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Feature: How U.S. Courts Privilege Conservative Policy Outcomes

Maya Sen assesses the institutional and compositional features of U.S. federal courts that tend to bias them toward conservative policy outcomes.

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Feature: The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain

Dani Rodrik and Gordon Hanson document how vertical policy supply chains distribute resources from federal and state governments to recipients at the local level.

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Feature: How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?

Lotem Bassan-Nygate theorizes that by shaming human rights violators abroad, governments can improve their image at home but may encourage tolerance toward certain domestic violations.

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Feature: Thinking (about Peace Science) in Time

Erica Chenoweth speaks to colleagues in the peace science community, reflecting on the world events that have shaped their scholarship and how researchers might think about the current geopolitical moment.

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

Diagnosing Wyoming's Workforce Challenges

Lamby, Lucas, Sophia Henn, Tim O’Brien, and Ricardo Hausmann. "Diagnosing Wyoming's Workforce Challenges." Growth Lab Working Paper Series, July 2024.

The Growing Current Account Surpluses in East Asia: The Effect of Dark Matter Assets

Hausmann, Ricardo, Maya Horii, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Growing Current Account Surpluses in East Asia: The Effect of Dark Matter Assets." International Economic Journal 22.2 (June 2008): 141-61.

The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations and Its Implications for Global Imbalances.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations and Its Implications for Global Imbalances." Economic Policy 51 (July 2007): 469-505, 515-518.

The Valuation of Hidden Assets in Foreign Transactions: Why 'Dark Matter' Matters.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Valuation of Hidden Assets in Foreign Transactions: Why 'Dark Matter' Matters." Business Economics 42.1 (January 2007): 28-34.

The Implications of Dark Matter for Assessing the U.S. External Imbalance.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "The Implications of Dark Matter for Assessing the U.S. External Imbalance." Center for International Development Working Paper Series (CID-137), November 2006.

Commentary: Why the U.S. Current Account Deficit is Sustainable.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Commentary: Why the U.S. Current Account Deficit is Sustainable." International Finance 9.2 (August 2006): 223-240.

Global Imbalances or Bad Accounting? The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "Global Imbalances or Bad Accounting? The Missing Dark Matter in the Wealth of Nations." Center for International Development and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series (CID-124 and RWP06-003), January 2006.

'Dark Matter' Makes the U.S. Deficit Disappear.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "'Dark Matter' Makes the U.S. Deficit Disappear." Financial Times, December 8, 2005.

U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Federico Sturzenegger. "U.S. and Global Imbalances: Can Dark Matter Prevent a Big Bang?" Center for International Development, November 2005.