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“No one country has enough money to deal with the climate crisis”
As the 29th United Nations climate change conference concluded, former Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry ...
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Unemployment insurance benefits buffered workers from negative effects of joblessness during COVID-19
Research from the Shift Project at Harvard Kennedy School shows that service sector workers who lost their jobs during the ...
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Legalized gambling is exploding globally. What policies can limit its harms?
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Malcolm Sparrow and a global public health commission predict that gamblers could lose up to $700 billion annually by 2028, creating a serious global public health ...
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Security is not a precondition but an outcome, Palestinian diplomat argues
Speaking at a Middle East Initiative event, Husam Zomlot says lasting peace will only come from the recognition of ...
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Marcella Alsan named Humboldt Research Award winner
Marcella Alsan, the Angelopoulos Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, has been awarded the Humboldt Research ...
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Development Talk: Can South Africa's Government of National Unity Deliver?
The Growth Lab's "Development Talks" is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth ...
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Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America’s Dangerous Divide
Join us for a thought-provoking book talk with Keith Payne, professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an internationally recognized expert in the psychology of ...
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How AI can affect productivity in public service delivery
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Stephen Goldsmith and Data-Smart City Solutions researcher Juncheng “Tony” Yang, find that ...
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How emotion science may help solve the world’s leading cause of preventable death
New research from HKS Professor Jennifer Lerner and Harvard Center for Global Tobacco Control Director Vaughan Rees finds evoking gratitude is more effective than using sadness to curb smoking. The ...
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How to avoid greenwashing through audits? A framework for social and environmental assurance - Robert Kaplan
2021, Paper: "Corporate reporting is expanding due to ever-growing demands from investors and regulators for more detailed and better-quality information beyond that included in financial reports, ...
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Stock Market Wealth and the Real Economy: A Local Labor Market Approach - Gabriel Chodorow-Reich
April 2021, Paper: "We provide evidence of the stock market wealth effect on consumption by using a local labor market analysis and regional heterogeneity in stock market wealth. An increase in local ...
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Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism: Economic Have-Nots and Cultural Backlash
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 ...