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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

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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

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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

Strengthening Management of UN Peacekeeping Operations:
A Review of UN Peacekeeping Operations Audits

Bilmes, Linda J., V.S. Ibanez, Yahya Chaudhry, and Jonathan R. Hakim. "Strengthening Management of UN Peacekeeping Operations: A Review of UN Peacekeeping Operations Audits." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-037, December 2021.

Rethinking U.S. National Security after COVID19

Bilmes, Linda J. "Rethinking U.S. National Security after COVID19." Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 26.3 (September 2020).

Budgeting for the Sustainable Development Goals

Bilmes, Linda J. "Budgeting for the Sustainable Development Goals." United Nations Economic and Social Council, January 2020.

What Are We Willing to Sacrifice in War on ISIS?

Bilmes, Linda J. "What Are We Willing to Sacrifice in War on ISIS?" Boston Globe, March 11, 2015.

Fighting the Islamic State - How Much Will It Cost?

Bilmes, Linda J. "Fighting the Islamic State - How Much Will It Cost?" Boston Globe, October 8, 2014.

Testimony in Support of a National Veterans' Trust Fund

Bilmes, Linda J. "Testimony in Support of a National Veterans' Trust Fund." Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, September 18, 2013.

The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan: How Wartime Spending Decisions Will Constrain Future National Security Budgets

Bilmes, Linda J. "The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan: How Wartime Spending Decisions Will Constrain Future National Security Budgets." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-006, March 2013.

There Will Be No Peace Dividend After Afghanistan

Stiglitz, Joseph, and Linda J. Bilmes. "There Will Be No Peace Dividend After Afghanistan." Financial Times, January 24, 2013.

Afghanistan is Missing from the Campaign

Bilmes, Linda J. "Afghanistan is Missing from the Campaign." Boston Globe, July 15, 2012.

Estimating the Costs of War: Methodological Issues, with Applications to Iraq and Afghanistan

Stiglitz, Joseph E., and Linda J. Bilmes. "Estimating the Costs of War: Methodological Issues, with Applications to Iraq and Afghanistan." Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict. Ed. Michelle R. Garfinkel and Stergios Skaperdas. Oxford University Press, 2012.

And Now, Battles with Hardly Any Rules

Bilmes, Linda J. "And Now, Battles with Hardly Any Rules." Boston Globe, February 5, 2012.

As Iraq War Winds Down, the Conflict Offers Expensive Lessons

Bilmes, Linda J. "As Iraq War Winds Down, the Conflict Offers Expensive Lessons." Boston Globe, December 7, 2011.

America's Costly War Machine

Bilmes, Linda J., and Joseph E. Stiglitz. "America's Costly War Machine." Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2011.

The Long-term Costs of Conflict: The Case of the Iraq War

Bilmes, Linda J., and Joseph E. Stiglitz. "The Long-term Costs of Conflict: The Case of the Iraq War." Handbook on the Economics of Conflict. Ed. Derek L. Braddon and Keith Hartley. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011, 293-311.

The U.S. in Iraq: An Economics Lesson

Bilmes, Linda J., and Joseph Stiglitz. "The U.S. in Iraq: An Economics Lesson." Los Angeles Times, July 2, 2009.

The $10 Trillion Hangover

Stiglitz, Joseph E., and Linda J. Bilmes. "The $10 Trillion Hangover." Harper's Magazine. January 2009.