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“The impact is real”: Two decades of local collaborations through the Greater Boston Applied Field Lab
The Greater Boston Applied Field Lab is an academic experiential program at HKS affiliated with the Rappaport Institute and ...
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Public sector fellowship programs are key to getting young people into government. When these programs are eroded, talented workers go elsewhere.
Elizabeth Linos, Public Policy and Management Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, examines how public sector fellowship ...
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David Gergen, a towering figure in U.S. politics and founder of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, has died
A champion of leadership education at HKS, Gergen leaves a lasting legacy as a political analyst, adviser, and leadership ...
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Explainer: How the United States has approached nuclear negotiations with Iran
Former national security advisor and HKS faculty member Jake Sullivan says negotiations following the Iran strikes are key ...
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Paid sick leave laws improve coverage for service workers, but broader benefits are limited
Research from the Shift Project examines the effects of paid sick leave laws.
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A message from Dean Jeremy WeinsteinDear Harvard Kennedy School Faculty, Students, Staff, and Fellows,It is with deep sadness ...
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Public Policy Leadership Conference - Harvard Kennedy School
The Public Policy Leadership Conference (PPLC) connects ambitious undergraduate students with educational leaders and resources designed to cultivate academic excellence and expand public policy ...
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The Declining Worker Power Hypothesis: An Explanation for the Recent ...
May 2020, Paper, "Rising profitability and market valuations of US businesses, sluggish wage growth and a declining labor share of income, and reduced unemployment and inflation, have defined the ...
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China's Illegal Mining Operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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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A Reconsideration of Fiscal Policy in the Era of Low Interest Rates ...
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 ...