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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

A more globally minded European green industrial policy

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Ketan Ahuja. "A more globally minded European green industrial policy." Sparking Europe’s new industrial revolution: A policy for net zero, growth and resilience. Ed. Simone Tagliapietra and Reinhilde Veugelers. Bruegel, 2023.

Economics of Covid-19 in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Namibia and South Africa

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Patricio Goldstein. "Economics of Covid-19 in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Namibia and South Africa." Shaping Africa's Post-Covid Recovery. Ed. Rabah Arezki, Simeon Djankov, and Ugo Panizza. CEPR Press, 2021, 195-213.

The Other Invisible Hand:
High Bandwidth Development Policy

Hausmann, Ricardo. The Other Invisible Hand: High Bandwidth Development Policy. What Works in Development? Thinking Big and Thinking Small. Ed. William Easterly and Jessica Cohen. Brookings Institution Press, 2009, 174-199.

Growth Diagnostic: Mexico

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Bailey Klinger. Growth Diagnostic: Mexico. The Mexico Competitiveness Report. Ed. Ricardo Hausmann, Emilio Lozoya Austin, and Irene Mia. World Economic Forum, 2009, 31-48.

Growth Diagnostics

Hausmann, Ricardo, Dani Rodrik, and Andres Velasco. "Growth Diagnostics." The Washington Consensus Reconsidered: Towards a New Global Governance. Ed. Narcis Serra and Joseph E. Stiglitz. Oxford University Press, 2008, 324-355.

Monetary Policy Challenges for Turkey in the European Union Accession Process: Comments

Hausman, Ricardo. "Monetary Policy Challenges for Turkey in the European Union Accession Process: Comments." Macroeconomic Policies for EU Accession. Ed. Erdem Basci, Subidey Togan, and Jurgen von Hagen. Edward Elgar Publishing, April 2007, 166-173.

Macro Policy Challenges for Turkey: Some Comments

Hausmann, Ricardo. "Macro Policy Challenges for Turkey: Some Comments." Macroeconomic Policies for EU Accession. Ed. Erdem Basci, Subidey Togan, and Jurgen von Hagen. Edward Elgar Publishing, April 2007, 325-332.

Hacia una Estrategia para el Crecimiento Económico de Uruguay.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Andrés Rodriguez-Clare, and Dani Rodrik. "Hacia una Estrategia para el Crecimiento Económico de Uruguay." Una Nueva Era de Crecimiento Económico en Uruguay. Ed. Eduardo Fernández-Arias and Silvia Sagari. Inter-American Development Bank, 2006.

The Challenge of Fiscal Adjustment in a Democracy: The Case of India.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Catriona Purfield. "The Challenge of Fiscal Adjustment in a Democracy: The Case of India." Sustainable Fiscal Policy for India: An Alternative Perspective. Ed. Peter Heller and M. Govinda Rao. Oxford University Press, 2006.

The Causes of Financial Crises: Moral Failure versus Market Failure.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Andrés Velasco. "The Causes of Financial Crises: Moral Failure versus Market Failure." The Political Economy of Recurrent Debt. Ed. Miguel A. Centeno, Harold James, and John Londregan. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, 2005.

“The Dollarization Debate: Is It Over?”

Hausmann, Ricardo. “The Dollarization Debate: Is It Over?” East Asia’s Monetary Future. Ed. Suthiphand Chirathivat, Emil-Maria Clasassen, and Jurgen Schroeder. Edward Elgar, 2004.

The Proliferation of Sovereigns: Are There Lessons for Integration?

Braun, Matías, Ricardo Hausmann, and Lant Pritchett. "The Proliferation of Sovereigns: Are There Lessons for Integration?" Integrating the Americas: FTAA and Beyond. Ed. Antoni Estevadeordal, Dani Rodrik, Alan M. Taylor, and Andrés Velasco. Harvard University Press, 2004.

Good Credit Ratios, Bad Credit Ratings: The Role of Debt Structure.

Hausmann, Ricardo. "Good Credit Ratios, Bad Credit Ratings: The Role of Debt Structure." Rules-Based Fiscal Policy in Emerging Markets: Background, Analysis and Prospects. Ed. George Kopits. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

An Alternative Interpretation of the 'Resource Curse': Theory and Political Implications.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Roberto Rigobón. "An Alternative Interpretation of the 'Resource Curse': Theory and Political Implications." Fiscal Policy Formulation and Implementation in Oil-Producing Countries. Ed. Jeffrey M. Davis, Rolando Ossowski, and Annalisa Fedelino. International Monetary Fund, 2003.

Venezuela's Growth Implosion: A Neo-Classical Story

Hausmann, Ricardo. "Venezuela's Growth Implosion: A Neo-Classical Story." In Search of Prosperity: Analytic Narratives on Economic Growth. Ed. Dani Rodrik. Princeton University Press, 2003.

The Redesign of the International Financial Architecture from a Latin American Perspective: Who Pays the Bills?

Fernández-Arias, Eduardo, and Ricardo Hausmann. "The Redesign of the International Financial Architecture from a Latin American Perspective: Who Pays the Bills?" Debating the Global Financial Architecture. Ed. Leslie Elliott Armijo. SUNY-Albany Press, 2002.

Original Sin, Passthrough, and Fear of Floating.

Hausmann, Ricardo, Ugo Panizza, and Ernesto Stein. "Original Sin, Passthrough, and Fear of Floating." Financial Policies in Emerging Markets. Ed. Mario I. Blejer and Marko Skreb. MIT Press, 2002.

Hard Money's Soft Underbelly: Understanding the Argentine Crisis.

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Andrés Velasco. "Hard Money's Soft Underbelly: Understanding the Argentine Crisis." Brookings Trade Forum. .Brookings Institution, 2002.

Inequality and the Family in Latin America.

Hausmann, Ricardo and Miguel Székely. "Inequality and the Family in Latin America." Population Matters: Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Poverty in the Developing World. Ed. Nancy Birdsall, Allen C. Kelley, and Steven Sinding. Oxford University Press, 2001.

Financial Development and Credit Crunches: Latin America and the World.

Hausmann, Ricardo and Matías Braun. "Financial Development and Credit Crunches: Latin America and the World." The Latin American Competitiveness Report 2001-2002. Ed. Joaquin Vial and Peter K. Cornelius. World Economic Forum and the Center for Economic Development, 2001.

Capital Inflows and Crisis: Does the Mix Matter?

Fernández-Arias, Eduardo, and Ricardo Hausmann. "Capital Inflows and Crisis: Does the Mix Matter?" Foreign Direct Investment Versus Other Flows to Latin America. Ed. Jorge Braga de Macedo and Enrique V. Iglesias. Paris: Inter-American Development Bank and OECD, 2001.

Foreign Direct Investment: Good Cholesterol?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Eduardo Fernández-Arias. "Foreign Direct Investment: Good Cholesterol?" Foreign Direct Investment Versus Other Flows to Latin America. Ed. Jorge Braga de Macedo and Enrique V. Iglesias. Paris: Inter-American Development Bank and OECD, 2001.

Will the FDI Boom Bring More Growth?

Hausmann, Ricardo, and Patricia Cortés. "Will the FDI Boom Bring More Growth?" Foreign Direct Investment Versus Other Flows to Latin America. Ed. Jorge Braga de Macedo and Enrique V. Iglesias. Paris: Inter-American Development Bank and OECD, 2001.