What is science’s proper role in democracy? A half-century ago the answer seemed plain: to “speak truth to power.” Science and politics…
On Graduation from Default, Inflation and Banking Crises: Elusive or Illusion? Kenneth Rogoff, July 2010, Paper. "This paper uses a data…
The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship. Andrei Shleifer, Tim Ganser, July 2010, Paper. "We present new data…
The Secret to Job Growth: Think Small. Edward Glaeser, William Kerr, July 2010, Paper. "With job growth continuing to lag even as…
Can Cheap Credit Explain the Housing Boom? Edward Glaeser, Joshua Gottlieb, July 2010, Paper. "Between 1996 and 2006, real housing…
In 2007, a total of 12,632 people in the United States were murdered with firearms, and it is estimated that another 48,676 were treated in…
For its first several years, the Harvard Kennedy School program to celebrate public-sector breakthroughs was called Innovations in State…
What can be done to combat genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other crimes against humanity? Why aren’t current measures more effective? Is…