As the old joke about economics examinations has it, the questions do not change – only the answers do. Students in the late 1960s and…
Professor Burns shares his key takeaways from the "Future of Afghanistan" conference he co-hosted on April 4-5 at Harvard. Like most wars,…
Linda Bilmes: US Wars to Cost $4-6 Trillion! Linda Bilmes, April 10, 2013, Audio. "Bilmes discusses “The Financial Legacy of Iraq…
What the World Needs from the BRICS. Dani Rodrik. April 10, 2013. Opinion. "In 2001, Goldman Sachs’ Jim O’Neill famously coined the term…
Despite all the confidence, the BRICS are without mortar. Joseph Nye, April 10, 2013, Opinion. "Last month, the new president of China, Xi…
Last month, the new president of China, Xi Jinping, chose to travel to Moscow for his first foreign visit. He and Russian President…
Cost of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Linda Bilmes, April 8, 2013, Video. "Linda Bilmes talked about her report on the cost f the Iraq and…
Ricardo Hausmann on Economic Complexity and Productive Knowledge (INET 2013). Ricardo Hausmann, April 8, 2013, Video. "CID Faculty Director…
Success or failure in freshman math has long been thought to have a strong impact on
subsequent high school outcomes. We study an intensive…
Institutions that play a watchdog role in society offer a persistent challenge for democracy: who shall watch the watchers? We shrink at…