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Class of 2025 Awards Ceremony

The HKS community came together for the Class of 2025 Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 28 in John F. Kennedy Memorial Park to celebrate the achievements of members of the Class of 2025 and faculty ...
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Trump’s threat to American democracy

A perfect storm of contemporary events has triggered deep angst about American democracy. Long-standing concern was exacerbated during the 2024 US election campaign by the extreme rhetoric used by ...
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Leading Successful Programs: Using Evidence to Assess Effectiveness

Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Nonprofit Leadership and Public Policy concentrations. This program can also be used as a third program for several concentrations in the ...
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How Do Emotions Affect Decision Making?

We review major theories of emotion and decision making, concentrating on developments within the disciplines of psychology, economics, and decision science. These theories naturally cluster into two ...
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A European NATO?

Amid the growing transatlantic tensions created by the Trump administration, European countries once considered strong allies of America and partners in world peace are now grappling with their ...
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Leading in Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Technology and Policy

Program Fee: The program fee includes tuition, housing, curricular materials and most meals. Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Public Policy and the Technology and Public ...
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Economic Development Q+A: Chris Gibbons, Founder of the National Center for Economic Gardening

Since 2018, the Taubman Center has been hosting the Economic Development Seminar, a yearlong, monthly seminar for students who are committed to public service and interested in state and local ...
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Retail Investors’ Contrarian Behavior Around News, Attention, and the Momentum Effect

Using a large panel of U.S. brokerage accounts trades and positions, we show that a large fraction of retail investors trade as contrarians after large earnings surprises, especially for loser stocks, ...
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Explainer: What’s happening with gerrymandering in the United States—and who will “win” the redistricting battle?

American states traditionally redraw their congressional districts every 10 years. Recently, states have begun redrawing districts mid-cycle to give a political advantage to a particular party. Texas, ...
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What Louisiana v. Callais Means for the Voting Rights Act

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court significantly weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act through a landmark ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. The Court ruled that Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map, which ...
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An International Blueprint for Forced Labor Import Bans

This policy brief outlines a global framework for forced labor import bans (FLIBs) as a key tool to address forced labor in international supply chains. Despite legal prohibitions, forced labor ...
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Unelected Power: The Quest for Legitimacy in Central Banking and the Regulatory State

Central bankers have emerged from the financial crisis as the third great pillar of unelected power alongside the judiciary and the military. They pull the regulatory and financial levers of our ...