Spring 2010

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Development Building Social Capital With Microfinance Faculty Researcher: Rohini Pande Researchers find microfinance helps build social capital, with networks that result in trust, cooperative behavior & mutual aid. More »

EconomicsThe Power of Entrepreneurship Faculty Researcher: Edward Glaeser Why are some regions more entrepreneurial than others? The data suggest that the presence of many small firms creates an infrastructure that makes it easier for new firms to enter the local marketplace. More » Across the School Research Briefs A sample of recent research from Harvard Kennedy School including Amitabh Chandra, Elaine Kamarck, Jeffrey Frankel and Marshall Ganz. More »

Crime Hard Facts on Prisoner Reentry Faculty Researcher: Anthony Braga The Boston Reentry Initiative led to about a 30 percent reduction in recidivism among the most difficult offenders to work with in jail. More » Social Welfare Poverty and Fatherhood Faculty Researchers: Kathryn Edin and Timothy Nelson For men shut out of the labor market for various reasons or doing the very lowest level, children are an alternative source of connectivity, accomplishment, and identity. More »

Global Health What the Global Doctor OrderedFaculty Researcher: William Clark The evolution of global health institutions comes as the nature of diseases being fought changes and as the environment is made even more unpredictable by globalization and climate change. More » Disaster Recovery Before Disaster Strikes Faculty Researchers: Herman "Dutch" Leonard and Arnold Howitt Can we be better prepared for events that are both unpredictable and inevitable? What steps might be taken in advance to make disaster recovery quicker, less expensive and more complete? More »