Yes, The World Would Be More Peaceful With Women in Charge
Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge?
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Off the Beaten Path
Looking for novel solutions to public policy problems? You could check the high-end think tanks in the U.S.
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
It's been easy to dismiss the Occupy Wall Street-and-beyond protesters. To many, they seem disorganized, lack a clear agenda, and advance simple solutions to complex problems.
Why Contests Are A Smart Procurement Tool
Compared to many of my colleagues, I am more inclined to read academic journals from cover to cover rather than just the one or two papers that are directly related to my areas of research.
Female Leadership Raises Aspirations and Educational Attainment for Girls: A Policy Experiment in India
Exploiting a randomized natural experiment in India, we show that female leadership influences adolescent girls' career aspirations and educational attainment.
Climate Policy: Hard Problem, Soft Thinking
Climate change is more uncertain, more global, and more long-term than most issues facing humanity.
Work With China, Don’t Contain It
Citing an escalating dispute over islands in the East China Sea, The Economist warned last week that “China and Japan are sliding toward war.” That assessment may be too alarmist, but the tensions hav
The Man Who Put the 'M' in OMB
I work for the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard's Kennedy School. Roy L.
Why China Is Weak on Soft Power
China’s president, Hu Jintao, greeted 2012 with an important essay warning that China was being battered by Western culture: “We must clearly see that international hostile forces are intensifying the
The Best Approach to Management: Tough love
One of the most pervasive debates about managing people is whether using “hard” or “soft” approaches produces better performance.
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