Does the Effect of Pollution on Infant Mortality Differ Between Developing and Developed Countries? Evidence from Mexico City
Much of what we know about the marginal effect of pollution on infant mortality is derived from developed country data.
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Social Media and Resilience in the Face of Hurricane Sandy
As temperatures drop across the East Coast, where the clean up efforts from Super Storm Sandy are ongoing, stories of resilience are permeating online: tales of New York City Marathon runners shifting
Three Crises That Can’t Wait
With his dramatic victory in Tuesday’s election, President Obama must now pivot quickly to address three urgent foreign policy issues that may go a long way to determine the success of his second-term
The China-Africa Bond: Science, Technology and Engineering Diplomacy
A key attribute of China's diplomacy in recent years is its increasing presence in Africa.
The Case for Gender Diversity
We commend the efforts of both Harvard Kennedy School students and The Crimson to highlight gender diversity and the critical need to expand the representation of women at the School, elsewhere in edu
The ‘Obama Debt’ Fallacy
Writing on behalf of the Romney campaign, my friend Mike Boskin has responded to my column from last week that argued that in a number of areas of economic policy, President Obama has the superior vis
Schooling, Political Participation, and the Economy
We investigate how the link between individual schooling and political participation is aff ected by country characteristics.
Japan's Economic Prospects
Conventional wisdom suggests that after a spectacular economic performance during the 1970s and 1980s, Japan has endured two “lost decades” that have seen it slip from its status as a premier economy
Discrimination in Grading
We report the results of an experiment that was designed to test for discrimination in grading in India. We recruited teachers to grade exams.
Are Ballot Initiative Outcomes Influenced by the Campaigns of Independent Groups? A Precinct-Randomized Field Experiment
Ballot initiatives are consequential and common, with total spending on initiative campaigns in the US rivaling that of Presidential campaigns.
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