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Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

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Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

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Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

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

Stronger Together: A Strategy to Revitalize Transatlantic Power

Burns, Nicholas, Daniela Schwarzer, Torrey Taussig, Sophia Becker, Josef Braml, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Anthony Gardner, Thomas Gomart, Christian Mölling, Robin Niblett, Victoria Nuland, Kristi Raik, David E. Sanger, Amanda Sloat, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Nathalie Tocci. "Stronger Together: A Strategy to Revitalize Transatlantic Power." Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School and German Council on Foreign Relations, December 2020.

The Future of Carbon Offset Markets

Lee, Henry, and Abigail Mayer. "The Future of Carbon Offset Markets." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, October 22, 2020.

Sustainability Science: Toward a Synthesis

Clark, William C., and Alicia G. Harley. "Sustainability Science: Toward a Synthesis." Annual Review of Environment and Resources 45.1 (October 2020): 331-386.

Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis are Part of the Same Battle." The Guardian, October 2020.

After Oil: Throwing Money at Green Energy Isn’t Enough

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "After Oil: Throwing Money at Green Energy Isn’t Enough." Bloomberg Opinion, 9/17/2020.

Pandemic Is Hurting, Not Helping, Green Energy

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Pandemic Is Hurting, Not Helping, Green Energy." Bloomberg Opinion, 9/16/2020.

After Oil: U.S.-China Split Will Hurt Clean Energy

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "After Oil: U.S.-China Split Will Hurt Clean Energy." Bloomberg Opinion, 9/14/2020.

An Integrative Framework for Sustainability Science

Clark, William C., and Alicia G. Harley. "An Integrative Framework for Sustainability Science." September 2020.

Can Industrial-Scale Solar Hydrogen Supplied from Commodity Technologies Be Cost Competitive by 2030?

Mallapragada, Dharik Sanchan, Emre Gençer, Patrick Insinger, David William Keith, and Francis Martin O’Sullivan. "Can Industrial-Scale Solar Hydrogen Supplied from Commodity Technologies Be Cost Competitive by 2030?" Cell Reports Physical Science 1.9 (September 2020): 100174.

Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy

Aldy, Joseph, and Robert N. Stavins. "Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-022, July 2020.

Estimating Impacts and Trade-offs in Solar Geoengineering Scenarios With a Moist Energy Balance Model

Lutsko, Nicholas J., Jacob T. Seeley, and David W. Keith. "Estimating Impacts and Trade-offs in Solar Geoengineering Scenarios With a Moist Energy Balance Model." Geophysical Research Letters 47.9 (May 2020).

Oil’s Collapse Is a Geopolitical Reset in Disguise

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Oil’s Collapse Is a Geopolitical Reset in Disguise." Bloomberg Opinion, 4/29/2020.

The Value of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

Chen, Cuicui, and Henry Lee. "The Value of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, March 4, 2020.

Halving Warming With Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Moderates Policy-Relevant Climate Hazards

Irvine, Peter J., and David W. Keith. "Halving Warming With Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Moderates Policy-Relevant Climate Hazards." Environmental Research Letters 15.4 (March 2020).

The Hidden Face of Rights: Toward a Politics of Responsibilities

Sikkink, Kathryn. The Hidden Face of Rights: Toward a Politics of Responsibilities. Yale University Press, 2020.

Toxics A to Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards

Harte, John, John Holdren, Richard Schneider and Christine Shirley. Toxics A to Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards, 2. University of California Press, 2020.

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Infrastructure Under Attack. What’s Next?

De Blasio, Nicola, and Henry Lee. "Saudi Arabia’s Energy Infrastructure Under Attack. What’s Next?" National Interest, October 6, 2019.

Multilateral Parametric Climate Risk Insurance: A Tool to Facilitate Agreement About Deployment of Solar Geoengineering

Horton, Joshua B., and David W. Keith. "Multilateral Parametric Climate Risk Insurance: A Tool to Facilitate Agreement About Deployment of Solar Geoengineering." Climate Policy 19.7 (August 2019): 20-826.

Stochastic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Urban Waste-To-Energy Systems

Haraguchi, Masahiko, Afreen Siddiqi, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Stochastic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Urban Waste-To-Energy Systems." Journal of Cleaner Production 224 (July 2019): 751-765.

The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy: Normative Assessment and Positive Prognosis

Stavins, Robert N. "The Future of U.S. Carbon-Pricing Policy: Normative Assessment and Positive Prognosis." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-017, May 2019.

Iran Oil Sanctions: A Rare Case Where Transactional Diplomacy Should Work

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Iran Oil Sanctions: A Rare Case Where Transactional Diplomacy Should Work." Bloomberg Opinion, April 22, 2019.

The Role of Electric Vehicles in Decarbonizing China’s Transportation Sector

Qiao, Qinyu, and Henry Lee. "The Role of Electric Vehicles in Decarbonizing China’s Transportation Sector." Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, April 2019.

Exploring Accumulation-Mode H2SO4 Versus SO2 Stratospheric Sulfate Geoengineering in a Sectional Aerosol-Chemistry-Climate Model

Vattioni, Sandro, Debra Weisenstein, David Keith, Aryeh Feinberg, Thomas Peter, and Andrea Stenke. "Exploring Accumulation-Mode H2SO4 Versus SO2 Stratospheric Sulfate Geoengineering in a Sectional Aerosol-Chemistry-Climate Model." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19.7 (April 2019): 4877-4897.

Halving Warming With Idealized Solar Geoengineering Moderates Key Climate Hazards

Peter Irvine, Kerry Emanuel, Jie He, Larry Horowitz, Gabriel Vecchi, and David Keith. "Halving Warming With Idealized Solar Geoengineering Moderates Key Climate Hazards." Nature Climate Change 9.4 (April 2019): 295-299.

Transitioning to Long-Run Effective and Efficient Climate Policies

Stavins, Robert N.; Todd Schatzki; Rebecca Scott. "Transitioning to Long-Run Effective and Efficient Climate Policies." April 2019.

Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings

Stavins, Robert N., ed. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings W. W. Norton, 2019.

Foreword

Holdren, John P. "Foreword." Titans of the Climate: Explaining Policy Process in the United States and China. Ed. Gallagher, Kelly Sims, and Xiaowei Xuan. MIT Press, 2019.

If All Vehicles Go Electric, That’s Just Step One

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "If All Vehicles Go Electric, That’s Just Step One." Bloomberg Opinion, January 14, 2019.

Trump’s Iraq Visit Alone Won’t Undo Damage He Did Last Week

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump’s Iraq Visit Alone Won’t Undo Damage He Did Last Week." Bloomberg Opinion, December 26, 2018.

Climatic Impacts of Wind Power

Miller, Lee, and David W. Keith. "Climatic Impacts of Wind Power." Joule 2.12 (December 2018): 2618-2632.

Even If OPEC Cuts, Oil Prices Could Still Fall in 2019

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Even If OPEC Cuts, Oil Prices Could Still Fall in 2019." Bloomberg Opinion, November 29, 2018.

Some Context for Canadians Who Love or Hate the New Nafta

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Some Context for Canadians Who Love or Hate the New Nafta." Bloomberg Opinion, October 30, 2018.

US Is Forced to See It Is Far From ‘Energy Independent’

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "US Is Forced to See It Is Far From ‘Energy Independent’." Bloomberg Opinion, October 19, 2018.

Observation-Based Solar and Wind Power Capacity Factors and Power Densities

Miller, Lee M., and David Keith. "Observation-Based Solar and Wind Power Capacity Factors and Power Densities." Environmental Research Letters 13.10 (October 2018): 104-108.

Simultaneous Pursuit of Discovery and Invention in the Us Department of Energy

Goldstein, Anna P., and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Simultaneous Pursuit of Discovery and Invention in the Us Department of Energy." Research Policy 47.8 (October 2018): 1505-1512.

Governance of the Deployment of Solar Geoengineering

Keith, David, Peter Irvine, et al. "Governance of the Deployment of Solar Geoengineering." Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, October 2018.

Nurturing Transformative U.S. Energy Research: Two Guiding Principles

Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, and Jeff Y. Tsao. "Nurturing Transformative U.S. Energy Research: Two Guiding Principles." MRS Energy & Sustainability 5 (Fall 2018).

Harvard-Tsinghua Workshop on Low-Carbon Development and Public Policy

Qiao, Qinyu, Wei Peng, Pu Wang, and Henry Lee. "Harvard-Tsinghua Workshop on Low-Carbon Development and Public Policy." September 2018.

Solar Geoengineering and Democracy

Horton, Joshua B., Jesse L. Reynolds, Holly Jean Buck, Daniel Callies, Stefan Schäfer, David W. Keith, and Steve Rayner. "Solar Geoengineering and Democracy." Global Environmental Politics 18.3 (August 2018): 5-24.

Quantifying the Impact of Sulfate Geoengineering on Mortality from Air Quality and UV-B Exposure

Eastham, Sebastian D., Debra K. Weisenstein, David W. Keith, and Steven R.H.Barrett. "Quantifying the Impact of Sulfate Geoengineering on Mortality from Air Quality and UV-B Exposure." Atmospheric Environment 187 (August 2018): 424-434.

A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere

Keith, David W., Geoffrey Holmes, David St. Angelo, and Kenton Heidel. "A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere." Joule 2.8 (August 2018): 1573-1594.

Trump Wouldn’t Owe Putin a ‘Thank You’ for Selling More Oil

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump Wouldn’t Owe Putin a ‘Thank You’ for Selling More Oil." Bloomberg Opinion, July 14, 2018.

Chinese Tariffs on US Energy Would Signal a New Attitude

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Chinese Tariffs on US Energy Would Signal a New Attitude." Bloomberg Opinion, July 10, 2018.

Lessons for Trump After His Clumsy Dance With OPEC

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Lessons for Trump After His Clumsy Dance With OPEC." Bloomberg Opinion, June 28, 2018.

A History of the Energy We Have Consumed

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "A History of the Energy We Have Consumed." New York Times, June 18, 2018.

Trump’s Trade War Has a Bright Side for Canada

O'Sullivan, Meghan. "Trump’s Trade War Has a Bright Side for Canada." Bloomberg Opinion, June 8, 2018.

The Art of Research: A Divergent/Convergent Thinking Framework and Opportunities for Science-Based Approaches

Aviña, Glory E., Christian D. Schunn, Austin R. Silva, Travis L. Bauer, George W. Crabtree, Curtis M. Johnson, Toluwalogo Odumosu, S. Thomas Picraux, R. Keith Sawyer, Richard P. Schneider, Rickson Sun, Gregory J. Feist, Venkatesh Narayanamurti, and Jeffrey Y. Tsao. "The Art of Research: A Divergent/Convergent Thinking Framework and Opportunities for Science-Based Approaches." Engineering a Better Future. Ed. E. Subrahmanian, Toluwalogo Odumosu, and Jeffrey Y. Tsao. Springer, 2018.

Foreword

Holdren, John P. "Foreword." Titans of the Climate: Explaining Policy Process in the United States and China. Ed. Kelly Sims Gallagher and Xiaowei Xuan. The MIT Press, 2018, xi-xiv.

Policy Surveillance: Its Role in Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluating and Learning

Aldy, Joseph. "Policy Surveillance: Its Role in Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluating and Learning." Governing Climate Change: Polycentricity in Action? Ed. Harro van Asselt, Johanna Forster, David Huitema, and Andy Jordan. Cambridge University Press, 2018, 210-229.

Solar Geoengineering as Part of an Overall Strategy for Meeting the 1.5°C Paris Target

MacMartin, Douglas G., Katharine L. Ricke, and David W. Keith. "Solar Geoengineering as Part of an Overall Strategy for Meeting the 1.5°C Paris Target." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences 376.2119 (May 2018).