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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.

Electronic stock ticker board with numbers and arabic letters.
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.

Several hands of team members covering one another in a huddle above a work table.
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

Community influence on microfinance loan defaults under crisis conditions: Evidence from Indian demonetization

Adbi, Arzi, Matthew Lee, and Jasjit Singh. "Community influence on microfinance loan defaults under crisis conditions: Evidence from Indian demonetization." Strategic Management Journal (October 25, 2023).

State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance

Mayne, Quinton, Jorrit de Jong, and Fernando Fernandez-Monge. "State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance." Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (2019).

Latin America's Challenging External Environment: Old and New Forces

Reinhart, Carmen. "Latin America's Challenging External Environment: Old and New Forces." Latin America Policy Journal 8 (Spring 2019): 9-13.

Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools

Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Selcuk Ozyurt, and Niharika Singh. "Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-019, July 2018.

Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy

Juma, Calestous. "Exponential Innovation and Human Rights: Implications for Science and Technology Diplomacy." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-011, February 2018.

Personalities and Public Sector
Performance: Evidence from a Health Experiment in Pakistan

Callen, Michael, Saad Gulzar, Ali Hasanain, Yasir Khan, and Arman Rezaee. "Personalities and Public Sector Performance: Evidence from a Health Experiment in Pakistan." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-023, May 2015.

In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US

Glaeser, Edward L. "In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US." Boston Globe, December 19, 2011.

Dynamics and Regulation in the Asian Pharmaceutical Industry

Scherer, F.M. Dynamics and Regulation in the Asian Pharmaceutical Industry. Prescribing Cultures and Pharmaceutical Policy in the Asia-Pacific. Ed. Karen Eggleston. Stanford University APARC, 2009, 367-385.