2023. Working Paper. "I show that the recent returns to ESG investing are strongly driven by price impact from flows towards ESG funds. Using data on institutional trades, I estimate the market’s ...

For a century, the geopolitics of energy has been synonymous with the geopolitics of oil and gas. However, geopolitics and the global energy economy are both changing. The international order ...

Each February, the United States celebrates Black History Month and honors the innumerable achievements, contributions, and the history of African Americans. Below, the Carr Center's Racial Justice ...

The Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship challenges graduate students from across Greater Boston to immerse themselves in the region's public sector through a dynamic summer internship experience ...

Power is one of the most misunderstood—and therefore vilified—concepts in our society. Most people assume power is predetermined by personality or wealth, or that it’s gained by strong-arming others.

June 2024, Paper: "Paying reparations to Black Americans has long been contentiously debated. This article addresses an unexamined pillar of this debate: the United States has a long- standing social ...

At a moment when our democratic abilities seem to have eroded, and political, economic, and technological forces have weakened the capacity for collective action, People, Power, Change is a ...

Our Working Papers offer a variety of perspectives on defining, categorizing, and evaluating issues related to corporate responsibility. The Working Paper series includes the work of CRI faculty, ...

Many reform initiatives in developing countries fail to achieve sustained improvements in performance because they are merely isomorphic mimicry—that is, governments and organizations pretend to ...

On April 10, 1966, a crowd of 10,000 farm workers and supporters gathered at the California state capitol to celebrate victory in one of the most significant strikes in American history-one that made ...

Despite progress in women's representation at work, gender gaps still exist in all stages of the employee lifecycle. The WAGE research initiative focuses on the data-driven strategies organizations ...

Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation's religious landscape has been reshaped. America has experienced three ...