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

A Simple Model of Social Distancing and Vaccination

Avery, Christopher. "A Simple Model of Social Distancing and Vaccination." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-030, November 2021.

Shifting College Majors in Response to Advanced Placement Exam Scores

Avery, Christopher, Oded Gurantz, Michael Hurwitz, Jonathan Smith. "Shifting College Majors in Response to Advanced Placement Exam Scores." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-058, October 2016.

Academics vs. Athletics: Career Concerns for NCAA Division I Coaches

Avery, Christopher, Brian Cadman, and Gavin Cassar. "Academics vs. Athletics: Career Concerns for NCAA Division I Coaches." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-013, March 2016.

The Distributional
Consequences of Public School
Choice

Avery, Christopher, and Parag A. Pathak. "The Distributional Consequences of Public School Choice." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-053, September 2015.

Giving College Credit Where It Is Due: Advanced Placement Exam Scores and College Outcomes

Smith, Jonathan, Michael Hurwitz, and Christopher Avery. "Giving College Credit Where It Is Due: Advanced Placement Exam Scores and College Outcomes." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-021, May 2015.

The Amherst Telementoring Program for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students:
Results of a Pilot Study with a Randomized Controlled Trial

Avery, Christopher. "The Amherst Telementoring Program for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students: Results of a Pilot Study with a Randomized Controlled Trial." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-055, November 2014.

The "CAPS" Prediction System and Stock Market Returns

Avery, Christopher, Judith Chevalier, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The "CAPS" Prediction System and Stock Market Returns." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-028, July 2011.

The CAPS Prediction System and Stock Market Returns

Avery, Christopher, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The "CAPS" Prediction System and Stock Market Returns." HKS Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP09-011, April 2009.

What Worms for the Early Bird: Early Admissions at Elite Colleges.

Avery, Christopher, Andrew Fairbanks, and Richard Zeckhauser. "What Worms for the Early Bird: Early Admissions at Elite Colleges." KSG Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP01-049, August 2001.