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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

China as an International Lender of Last Resort

Horn, Sebastian, Bradley C. Parks, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Cristoph Trebesch. "China as an International Lender of Last Resort." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series, March 2023.

Hidden Defaults

Horn, Sebastian, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Christoph Trebesch. "Hidden Defaults." World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper Series, February 2022.

Decrypting New Age International Capital Flows

Graf von Luckner, Clemens, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "Decrypting New Age International Capital Flows." NBER Working Paper Series, October 2021.

Rethinking Exchange Rate Regimes

Ilzetzki, Ethan, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "Rethinking Exchange Rate Regimes." NBER Working Paper Series, October 2021.

The Aftermath of Debt Surges

Kose, M. Ayhan, Franziska L. Ohnsorge, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "The Aftermath of Debt Surges." NBER Working Paper Series, September 2021.

From Health Crisis to Financial Distress

Reinhart, Carmen. "From Health Crisis to Financial Distress." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series, April 2021.

Coping with Disasters: Two Centuries of International Official Lending

Horn, Sebastian, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Christoph Trebesch. "Coping with Disasters: Two Centuries of International Official Lending." June 2020.

The Debt Pandemic

Bulow, Jeremy, Carmen Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff, and Christoph Trebesch. "The Debt Pandemic." 2020.

China's Overseas Lending

Horn, Sebastian, Carmen M. Reinhart, Christoph Trebesch. "China's Overseas Lending." July 2019.