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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 Quants in the Room: How Much Power Do Economists Really Have?

Furman, Jason. "The Quants in the Room: How Much Power Do Economists Really Have?" Review of by Thinking Like an Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in US. Public Policy. ed. Elizabeth Popp Berman. Foreign Affairs, 101.4, 2022: 182-189.

Why Did (Almost) No One See the Inflation Coming?

Furman, Jason. "Why Did (Almost) No One See the Inflation Coming?" Intereconomics 57 (2022): 79-86.

What the Federal Reserve Should Do Now: An Elaboration

Furman, Jason. "What the Federal Reserve Should Do Now: An Elaboration." Peterson Institute for International Economics, November 18, 2021.

The role of childcare challenges in the US jobs market recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Furman, Jason, Melissa S. Kearney, and Wilson Powell. "The role of childcare challenges in the US jobs market recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic." NBER Working Paper Series, June 2021.

The Crisis Opportunity: What It Will Take to Build Back a Better Economy

Furman, Jason. "The Crisis Opportunity: What It Will Take to Build Back a Better Economy." Foreign Affairs 100.1 (January/February 2021): 25-35.

US Unemployment Insurance in the Pandemic and Beyond

Furman, Jason. "US Unemployment Insurance in the Pandemic and Beyond." Peterson Institute for International Economics, July 2020.

Macroeconomic Effects of the 2017 Tax Reform

Barro, Robert J., and Jason Furman. "Macroeconomic Effects of the 2017 Tax Reform." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Spring 2018).

How Lawyers Can Help Macroeconomists in the Wake of Three Major Challenges

Furman, Jason. "How Lawyers Can Help Macroeconomists in the Wake of Three Major Challenges." Yale Journal on Regulation 34 (Fall 2017).

What Is the Potential Growth Rate of the U.S. Economy, and How Might Policy Affect It?

Furman, Jason. "What Is the Potential Growth Rate of the U.S. Economy, and How Might Policy Affect It?" Business Economics 52.3 (July 2017): 158-167.

Destination Basis with Border Adjustment as Tax Policy and as Macroeconomic Policy

Furman, Jason. "Destination Basis with Border Adjustment as Tax Policy and as Macroeconomic Policy." Peterson Institute for International Economics, April 2017.