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 Unwavering SES Achievement Gap: Trends in U.S. Student Performance

Hanushek, Eric A., Paul E. Peterson, Laura M. Talpey, and Ludger Woessmann. "The Unwavering SES Achievement Gap: Trends in U.S. Student Performance." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-012, March 2019.

Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Experiment.

Peterson, Paul E., and Matthew M. Chingos. "Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Experiment." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-055, November 2007.

On the Public-Private School Achievement Debate.

Peterson, Paul E., and Elena Llaudet. "On the Public-Private School Achievement Debate." The Program on Education Policy and Governance and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series, PEPG 06-02 and RWP06-036, August 2006.

The Efficacy of Choice Threats Within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments.

West, Martin R., and Paul E. Peterson. "The Efficacy of Choice Threats Within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments." Program on Education Policy and Governance and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series, PEPG 05-01 and RWP 05-033, April 2005.