When California raised the minimum wage for workers at the largest fast-food chains to $20 in April, some firms, franchisors, and franchisees claimed it could result in higher prices, fewer workers, ...

Civil discourse isn’t just about polite conversation. It’s a vital ingredient to better public policy and public leadership. And vital to the Kennedy School’s focus on public engagement. With a number ...

Prevailing policy mindsets have not only failed to produce robust economic growth, but have also resulted in increased inequality and economic insecurity. Societies are hostage to financial crises, ...

Considering a career in human rights or foreign policy? Here's a unique opportunity to connect with Senior Fellows Maggie Dougherty, Kelly Fay Rodriguez, Desirée Cormier Smith, and Jessica Stern – ...

THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO GO WITH OUR GUT, and others who systematically weigh the evidence before making an inference. But which mode of thought serves as a more accurate emotional radar? “Close ...

Originally published in 2000, The Right to Vote was widely hailed as a magisterial account of the evolution of suffrage from the American Revolution to the end of the twentieth century. In this ...

Despite years of efforts to increase diversity in the venture capital (VC) industry, a significant gender gap remains among both investment decision-makers at venture capital firms and among ...

Juliette Kayyem discusses “2021 Crisis Management: Adaptive Recovery, Resiliency, and Moving Forward.” As the COVID-19 pandemic shifts “after the boom”, Professor Kayyem details how leaders can adapt ...

In collaboration with the Government of Bihar, India, we conducted a large-scale experiment to evaluate whether transparency in fiscal transfer systems can increase accountability and reduce ...

Professors Archon Fung of HKS and Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School say Trump’s brazen embrace of billionaire ruling partners could be an inflection point in America’s long slide toward rule by ...

On the day of his inauguration, President Trump issued an executive order on “reevaluating and realigning United States foreign aid” that said the “U.S. foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not ...

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in a 6-3 vote. Almost half a century ago, the Roe v. Wade ruling was the basis for establishing a constitutional right to ...