yet, just 5% of recent empirical studies in top management journals test for sensitivity to the violation of these assumptions. To address this gap, we highlight recent methods that examine how sensitive...

"Job hopping" by scientists and engineers is an important channel for knowledge diffusion. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of actions firms take to reduce the outward flow of know-how and talent from their own organizations. Building on theories of reputation-building and...

Do contracts influence behavior independent of the law governing their enforceability? We explore this question in the context of employment noncompetes, using nationally representative data for 11,500 labor force participants. We show that noncompetes are associated with reductions in employee...