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.

Several hands of team members covering one another in a huddle above a work table.
Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

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

Dollars and Euros piled on top of one another.
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

Strengthening Safety Nets for the Poor

Hanna, Rema, and Benjamin Olken. "Strengthening Safety Nets for the Poor." Jakarta Post, January 12, 2016.

Cash Transfers to Indonesia's Poor Don't Discourage Work

Hanna, Rema, and Benjamin Olken. "Cash Transfers to Indonesia's Poor Don't Discourage Work." Jakarta Globe, October 31, 2015.

Has Environmental Regulation Been Successful in India?

Greenstone, Michael, and Rema Hanna. "Has Environmental Regulation Been Successful in India?" Ideas for India, July 2012.

Clean Cookstoves Must Be Rethought so They Actually Get Used in Developing World

Duflo, Esther, Michael Greenstone, Rema Hanna, and Radha Muthiah. "Clean Cookstoves Must Be Rethought so They Actually Get Used in Developing World." National Geographic NewsWatch, June 18, 2012.

Reservations: Gains At A Cost

Mullainathan, Sendhil, Rema Hanna, Marianne Bertrand and Sudha Krishnan. "Reservations: Gains At A Cost." Wall Street Journal, India, April 14, 2008.