Video-Based Cases

The Economic and Political Drivers of U.S. Tariff Policy

Publication Date: January 29, 2025

This 10-min. video case is designed to illustrate the role that economic considerations and political calculations play when a large country decides to impose tariffs on imported foreign goods. It uses a real-life example, a trade dispute...

Dallas Independent School District Changes the Default: Interview with Shannon Trejo

Publication Date: January 8, 2025

In 2019, the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) decided to change its policy regarding enrollment in middle school Honors classes. The change was driven by a need to increase participation in these advanced courses by students of...

Power and Social Change

Publication Date: December 6, 2021

The concept of power has often been viewed very narrowly by public leaders. In this 30-minute video, Harvard Kennedy School Professor Archon Fung lays out a broader vision of how power works in our society. Public leaders need to understand...

Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice Course Bundle

Publication Date: August 10, 2021

The materials in this course are designed to help students understand how lobbying and advocacy impact the making of public policy. In doing so students will explore the power of persuasion, as well as the skills necessary to build an effective...

Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice Video Lectures

Publication Date: August 10, 2021

These 14 video lectures are part of the Lobbying and Advocacy: Theory and Practice course. For the purpose of this course, a range of issues, from the history of lobbying to regulating the industry, and from lobbying in various geographic...

Video Series: Public Policy Applications of Microeconomic Concepts

Publication Date: September 24, 2019

MATERIALS FOR VIDEO CASEThe materials for this case are included in the teaching plan and are for registered instructors to use in class. If you do not have Educator Access, please register here (notification received within 2 business days). Abstract:...

Colin Kaepernick v. Donald Trump

Publication Date: April 4, 2019

In this 8:30 min. video, New York Times Magazine Chief Correspondent Mark Leibovich tells the story of the Colin Kaepernick controversy, describing the football player’s initial protest, its ripple effects throughout the NFL and the...

The Rise and Fall of an American City: Race and Politics in Detroit, 1910-2013 (Documentary)

Publication Date: April 26, 2017

In 1950, Detroit was the fourth largest city in the U.S., and one of its most successful. By the time the city filed for bankruptcy six decades later, it had become a symbol of racial segregation and industrial decline. This 30-min. documentary,...

New York City’s Teen ACTION Program: An Evaluation Gone Awry

Publication Date: August 29, 2016

This video-based case explores how an impact evaluation for a promising after-school program in New York City went awry. In 2006, New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg created the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO). Designed as an...

Sea Change: Re-Writing the Rules for Port Security

Publication Date: February 15, 2012

Consisting of a 30-min. video mini-documentary and an 11-page backgrounder, this case explores the innovative approach used by the Coast Guard to manage the process of developing new regulations that would increase port security in the wake of...