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President Trump has ordered federal agencies to cut two regulations for every new one they enact – ignoring the fact that many regulations produce large social benefits.
The gains reported in 2016 went hand in hand with overall growth in Africa over the last two decades.
Book on agricultural innovation has had key policy impacts at the micro and macro level.
Trump has won the White House by offering a vision of a bygone era, in favour of a more cosmopolitan, sophisticated future.
Republicans want voter ID laws. Democrats want more access to the ballot. Why do we have to choose?
L'analyse détaillée de la couverture médiatique de la campagne permet de découvrir ce qui retient l'attention des journaux et des chaînes de télé - et, in fine, des électeurs.
After North Korea’s fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9, the U.S. is calling for tighter global sanctions. New research shows that this strategy actually helps North Korea.
How is the Trump-Clinton contest being covered by the country’s major newspapers and broadcasters? We look at the data.
The factors limiting poultry production are similar to those affecting the rest of the agricultural systems.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS), created after 9/11, has helped government agencies respond to large-scale emergencies, including mass shootings and the Boston Marathon bombing.
Human resistance to innovation can be an obstacle to solving major global challenges.
A study estimates that Americans would pay $92 billion yearly in extra taxes to protect national parks. But the Trump Administration’s budget calls for cuts.
It’s been proved that prizes can boost cultural innovation. The same is certainly true for innovation in agriculture – which Africa desperately needs.
The downturn in the commodity boom will not automatically lead to diversification of Africa’s economies. This can only be achieved through a focus on creating learning economies driven by innovation.
A survey of 1,200 voters provides insight into which candidate is closest to the median American voter on the issues.
A classical political science debate focuses on whether democracy is dependent on development. The director of the Electoral Integrity Project revisits the issue using new data from African elections.
America is not a shining example for developing democracies. Many of the electoral issues arise long before a single vote is cast.
Western commentators tend to see ISIS and al-Qaida attacks as fueled by ideology. But in Africa, such attacks are more often turf wars in the illicit drug trade.
U.S. forces in South Korea are on high alert after North Korea claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb last week. But China may be better positioned to curb North Korea’s menacing behavior.
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Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Director, Applied History Project and Intelligence Project, Harvard Kennedy School
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Executive Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Project Director, Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project (IARA), Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Director of the People Lab, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Ph.D. Student in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard Kennedy School
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Kalb Professor of Global Communications and Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
