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Feature: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics

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Feature: Leaders’ Psychological Bravery

Dana Born explores what skills leaders need to cultivate psychological safety on their teams and across their organizations.

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Feature: Dollar vs. Euro as International Reserve Currencies

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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Big Potential, Big Risks? Indian Capitalism, Economic Reform and Populism in the BJP Era

Chandra, Rohit, and Michael Walton. "Big Potential, Big Risks? Indian Capitalism, Economic Reform and Populism in the BJP Era." India Review 19.2 (May 2020): 176-205.

Public Information Is an Incentive for Politicians: Experimental Evidence From Delhi Elections

Banerjee, Abhijit, Nils T. Enevoldsen, Rohini Pande, and Michael Walton. "Public Information Is an Incentive for Politicians: Experimental Evidence From Delhi Elections." National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2020.

Cabal City: Urban Regimes and Accumulation without Development

Walton, Michael, Patrick Heller, and Partha Mukhopadyay. "Cabal City: Urban Regimes and Accumulation without Development." Business and Politics in India. Ed. Christophe Jaffrelot, Atul Kohli, and Kanta Murali. Oxford University Press, 2019.

An Indian Gilded Age? Continuity and Change in the Political Economy of India’s Development

Walton, Michael. "An Indian Gilded Age? Continuity and Change in the Political Economy of India’s Development." Class and Conflict: Revisiting Pranab Bardhan's Political Economy of India. Ed. Elizabeth Chatterjee and Matthew McCartney. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Why Sociologists Matter in the Welfare Reform Debate

William Julius Wilson. "Why Sociologists Matter in the Welfare Reform Debate." Contemporary Sociology 46.6 (November 2017): 627-634.

Functional Dysfunction: Mumbai’s Political Economy of Rent Sharing

Chattaraj, Shahana and Michael Walton. "Functional Dysfunction: Mumbai’s Political Economy of Rent Sharing." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 33.3 (Autumn 2017): 438-456.

From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rukmini Banerji, James Berry, Esther Duflo, Harini Kannan, Shobhini Mukerji, Marc Shotland, and Michael Walton. "From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-057, September 2016.

Mainstreaming an Effective Intervention:
Evidence from Randomized Evaluations
of “Teaching at the Right Level” in India

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rukmini Banerji, James Berry, Esther Duflo, Harini Kannan, Shobhini Mukerji, Marc Shotland, and Michael Walton. "Mainstreaming an Effective Intervention: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations of “Teaching at the Right Level” in India." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-043, August 2016.

Cabal City: Regime Theory and Indian Urbanization

Heller, Patrick, Partha Mukhopadhyay, and Michael Walton. "Cabal City: Regime Theory and Indian Urbanization." June 2016.

Learning the Right Lessons

Mukerji, Shobhini, and Michael Walton. "Learning the Right Lessons." India Infrastructure Report 2012: Private Sector in Education, April 2016.

Political Leadership and the Urban Poor

Das, Veena, and Michael Walton. "Political Leadership and the Urban Poor." Current Anthropology 56 (October, 2015): S44-S54.

What Type of Crisis for India

Ashoka Mody, and Michael Walton. "What Type of Crisis for India." Business Standard, May 6, 2013.

Civil Society, Public Action and Accountability in Africa

Devarajan, Shantayanan, Stuti Khemani, and Michael Walton. "Civil Society, Public Action and Accountability in Africa." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-036, September 2011.

Lessons from Chinese Workers

Walton, Michael. "Lessons from Chinese Workers." Financial Express, June 19, 2010.

How about a Beijing Consensus?

Walton, Michael. "How about a Beijing Consensus?" Financial Express (India), April 29, 2010.

Should IMF Have Been Called In?

Walton, Michael. "Should IMF Have Been Called In?" The Financial Express (India). February 12, 2010.

Growth That's Even More Inclusive

Walton, Michael. "Growth That's Even More Inclusive." The Financial Express (India). July 24, 2009.

We All Fall Down

Walton, Michael. "We All Fall Down." Financial Express. February 28, 2009.

Insufficiently Stimulating

Walton, Michael. "Insufficiently Stimulating." Financial Express. February 12, 2009.

Samba or Tae-Kwon-Do?

Walton, Michael. "Samba or Tae-Kwon-Do?" Financial Express. January 15, 2009.

Fork in the Road

Walton, Michael. "Fork in the Road." Financial Express. January 2, 2009.

Equity, Efficient and Inequality Traps: A Research Agenda.

Bourguignon, François, Francisco H.G. Ferreira, and Michael Walton. "Equity, Efficient and Inequality Traps: A Research Agenda." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-025, June 2006.

Evaluating Empowerment: A Framework with Cases from Latin America.

Petesch, Patti, Catalina Smulovitz, and Michael Walton. "Evaluating Empowerment: A Framework with Cases from Latin America." Measuring Empowerment: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives. Ed. Deepa Narayan-Parker. World Bank Press, 2005, 39-68.

World Development Report, 2006: Equity and Development.

Walton, Michael (Co-Director). World Development Report, 2006: Equity and Development. World Bank and Oxford University Press, 2005.

Neoliberalism in Latin America: Good, Bad, or Incomplete?

Walton, Michael. "Neoliberalism in Latin America: Good, Bad, or Incomplete?" Latin American Research Review 39.3 (Fall 2004): 165-183.

Poverty in Mexico: An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy.

Walton, Michael, Gladys López-Acevedo, et al. "Poverty in Mexico: An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy." World Bank Policy Study #61, July 2004.

Culture and Public Action

Rao, Vijayendra, and Michael Walton, eds. Culture and Public Action. Stanford University Press, 2004.

Inequality in Latin America: Breaking With History?

De Ferranti, David, Guillermo E. Perry, Francisco H.G. Ferreira, and Michael Walton, eds. Inequality in Latin America: Breaking With History? World Bank Publications, 2004.