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HKS rededicates its human rights research hub as the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
Harvard Kennedy School announced the new name of its human rights policy and research hub: the Carr-Ryan Center for Human ...
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Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights serves as the hub of the Harvard Kennedy School’s research, teaching, and training in the human rights domain.
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The Double-Edged Sword of Low Interest Rates - N. Gregory Mankiw
December 6, 2020, Opinion: "In the evolution of the U.S. economy over the past four decades, one fact stands out as especially puzzling: the large and fairly steady decline in interest rates. Consider ...
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High Frequency Data and a Weekly Economic Index during the Pandemic - James Stock
December 2020, Paper: "This paper describes a weekly economic index (WEI) developed to track the rapid economic developments associated with the onset of and policy response to the novel coronavirus ...
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William Hogan on Electricity Markets, Solutions for Climate Change, and Carbon Tax Policy
GrowthPolicy.org. You are an expert on electricity policy and competitive electricity markets. The power and utilities industries in the U.S. have been transforming rapidly, giving customers ...
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The Project on Impact Investments' Impact Investment Database
May 2020, Paper, "Impact investing has grown significantly over the past 15 years. From a niche investing segment with only $25 billion AUM in 2013 (WEF 2013), it experienced double-digit growth and ...
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The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance - Lucian Bebchuk
March 2, 2020, Paper: "Corporate purpose is now the focus of a fundamental and heated debate, with rapidly growing support for the proposition that corporations should move from shareholder value ...
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Business Reopening Decisions and Demand Forecasts During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Zoe B. Cullen, Christopher Stanton, Michael Luca, Edward Glaeser
June 2020, Paper, "How quickly will American businesses reopen after COVID-19 lockdowns end? We use a nationwide survey of small businesses to measure firms’ expectations about their re-opening and ...
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Where next for U.S. economy?
March 18, 2025, Opinion: "Kennedy School analyst’s recession warning includes worries about trade war, stock market, risk perception. U.S. markets this month suffered heavy losses after China, Mexico, ...
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Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center launches “Unlocked” series to demystify government for journalists and the public
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School announces the launch of “Unlocked,” a ...
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Cross Cultural Communication: Navigating Professional Challenges
This practical workshop will equip professionals with the tools to effectively communicate and collaborate in multicultural environments.
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Why is Corporate Virtue in the Eye of The Beholder? The Case of ESG Ratings
November 2019, Paper, "Despite the rising use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in financial markets, there is substantial disagreement across rating agencies regarding what ...