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May 05, 2025 Moments that matter: How to bake fairness into the workplace

Spring 2025 An HKS field lab helps policymakers transform a big idea into impact By Susan A. Hughes

April 09, 2025 Explainer: How do tariffs work and how will they impact the American and global economy?

April 01, 2025 Mortality rates between Black, white Americans narrow — except in case of infants Soroush Saghafian

March 11, 2025 AI can make governing better instead of worse. Yes, you heard that right.

February 19, 2025 Analyzing DOGE actions one month into Trump’s second administration

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May 21, 2025 Foreign Aid Looks Good Now That It’s Gone Jeffrey Frankel

May 20, 2025 Behold the New Tax Plan: More Complicated, Less Fair, Totally Unaffordable Jason Furman

May 19, 2025 Digital Assets, Payment Systems, Financial Regulation Lawrence H. Summers

May 17, 2025 Jason Furman, former Obama adviser: 'So many of Trump's goals are contradictory' Jason Furman

May 14, 2025 Did the U.S. Just Get Outplayed by China? Harvard Economist Explains Jason Furman

May 12, 2025 Putting US Fiscal Policy on a Sustainable Path Karen Dynan, Douglas Elmendorf

May 12, 2025 Are Trump’s Tariffs Trying to Solve a Problem That Doesn’t Exist? Jason Furman

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How do we best promote economic growth?

How do we create a growing economy in which there is prosperity that is sustainable and broadly shared? The posts in this section look at policy ideas and research from across Harvard on a broad set of economic and policy considerations.

Growth

Where will jobs of the future likely emerge?

Technology and international trade have significantly disrupted the labor market and new job creation. We identified firms, industries, and locations where future jobs will likely emerge. We also consider public policies with the best chance of creating jobs to support a robust middle class.

Jobs

What should we do about inequality?

Inequality is rising within and between countries across the globe. The posts in this section explore the different dimensions of inequality, its causes, significance and severity. They also discuss various options to address growing inequality.

Inequality

How do we address economic crises?

The posts collected here explore the causes of economic and financial crises and their consequences. They include a multitude of proposals for preventing and mitigating such crises now and in the future.

Economic Crises

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