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Mike Pence and John Bolton say America’s future lies with its citizens

In back-to-back John F. Kennedy Jr. Forums at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Institute of Politics (IOP) focused on the future of national security and conservatism in America with two prominent ...
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Explainer: What’s happening with gerrymandering in the United States—and who will “win” the redistricting battle?

American states traditionally redraw their congressional districts every 10 years. Recently, states have begun redrawing districts mid-cycle to give a political advantage to a particular party. Texas, ...
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The Pentagon’s new media policy raises questions about transparency and trust

Journalists from a slew of major news outlets left their workspaces in the Pentagon last week following an October 15 ultimatum by the Department of Defense to sign onto new Department of Defense ...
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The Cognitive Turn in Behavioral Economics

July 10, 2024, Paper: "This review organizes the vibrant recent literature on the cognitive foundations of economic decision-making. At a basic level, this entire literature studies imperfections in ...
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Governance at a Crossroads: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Innovation in America

The accelerated adoption of Artificial Intelligence marks a pivotal moment in technological progress. AI is reshaping industries, redefining labor markets, and prompting critical societal reflections ...
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Cancel culture: Heterodox self-censorship or the curious case of the dog-which-didn’t-bark

There is widespread concern that academic freedom is threatened by growing demands for intellectual conformity and attempted censorship from intolerant zealots involving ‘woke wars’ and a ‘cancel ...
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Find an Executive Education Program

Whether you complete a program on our historic Cambridge campus or through the flexibility of an online offering, your immersive learning experience at Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education will ...
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2021 National Poll on Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the U.S.

A national survey of American attitudes toward rights and responsibilities in the United States finds that large majorities now favor strengthening the nation’s civil rights laws, despite continuing ...
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Jie Bai

For more information, go to Professor Jie Bai's full website. I am an Assistant Professor in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. My research focuses on firms and markets in developing countries ...
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What would it take to balance the federal budget?

February 8, Audio: "To balance the federal budget, government revenue must meet or exceed government spending. That’s happened only twice in the past half-century: President Lyndon Johnson did it in ...
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The Future of Power

In the era of Kennedy and Khrushchev, power was expressed in terms of nuclear missiles, industrial capacity, numbers of men under arms, and tanks lined up ready to cross the plains of Eastern Europe.
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A Reconsideration of Fiscal Policy in the Era of Low Interest Rates - Jason Furman and Lawrence Summers

November 30, 2020, Paper: "The last generation has witnessed an epochal decline in real interest rates in the United States and around the world despite large buildups of government debt. As Table 1 ...