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 Impact of Leader Eye Gaze on Disparity in Member Influence: Implications for Process and Performance in Diverse Groups

Shim, So-Hyeon, Robert W. Livingston, Katherine W. Phillips, and Simon S. K. Lam. "The Impact of Leader Eye Gaze on Disparity in Member Influence: Implications for Process and Performance in Diverse Groups." Academy of Management Journal 64.6 (December 2021): 1873-1900.

The Impact of Leader Eye Gaze on Disparity in Member Influence: Implications for Process and Performance in Diverse Groups

Shim, So-Hyeon, Robert Livingston, Katherine W. Phillips, and Simon S.K Lam. "The Impact of Leader Eye Gaze on Disparity in Member Influence: Implications for Process and Performance in Diverse Groups." Academy of Management Journal (August 24, 2020).

Work as a Masculinity Contest

Berdahl, Jennifer L., Marianne Cooper, Peter Glick, Robert W. Livingston, and Joan C. Williams. "Work as a Masculinity Contest." Journal of Social Issues 74.3 (September 2018): 422-448.

Race Matters for Women Leaders: Intersectional Effects on Agentic Deficiencies and Penalties

Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby, Christy Zhou Koval, Anyi Ma, and Robert Livingston. "Race Matters for Women Leaders: Intersectional Effects on Agentic Deficiencies and Penalties." The Leadership Quarterly 27.3 (June 30, 2016): 429-445.

Contribution of Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) to Automatic Racial Bias

Cheon, Bobby K., Robert W. Livingston, Joan Y. Chiao, and Ying-Yi Hong. "Contribution of Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) to Automatic Racial Bias." Personality and Individual Differences 79 (June 2015): 35-38.