I study the role of aspirations in economic development drawing on the existing theoretical and empirical literature and provide some new…
There is increasing interest in expanding Medicare health insurance coverage in the U.S., but it is not clear whether the current program…
DAVID WEIL is Professor at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. In AY 2025, he is the Stone…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
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When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self…
What explains variation in local health services? Comparative scholarship highlights economic factors, electoral competition, and…
Will Dobbie is a Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic…
Eric Henson is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and has been a research fellow/affiliate with the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance…