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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

Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results

Bohnet, Iris, and Siri Chilazi. Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results. New York: HarperCollins, 2025.

Behaviorally Designed Training Leads to More Diverse Hiring

Arslan, Cansin, Edward H. Chang, Siri Chilazi, Iris Bohnet, and Oliver P. Hauser. "Behaviorally Designed Training Leads to More Diverse Hiring." Science 387.6732 (24 Jan 2025): 364-366.

Incorporating DEI into Decision-Making

Chang, Edward, Siri Chilazi, James Elfer, Cansin Arslan, Erika Kirgios, Oliver Hauser, and Iris Bohnet. "Incorporating DEI into Decision-Making." Harvard Business Review. September 1, 2023.

Achieving Gender Balance at All Levels of Your Company

Chilazi, Siri, Iris Bohnet, and Oliver Hauser. "Achieving Gender Balance at All Levels of Your Company." Harvard Business Review. 11/30/2021.

Can Gender and Race Dynamics in Performance Appraisals be Disrupted? The Case of Social Influence

Bohnet, Iris, Oliver P. Hauser, and Ariella Kristal. "Can Gender and Race Dynamics in Performance Appraisals be Disrupted? The Case of Social Influence." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-016, Working Paper.

Économie comportementale: quand défi nir des objectifs aide à promouvoir la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion

Chilazi, Siri, and Irish Bohnet. "Économie comportementale: quand défi nir des objectifs aide à promouvoir la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion." Guide de l'Économie Comportementale (2021): 21-38.

How to Best Use Data to Meet Your DE&I Goals

Chilazi, Siri, and Iris Bohnet. "How to Best Use Data to Meet Your DE&I Goals." Harvard Business Review. 12/03/2020.

Overcoming the Small-N Problem

Bohnet, Iris, and Siri Chilazi. "Overcoming the Small-N Problem." University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Center for Employment Equity, May 2020.

Be Like an Orchestra: How to Eliminate Gender Bias in Venture Capital Funding

Bohnet, Iris, Siri Chilazi, Anisha Asundi, and Lili Gil Valletta. "Be Like an Orchestra: How to Eliminate Gender Bias in Venture Capital Funding." King’s College London’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, October 2019.

Tackling the Underrepresentation of Women in Media

Rattan, Aneeta, Siri Chilazi, Oriane Georgeac, and Iris Bohnet. "Tackling the Underrepresentation of Women in Media." Harvard Business Review. June 6, 2019.

Venture Capitalists Are Using the Wrong Tools to Improve Gender Diversity

Chilazi, Siri, Anisha Asundi, and Iris Bohnet. "Venture Capitalists Are Using the Wrong Tools to Improve Gender Diversity." Behavioral Scientist 12 (March 2019).

We Can't Get Rid of Bias — But We Can Disrupt It by Design

Bohnet, Iris. "We Can't Get Rid of Bias — But We Can Disrupt It by Design." Evoke. March 5, 2019.

What Works: Gender Equality by Design

Bohnet, Iris. What Works: Gender Equality by Design. Harvard University Press, 2016.

When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint vs. Separate Evaluation

Bohnet, Iris, Alexandra van Geen, and Max Bazerman. "When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint vs. Separate Evaluation." Management Science (September 29, 2015).

The Case for Gender Diversity

Bohnet, Iris, and David Ellwood. "The Case for Gender Diversity." Harvard Gazette, November 7, 2012.

When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint Versus Separate Evaluation

Bohnet, Iris, Alexandra van Geen, and Max H. Bazerman. "When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint Versus Separate Evaluation." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-009, 2012.

Gender equality: A Nudge in the Right Direction

Bohnet, Iris. "Gender equality: A Nudge in the Right Direction." Financial Times (UK), October 13, 2010.

The Elasticity of Trust: How to Promote Trust in the Arab Middle East and the United States

Bohnet, Iris, Benedikt Herrmann, Mohamad Al-Ississ, Andrea Robbett, Khalid Al-Yahia, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Elasticity of Trust: How to Promote Trust in the Arab Middle East and the United States." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP10-031, June 2010.

Trust and the Reference Points for Trustworthiness in Gulf and Western Countries

Bohnet, Iris, Benedikt Herrmann, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Trust and the Reference Points for Trustworthiness in Gulf and Western Countries." Quarterly Journal of Economics 125.2 (May 2010): 811-828.

Experiments

Bohnet, Iris. Experiments. The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology. Ed. Peter Hedstrom and Peter Bearman. Oxford University Press, 2009, 639-666.

Fairness

Bohnet, Iris. Fairness. Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences. Ed. David Sander and Klaus Scherer. Oxford University Press, 2009, 179-180.

Trust and the Reference Points for Trustworthiness in Gulf and Western Countries

Bohnet, Iris, Benedikt Herrmann, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Trust and the Reference Points for Trustworthiness in Gulf and Western Countries." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-015, June 2009.

Benefitting from Reciprocity in Negotiation

Bohnet, Iris. "Benefitting from Reciprocity in Negotiation." La Tribune.fr. June 17, 2009.

Exploring Gendered Behavior in the Field with Experiments: Why Public Goods are Provided by Women in a Nairobi Slum

Greig, Fiona, and Iris Bohnet. "Exploring Gendered Behavior in the Field with Experiments: Why Public Goods are Provided by Women in a Nairobi Slum." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 70.1-2 (May 2009): 1-9.

Special Section: Gender and Negotiation

Bohnet, Iris, and Hannah Riley Bowles, guest editors. "Special Section: Gender and Negotiation." Negotiation Journal 24.4 (October 2008): 389-540.

Gender In Negotiation: Introduction to special issue

Bohnet, Iris. "Gender In Negotiation: Introduction to special issue." Negotiation Journal 24.4 (October 2008): 389-392.

Pushing for Better Results

Bohnet, Iris. "Pushing for Better Results." Negotiation Newsletter. August 2008.

Trust in Experiments

Bohnet, Iris. "Trust in Experiments." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Ed. Steven Durlauf and Lawrence Blume. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States

Bohnet, Iris, Fiona Greig, Benedikt Herrmann, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States." American Economic Review 98.1 (March 2008): 294-310.

Is There Reciprocity in a Reciprocal-Exchange Economy? Evidence of Gendered Norms from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya

Greig, Fiona, and Iris Bohnet. "Is There Reciprocity in a Reciprocal-Exchange Economy? Evidence of Gendered Norms from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya." Economic Inquiry 46.1 (January 2008): 77-83.

Status and Distrust: The Relevance of Inequality and Betrayal Aversion.

Hong, Kessely, and Iris Bohnet. "Status and Distrust: The Relevance of Inequality and Betrayal Aversion." Journal of Economic Psychology 28.2 (April 2007): 197-213.

Gender Matters in Workplace Decisions.

Bohnet, Iris, and Fiona Greig. "Gender Matters in Workplace Decisions." Negotiation 10.4 (April 2007): 4-6.

Institutions and Trust: Implications for Preferences, Beliefs and Behavior.

Bohnet, Iris, and Yael Baytelman. "Institutions and Trust: Implications for Preferences, Beliefs and Behavior." Rationality and Society 19.1 (February 2007): 99-135.

Why Women and Men Trust Others.

Bohnet, Iris. "Why Women and Men Trust Others." Economics and Psychology: A Promising New Cross-Disciplinary Field. Ed. Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer. MIT Press, 2007, 89-110.

Decomposing Trust and Trustworthiness.

Ashraf, Nava, Iris Bohnet, and Nikita Piankov. "Decomposing Trust and Trustworthiness." Experimental Economics 9.3 (September 2006): 193-208.

What to Do When They Say 'Not in My Backyard!'

Bohnet, Iris. "What to Do When They Say 'Not in My Backyard!'" Negotiation 9.8 (August 2006): 6-9.

How Much Should You Trust?

Bohnet, Iris, and Stephen Meier. "How Much Should You Trust?" Negotiation 9.3 (March 2006): 7-9.

Betrayal Aversion on Four Continents.

Bohnet, Iris, Fiona Greig, Benedikt Herrmann, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Betrayal Aversion on Four Continents." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-005, February 2006.

How Institutions Affect Behavior: Insights From Economics and Psychology.

Bohnet, Iris. "How Institutions Affect Behavior: Insights From Economics and Psychology." Social Psychology and Economics. Ed. David De Cremer, Marcel Zeelenberg, and Keith J. Murnighan. London: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006, 213-238.

Status Anxiety.

Bohnet, Iris. "Status Anxiety." Negotiation 8.11 (November 2005): 4-6.

Deciding to Distrust.

Bohnet, Iris, and Stephan Meier. "Deciding to Distrust." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-049, August 2005.

The Elasticity of Trust: Evidence from Kuwait, Oman, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Bohnet, Iris, Benedikt Herrmann, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Elasticity of Trust: Evidence from Kuwait, Oman, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-046, July 2005.

Is There Reciprocity in a Reciprocal Exchange Economy? Evidence from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

Greig, Fiona, and Iris Bohnet. "Is There Reciprocity in a Reciprocal Exchange Economy? Evidence from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-044, July 2005.

Did You Give at the Office? Leveraging the Power of Reciprocity.

Bohnet, Iris. "Did You Give at the Office? Leveraging the Power of Reciprocity." Negotiation (July 2005): 7-9.

Learning Trust.

Bohnet, Iris, Heike Harmgart, Steffan Huck, and Jean-Robert Tyran. "Learning Trust." Journal of the European Economic Association 3.2-3 (April-May 2005): 322-329.

Compensating the Cooperators: Is Sorting in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Possible?

Bohnet, Iris, and Dorothea Kübler. "Compensating the Cooperators: Is Sorting in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Possible?" Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 56.1 (January 2005): 61-76.

Institutions and Trust: Implications for Preferences, Beliefs and Behavior.

Bohnet, Iris, and Yael Baytelman. "Institutions and Trust: Implications for Preferences, Beliefs and Behavior." Working Paper, December 2004.

No Reciprocity in a Reciprocal-Exchange Economy? Evidence from a Nairobi Slum.

Greig, Fiona, and Iris Bohnet. "No Reciprocity in a Reciprocal-Exchange Economy? Evidence from a Nairobi Slum." Working Paper, December 2004.

Trust, Risk and Betrayal.

Bohnet, Iris, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Trust, Risk and Betrayal." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 55.4 (December 2004): 467-484.

Status and Distrust: The Relevance of Inequality and Betrayal Aversion.

Hong, Kessely, and Iris Bohnet. "Status and Distrust: The Relevance of Inequality and Betrayal Aversion." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-041, September 2004.