This paper argues that historical analysis, necessarily written with hindsight, often underestimates the uncertainties of the past. We call…
This paper develops a theoretical understanding of the management of value conflicts in public innovation. Drawing from the literatures on…
Alex Green teaches op-ed writing and writing for politics and policy, and is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy. His writing has appeared…
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the single largest institution in America: the Department of Defense. The D.O.D. employs millions of…
Managers often engage in risk-averse behavior, and economists, decision analysts, and managers treat risk aversion as a preference. In many…
Protecting providers from competition is the enemy of efficiency and integrated mobility. It's an issue that New York City's congestion…
We study the problem of allocating multiple items to two agents whose cardinal preferences are private information. If money is available,…
Soft power is the ability to affect others to obtain the outcomes one wants through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or…
Socrates had it right: Dealing with the problems public leaders face requires knowing how and what to ask.