Research by Harvard Kennedy School scholar Pippa Norris suggests that both autocracies and countries undergoing democratic ...

An HKS expert in education policy outlines how schools, students, and states might be affected if the DOE is dismantled.

Professor Gordon Hanson and collaborators wrote about a phenomenon they called the China Shock, which saw traditional U.S.

Join The Journalist's Resource and The Marshall Project for this on-the-record conversation with experts on prison staffing ...

Where does scientific discovery happen, and why does it matter? A recent analysis by Amitabh Chandra, Harvard Kennedy School professor of Public Policy, and Connie Xu, a Harvard PhD candidate in ...

Rising support for populist parties has disrupted the politics of many Western societies. What explains this phenomenon? Two theories are examined here. Perhaps the most widely-held view of mass ...

Going to work sick is often a financial necessity for many hourly workers in the United States. A new study by researchers at the Shift Project offers evidence that state-mandated paid sick leave (PSL ...

June 1, 2021, Paper: "Since the Global Crisis, the size of central bank balance sheets has grown significantly. Traditional goals of price and financial stability are insufficient for assessing the ...

A message from Dean Jeremy WeinsteinDear Harvard Kennedy School Faculty, Students, Staff, and Fellows,It is with deep sadness that I write to let you know that David Gergen has passed away after a ...

Mining operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Enough Project By Amani Matabaro Tom, Fellow and Scholar at Risk, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, HKS; Founding Director, ...

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2022, Paper: "In a 2020 JAMA Viewpoint, Lawrence Summers and I guessed at the possible economic costs of long COVID.1 At the time, we thought the cost might be $2.6 trillion. With more data, that ...