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

The Virus, Vaccination, and Voting

Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Randy Kotti. "The Virus, Vaccination, and Voting." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-021, August 2021.

Statistics And the Pandemic

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Statistics And the Pandemic." The Project Syndicate, May 2021.

What Three Economists Taught Us About Currency Regimes

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "What Three Economists Taught Us About Currency Regimes." The Project Syndicate, April 2021.

Joe Biden Will Lead the US Back to International Cooperation

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Joe Biden Will Lead the US Back to International Cooperation." The Guardian, December 2020.

Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle." The Guardian, October 2020.

Joe Biden Looks Like A Safe Pair of Hands For the US Economy

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Joe Biden Looks Like A Safe Pair of Hands For the US Economy." The Guardian, October 2020.

The US is Officially in Recession Thanks to the Coronavirus Crisis

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The US is Officially in Recession Thanks to the Coronavirus Crisis." The Guardian, June 16, 2020.

Off the Beaten Path

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Off the Beaten Path." Foreign Policy, February 16, 2012.

U.S. Crisis Gratuitously Self-Inflicted

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "U.S. Crisis Gratuitously Self-Inflicted." U.S. News & World Report, November 7, 2011.

Leadership Need Not Only Come From the G7

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Leadership Need Not Only Come From the G7." East Asia Forum Quarterly. October-December 2010, 25-26.