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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

Fiscal and Monetary Policy in a Commodity-Based Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Fiscal and Monetary Policy in a Commodity-Based Economy." Economics of Transition 16.4 (September 2008): 679-713.

The Growing Current Account Surpluses in East Asia: The Effect of Dark Matter Assets

Hausmann, Ricardo, Maya Horii, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Growing Current Account Surpluses in East Asia: The Effect of Dark Matter Assets." International Economic Journal 22.2 (June 2008): 141-61.

The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations and Its Implications for Global Imbalances.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations and Its Implications for Global Imbalances." Economic Policy 51 (July 2007): 469-505, 515-518.

South Africa: Macroeconomic Challenges after a Decade of Success.

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "South Africa: Macroeconomic Challenges after a Decade of Success." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-021, April 2007.

The Valuation of Hidden Assets in Foreign Transactions: Why 'Dark Matter' Matters.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Valuation of Hidden Assets in Foreign Transactions: Why 'Dark Matter' Matters." Business Economics 42.1 (January 2007): 28-34.

The Implications of Dark Matter for Assessing the U.S. External Imbalance.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Implications of Dark Matter for Assessing the U.S. External Imbalance." Center for International Development Working Paper Series (CID-137), November 2006.

Macroeconomic Challenges after a Decade for Success.

Frankel, Jeffrey A., Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Macroeconomic Challenges after a Decade for Success." Center for International Development Working Paper Series (CID-133), September 2006.

Commentary: Why the U.S. Current Account Deficit is Sustainable.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Commentary: Why the U.S. Current Account Deficit is Sustainable." International Finance 9.2 (August 2006): 223-240.

Global Imbalances or Bad Accounting? The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Global Imbalances or Bad Accounting? The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations." Center for International Development and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series (CID-124 and RWP06-003), January 2006.

'Dark Matter' Makes the U.S. Deficit Disappear.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "'Dark Matter' Makes the U.S. Deficit Disappear." Financial Times, December 8, 2005.

U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?" Center for International Development, November 2005.