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When the heat is on, student learning suffers

CAMBRIDGE MA—Heat waves are taking their toll on schoolchildren, particularly those from low-income families and minority groups. That is one takeaway from a new research study examining the impact of ...
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Grow Now, Regulate Later? Regulation urgently needed to support transparency and sustainable growth for Buy-Now, Pay-Later

“Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) companies have seen significant growth in the past few years in the U.S. market. BNPL products are expected to account for a considerable portion (12%) of ecommerce sales ...
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Making it Harder for the Bad Guys: The Case for Eliminating High Denomination Notes

Illegal money flows pose a massive challenge to all societies, rich and poor. Tax evasion undercuts the financing of public services and distorts the economy. Financial crime fuels and facilitates ...
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About CID

Housed at the Harvard Kennedy School, CID works across Harvard University and a global network of researchers and practitioners to build, convene, and deploy talent to address the world’s most ...
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Deborah Hughes Hallett

Deborah Hughes Hallett is Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. She graduated from Cambridge University in England and has taught at Middle East ...
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HKS on the Road

View our past HKS on the Road event photos in the caption links. 79 John F. Kennedy Street ...
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Blind Spots: Why We Fail To Do What's Right And What To Do About It

When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are. In Blind Spots, leading business ethicists Max ...
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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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The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from a Historical Experiment

The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from a Historical Experiment. Nathan Nunn, 2011, Paper. "We exploit regional variation in suitability for cultivating potatoes, ...
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Erica Chenoweth illuminates the value of nonviolent resistance in societal conflicts

THEY REACH OUT TO ERICA CHENOWETH ALMOST DAILY—from Africa, South America, the Middle East, Europe, even the United States. They hail from places where authoritarian officials are tightening their ...
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AI Won’t Replace Humans — But Humans With AI Will Replace Humans Without AI

2023, Opinion: "Karim Lakhani is a professor at Harvard Business School who specializes in workplace technology and particularly AI. He’s done pioneering work in identifying how digital transformation ...
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The ABCs of Financial Education: Experimental Evidence on Attitudes, Behavior, and Cognitive Biases

Carpena, Fenella, Shawn Cole, Jeremy Shapiro and Bilal Zia. 2019. The ABCs of Financial Education: Experimental Evidence on Attitudes, Behavior, and Cognitive Biases ...