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.

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

A Balance-Sheet Model of Fiscal
Policy in Namibia

Sturzenegger, Federico, and Nicolas Der Meguerditchian. "A Balance-Sheet Model of Fiscal Policy in Namibia." Red Nacionale de Investigadores en Economia (RedNIE), April 2022.

Europe's Hair-Trigger Economy

Summers, Lawrence H. "Europe's Hair-Trigger Economy." Reuters, March 18, 2013.

Why the UK Must Reverse its Economic Course

Summers, Lawrence H. "Why the UK Must Reverse its Economic Course." Reuters, September 17, 2012.

Europe Must Be Persuaded to Make a Permanent Fix

Summers, Lawrence H. "Europe Must Be Persuaded to Make a Permanent Fix." Reuters, June 18, 2012.

Europe’s Growth Challenge

Summers, Lawrence H. "Europe’s Growth Challenge." Washington Post, April 29, 2012.

Time for the IMF to Step Forward

Summers, Lawrence H. "Time for the IMF to Step Forward." Washington Post, December 8, 2011.