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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

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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

Estimating SARB's Policy Reaction Rule

Ortiz, Alberto, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Estimating SARB's Policy Reaction Rule." Center for International Development Working Papers 165, May 2008.

The Cyclicality of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in South Africa since 1994

du Plessis, Stan, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Cyclicality of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in South Africa since 1994." Center for International Development Working Papers 163, May 2008.

Identifying Aggregate Supply and Demand Shocks in South Africa

du Plessis, Stan, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Identifying Aggregate Supply and Demand Shocks in South Africa." Center for International Development Working Papers 164, May 2008.

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.

Sovereign Debt In The Americas: New Data and Stylized Facts.

Cowan, Kevin, Eduardo Levy-Yeyati, Ugo Panizza, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Sovereign Debt In The Americas: New Data and Stylized Facts." Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper 577, October 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.

Creditors Losses versus Debt Relief: Results from a Decade of Sovereign Debt Crises.

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. “Creditors Losses versus Debt Relief: Results from a Decade of Sovereign Debt Crises." Working Paper, 2006.

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.

The Impact of Privatization on the Earnings of Restructured Workers.

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Sebastian Galiani. "The Impact of Privatization on the Earnings of Restructured Workers." Working Paper, November 2005.

Has the Legal Threat to Sovereign Debt Restructuring Become Real?

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. "Has the Legal Threat to Sovereign Debt Restructuring Become Real?" Working Paper, October 2005.

Politicas de Crecimiento y de Desarrollo de una Politica Industrial.

Sturzenegger, Federico. "Politicas de Crecimiento y de Desarrollo de una Politica Industrial." Working Paper, October 2005.

A One World Currency? A Factor-OCA Approach to the Analysis of Monetary Integration.

Sturzenneger, Federico, and Andrew Powell. "A One World Currency? A Factor-OCA Approach to the Analysis of Monetary Integration." Working Paper, August 2005.

Haircuts: Estimating Investor Losses in Sovereign Debt Restructurings, 1998-2005.

Sturzenegger, Federico and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. "Haircuts: Estimating Investor Losses in Sovereign Debt Restructurings, 1998-2005." IMF Working Paper 05-137, July 2005.