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

Restoring the American Dream: What Would It Take to Dramatically Increase Mobility from Poverty?

Ellwood, David, and Nisha G. Patel. "Restoring the American Dream: What Would It Take to Dramatically Increase Mobility from Poverty?" US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, January 2018.

Creating Mobility from Poverty

Ellwood, David. "Creating Mobility from Poverty." The US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, August 2016.

From Research to Social Policy and Back Again: Translating Scholarship into Practice through the Eyes of a Sometimes Scarred Veteran.

Ellwood, David. "From Research to Social Policy and Back Again: Translating Scholarship into Practice through the Eyes of a Sometimes Scarred Veteran." Social Policy Research and Evaluation Conference Paper, 2003.

The Growing Differences in Family Structure: What Do We Know?

Ellwood, David, and Christopher Jencks. "The Growing Differences in Family Structure: What Do We Know?" Mimeo, 2001.

The Clinton Legacy for America's Poor.

Ellwood, David. "The Clinton Legacy for America's Poor." NBER Working Paper W8437, 2001.

The Sputtering Labor Force of the 21st Century. Can Social Policy Help?

Ellwood, David. "The Sputtering Labor Force of the 21st Century. Can Social Policy Help?" NBER Working Paper W8321, 2001.

Whither Poverty in Great Britain and the United States? The Determinants of Changing Poverty and Whether Work Will Work.

Ellwood, David, and Richard Dickens. "Whither Poverty in Great Britain and the United States? The Determinants of Changing Poverty and Whether Work Will Work." NBER Working Paper W8253, 2001.