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The State and Fate of Community Banking

This working paper focuses on the plight of community banks in the United States. It begins by examining different definitions of what constitutes a community bank, and goes on to review what makes ...
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Understanding Texas’ energy grid failure

Record cold temperatures plunged Texas into a power crisis last week, with millions in the state losing power. The failure demonstrates the vulnerability of power grids to shifting weather patterns ...
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The Trump administration’s tariff threats are as much about politics as they are about economics, experts say

President Trump started his second term with a flurry of executive orders, including imposing immediate trade tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. The tariffs are aimed at addressing “the ...
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The Digital Dissolution of Surveillance Constraints and the Divergence of Authoritarian and Democratic Trajectories in Eastern Europe

This paper examines the consolidation of digital surveillance and the contraction of civic space across four post-Soviet states (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia) at a moment when the ...
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United States Spending on Israel’s Military Operations and Related U.S. Operations in the Region, October 7, 2023 – September 30, 2024

October 2024, Paper: "This report covers the major economic costs of U.S. support for Israel’s military operations and U.S. regional presence since October 7, 2023. Costs of War is a research project ...
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Social Capital: Measurement and Consequences

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Public Policy Leadership Conference

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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Dean’s Council

Members of Harvard Kennedy School’s Dean’s Council power the School’s most urgent priorities through strategic, unrestricted philanthropy. Their flexible support enables HKS to innovate, accelerate ...
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Desmond Ang

Desmond Ang is an applied economist and associate professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. His research examines the causes and consequences of racial discrimination and has been ...
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What Happened to the Soviet Superpower’s Nuclear Arsenal? Clues for the Nuclear Security Summit

See citation below for complete author information. Twenty years ago Russia and fourteen other newly-independent states emerged from the ruins of the Soviet empire, many as nations for the first time ...
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Dreamscapes of Modernity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and the Fabrication of Power

Dreamscapes of Modernity offers the first book-length treatment of sociotechnical imaginaries, a concept originated by Sheila Jasanoff and developed in close collaboration with Sang-Hyun Kim to ...
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Public Finance

High and rising federal debt, combined with concerns about policymakers’ willingness and ability to manage the government’s finances, increase the risk of a fiscal crisis in which investors demand sha ...