Ways Obama can Tend Bonds with India
President Obama faces a classic diplomatic challenge in South Asia - how to balance a short-term need for progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan without losing sight of our equally important long-term a
Research
Acting in Time Against Disasters: A Comprehensive Risk Management Framework
Book Abstract: Events ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis have taught businesspeople an unforgettable lesson: if you don’t plan for “extreme risk,” you endanger your organizat
Why Does the Law of One Price Fail? An Experiment on Index Mutual Funds
We evaluate why individuals invest in high-fee index funds.
The IMF Needs Fresh Thinking on Capital Controls
Why does the International Monetary Fund make it so hard for people like me to love it? The IMF has said and done all the right things since the crisis.
The New US Administration: Meeting Challenges, Managing Expectations
Recent developments, especially the devastating economic crisis, have highlighted the world’s growing interdependence and drawn attention to the need to reform the structures of global governance.
PerformanceStat as a Search for Strategic Evidence
What kind of data can be analyzed in what ways to help to determine the current level of performance, to ascertain what approaches (if any) are (or have been) working and why, to diagnose key performa
On the Measurement of Poverty Dynamics
This paper introduces a family of multi-period poverty measures derived from commonly used static poverty measures.
The Internet and Americans' Resistance to Leadership
An upcoming report from Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership once again confirms that most Americans long for leaders better than the ones they now have.
In Afghanistan, Kerry Keeps US Goals Modest
President Obama confronts the most fateful foreign policy decision so far of his administration.
Evolution of Models to Support Community and Policy Action with Science: Balancing Pastoral Livelihoods and Wildlife Conservation in Savannas of East Africa
We developed a “continual engagement” model to better integrate knowledge from policy makers, communities, and researchers with the goal of promoting more effective action to balance poverty alleviati
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