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Crowd of Black Lives Matters demonstrators marching in the street.
Feature: The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning

Erica Chenoweth reviews scholarship that overwhelmingly shows the Black Lives Matter movement generated high levels of public awareness about systemic racism and increased support for criminal justice reform.

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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

Dani Rodrik argues against neoliberalism’s universal rule-of-thumb approach and for economic analyses grounded in contextual dependencies.

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

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Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

Jeffrey Frankel explores the strengths and weaknesses of using the Dollar and the Euro as international reserve currencies.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Price Indices for Medical Care Goods and Services: An Overview of Measurement Issues.

Berndt, Ernst R., David Cutler, Richard Frank, Zvi Griliches, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Jack E. Triplett. "Price Indices for Medical Care Goods and Services: An Overview of Measurement Issues." Medical Care Output and Productivity. Ed. David M. Cutler and Ernst R. Berndt. University of Chicago Press, 2001, 141-200.

Pricing Heart Attack Treatments.

Cutler, David, Mark McClellan, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Dahlia Remler. "Pricing Heart Attack Treatments." Medical Care Output and Productivity. Ed. David M. Cutler and Ernst R. Berndt. University of Chicago Press, 2001, 305-362.

Lessons from the Medical Marketplace.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Lessons from the Medical Marketplace." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

Health Economics.

Newhouse, Joseph P. "Health Economics." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. Elsevier Science, 2001, 6550-6557.

Choice and Competition in K-12 Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "Choice and Competition in K-12 Education." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.

The Interests of the Limited City.

Peterson, Paul E. "The Interests of the Limited City." The Politics of Urban America: A Reader. Ed. Dennis R. Judd and Paul Kantor. Allyn, 2001.

School Choice Experiments in Urban Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "School Choice Experiments in Urban Education." School Choice or Best Systems: What Improves Education? Ed. Margaret C. Wang and Herbert J. Walberg. Erlbaum, 2001.

Choice in American Education.

Peterson, Paul E. "Choice in American Education." A Primer on America's Schools. Ed. Terry Moe. Hoover Institution, 2001.

Impacts on School Vouchers on Students and Families.

Peterson, Paul E. "Impacts on School Vouchers on Students and Families." An Education Agenda: Let Parents Choose Their Children's School. Ed. John C. Goodman and Fritz F. Steiger. National Center for Policy Analysis, 2001.

Comparative Health Care Systems.

Ruggie, Mary. "Comparative Health Care Systems." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. Elsevier Science, 2001.

The American Belief System Concerning Poverty and Welfare.

Wilson, William Julius. "The American Belief System Concerning Poverty and Welfare." Understanding Society: An Introductory Reader. Ed. Margaret L. Anderson, Kim A. Logio, and Howard Taylor. Wadsworth/Thomas Learning, 2001, 217-222.

Socioeconomic Inequality: Race and/or Class.

Wilson, William Julius. "Socioeconomic Inequality: Race and/or Class." Race in the 21st Century. Ed. Curtis Stokes, Theresa Melendez, and Genice Rhodes-Reed. Michigan State University Press, 2001, 435-454.

The Inner City: Cultural Concerns.

Wilson, William Julius, James Quane, and Bruce Rankin. "The Inner City: Cultural Concerns." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. Elsevier Science, 2001, 7526-7530.

The Urban Underclass.

Wilson, William Julius, James Quane, and Bruce Rankin. "The Urban Underclass." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. Elsevier Science, 2001, 15945-15948.

Aging and Housing Equity.

Wise, David A., and Steven F. Venti. "Aging and Housing Equity." Innovations for Financing Retirement. Ed. Zvi Bondie, Brett Hammond, and Olivia S. Mitchell. Pension Research Council and the University of Pennsylvania, 2001.

An International Perspective on Policies for an Aging Society.

Wise, David A., and Jonathan Gruber. "An International Perspective on Policies for an Aging Society." Policies for An Aging Society: Confronting the Economic and Political Challenges. Ed. Stuart Altman and David Schactman. Johns Hopkins Press, 2001.

Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement.

Wise, David A., and Steven F. Venti. "Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement." Issues in Aging in the United States and Japan. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Pre-Retirement Cashouts and Foregone Retirement Saving: Implications for 401(k) Asset Accumulation.

Wise, David A., James Poterba, and Steven Venti. "Pre-Retirement Cashouts and Foregone Retirement Saving: Implications for 401(k) Asset Accumulation." Themes in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2001.

The Roles of Government and Markets in Transport: Lessons from the U.S. Experience.

Gómez-Ibáñez, José A., and John R. Meyer. "The Roles of Government and Markets in Transport: Lessons from the U.S. Experience." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001, 56-92.

Social Security, Retirement Incentives, and Retirement Behavior: An International Perspective.

Gruber, Jonathan, and David A. Wise. "Social Security, Retirement Incentives, and Retirement Behavior: An International Perspective." Demographic Change and Fiscal Policy. Ed. Alan J. Auerbach and Ronald D. Lee. Cambridge University Press, 2001, 159-190.