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Whether you complete a program on our historic Cambridge campus or through the flexibility of an online offering, your immersive learning experience at Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education will ...
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Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights

We embrace a dual mission: to educate students and the next generation of leaders from around the world in human rights policy and practice; and to convene and provide policy-relevant knowledge to ...
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AI Won’t Replace Humans — But Humans With AI Will Replace Humans Without AI

2023, Opinion: "Karim Lakhani is a professor at Harvard Business School who specializes in workplace technology and particularly AI. He’s done pioneering work in identifying how digital transformation ...
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The Place Premium: Wage Differences for Identical Workers Across the US Border

We estimate the “place premium”—the wage gain that accrues to foreign workers who arrive to work in the United States. First, we estimate the predicted, purchasing-power adjusted wages of people ...
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Sovereign Debt Restructuring with China at the Table: Forward Progress but Lost Decade Risk Remains

Sovereign debt restructuring deals have not been smooth sailing over the last few years. They have moved slowly, been marked by bickering between China and G7 stalwarts, and the outcomes have been ...
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Human Capital and the Future of Work: Implications for Investors and ESG integration

Human Capital and the Future of Work: Implications for Investors and ESG integration. George Serafeim, 2019, Paper, "Human capital development (HCD) is a key consideration for most companies, but only ...
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Faculty Publications

Stay up-to-date on the latest development research from Harvard CID faculty. The Harvard Center for International Development is home to faculty affiliates from each school at Harvard University, ...
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Professors are the enemy: Two faces of academic freedom

The early twenty-first century has seen growing concern about risks to academic freedom in America and worldwide. To understand these issues, Part I of the paper distinguishes two threats to academic ...
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WAPPP Open House: Part 2

If you were unable to join our Open House on September 8 because the room had reached capacity, we invite you to attend an additional session on September 15. Learn about our center and our work that ...
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Explainer: Why are gas prices so high right now?

Since the start of the war with Iran, the average cost of gasoline per gallon in the United States has increased by more than 50%, reaching $4.50 as of May 12, 2026. On May 11, President Trump ...
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AI feels increasingly “human”—what do humans stand to lose?

Sue Anne Teo is a technology and human rights fellow at the Kennedy School’s Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights. Her work explores the intersection of human rights and artificial intelligence. Teo is ...
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Autocracy and patriarchy are surging worldwide—but women are pushing back

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine is unfolding into the autocrat’s most aggressive move to extend his reach. Beyond Putin’s Russia, authoritarian regimes are on the rise globally—a ...