Faculty Publications

Delivery worker wearing a medical mask and carrying packages.

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.

A family with a father, mother, and two small children walking on a dirt path.

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.

Two women in rural India dressed colorfully and carrying baskets on their heads.

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.

A network of computer motherboards and other parts assembled to look like a miniature city.

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

China, Hong Kong, and the Long 1970s: Global Perspectives

Roberts, Priscilla, and Arne Westad, eds. China, Hong Kong, and the Long 1970s: Global Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries

Collins, Ross D., Noelle E. Selin, Olivier L. de Weck, and William C. Clark. "Using Inclusive Wealth for Policy Evaluation: Application to Electricity Infrastructure Planning in Oil-Exporting Countries." Ecological Economics 133 (January 2017): 23-34.

Trump and Russia

Allison, Graham T., and Simes, Dimitri K. "Trump and Russia." National Interest. January/February 2017, 25-34.

Past Is Prologue

Allison, Graham, and Niall Ferguson. "Past Is Prologue." Hoover Digest: Research & Opinion on Public Policy 1 (Winter 2017): 175-179.

The World Turned Upside Down: Maintaining American Leadership in a Dangerous Age

Burns, Nicholas, Leah Bitounis, and Jonathon Price, eds. The World Turned Upside Down: Maintaining American Leadership in a Dangerous Age. Aspen Institute, 2017.

Will the Liberal Order Survive? The History of an Idea

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Will the Liberal Order Survive? The History of an Idea." Foreign Affairs 96.1 (January/February 2017): 10-16.

Stratospheric Solar Geoengineering Without Ozone Loss

Keith, David W., Debra K. Weisenstein, John A. Dykema, Frank N. Keutsch. "Stratospheric Solar Geoengineering Without Ozone Loss." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.52 (December 2016): 14910-14914.

Women’s Rights Are a National Security Issue

Hudson, Valerie M., and Dara Kay Cohen. "Women’s Rights Are a National Security Issue." New York Times, December 26, 2016.

Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa

James K. Sebenius, Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, L. Alexander Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-059, December 9, 2016.

The World Can Have Peace and Prosperity, If It Wants

Walt, Stephen. "The World Can Have Peace and Prosperity, If It Wants." Foreign Policy, December 23, 2016.

A Blueprint for Donald Trump to Fix Relations with Russia

Allison, Graham. "A Blueprint for Donald Trump to Fix Relations with Russia." The National Interest. December 18, 2016.

Disaster and Sociolegal Studies

Jasanoff, Sheila. "Disaster and Sociolegal Studies." Review of Disaster and Sociolegal Studies, by Susan Sterett. Law & Society Review, 50.4, December 2016: 1054-1057.

A Strong and Balanced Approach to Russia

Carter, Ashton B. "A Strong and Balanced Approach to Russia." Survival 58.6 (December 2016-January 2017): 51-62.

Status Reinforcement in Emerging Economies: The Psychological Experience of Local Candidates Striving for Global Employment

Al Dabbagh, M., H. Riley Bowles, and B. Thomason. "Status Reinforcement in Emerging Economies: The Psychological Experience of Local Candidates Striving for Global Employment." Organization Science 27.6 (December 2016): 1453-1471.

Key Steps for Continuing Nuclear Security Progress

Bunn, Matthew, Martin B. Malin, Nickolas Roth, and William H. Tobey. "Key Steps for Continuing Nuclear Security Progress." International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, December 2016.

Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa

Sebenius, James K., Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, and L. Alexander Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa." December 2016.

Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier

Narayanamurti, Venkatesh and Tolu Odumosu. Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier. Harvard University Press, 2016.

Scientific Wealth in Middle East and North Africa: Productivity, Indigeneity, and Specialty in 1981–2013

Siddiqi, Afreen, Jonathan Stoppani, Laura Diaz Anadon, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "Scientific Wealth in Middle East and North Africa: Productivity, Indigeneity, and Specialty in 1981–2013." PloS One 11.11 (November 2016).

The Next American President Must Look to Europe First

Burns, Nicholas. "The Next American President Must Look to Europe First." Financial Times, November 3, 2016.

Review of Doomed to Cooperate: How American and Russian Scientists Joined Forces to Avert Some of the Greatest Post-Cold-War Nuclear Dangers

Bunn, Matthew. Review of Doomed to Cooperate: How American and Russian Scientists Joined Forces to Avert Some of the Greatest Post-Cold-War Nuclear Dangers, Physics Today, November 2016.

Should America Retrench: The Battle over Offshore Balancing

Brands, Hal, Peter Feaver, John J. Mearsheimer, and Stephen M. Walt. "Should America Retrench: The Battle over Offshore Balancing." Foreign Affairs 95 (November 2016): 164-169.

Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Post-Conciliar Era

Hehir, J. Bryan. "Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Post-Conciliar Era." Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine. Ed. Democopoulos, George, and Aristotle Papanikalaou. Fordham University Press, November 2016.

What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research

Burns, Elizabeth T, Jane A Flegal, David W Keith, Aseem Mahajan, Dustin Tingley, and Gernot Wagner. "What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research." Earth's Future 4.11 (November 2016): 536-542.

Solar Geoengineering Could Substantially Reduce Climate Risks: A Research Hypothesis for the next Decade

Keith, David W., and Peter J. Irvine. "Solar Geoengineering Could Substantially Reduce Climate Risks: A Research Hypothesis for the next Decade." Earth's Future 4 (November 2016): 549-559.

A Case Study of a World-Class Research Project Accomplished in China: Discovery of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect

Huang, Junling, Dongbo Shi, Lan Xue, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "A Case Study of a World-Class Research Project Accomplished in China: Discovery of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect." National Science Review (October 2016).

The Paris Agreement and Beyond: International Climate Change Policy Post-2020

Stavins, Robert N., and Robert C. Stowe, eds. The Paris Agreement and Beyond: International Climate Change Policy Post-2020. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2016.

The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future

Jasanoff, Sheila. The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future. W.W.Norton, 2016.

The Pressing Energy Innovation Challenge of the U.S. National Laboratories

Anadon, Laura Diaz, Gabriel Chan, Amitai Y. Bin-Nun, and Venkatesh Narayanamurti. "The Pressing Energy Innovation Challenge of the U.S. National Laboratories." Nature Energy 1 (September 2016).

Don't Know Much About History

Allison, Graham. "Don't Know Much About History." Atlantic. September 2016.

The Strategic Costs of Torture: How Enhanced Interrogation Hurt America

Johnson, Douglas, Alberto Mora, and Averell Schmidt. "The Strategic Costs of Torture: How Enhanced Interrogation Hurt America." Foreign Affairs. Sep/Oct 2016.

Economic Tools to Promote Transparency and Comparability in the Paris Agreement

Aldy, Joseph, William Pizer, Massimo Tavoni, Lara Aleluia Reis, Keigo Akimoto, Geoffrey Blanford, Carlo Carraro, Leon E. Clarke, James Edmonds, Gokul C. Iyer, Haewon C. McJeon, Richard Richels, Steven Rose, Fuminori Sano. "Economic Tools to Promote Transparency and Comparability in the Paris Agreement." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series, August 2016.

International Coordination

Frankel, Jeffrey A. "International Coordination." Policy Challenges in a Diverging Global Economy. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 2016.

The Returns to Education in China: Evidence from the 1986 Compulsory Education Law

Fang, Hai, Karen N. Eggleston, John A. Rizzo, Scott Rozelle, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The Returns to Education in China: Evidence from the 1986 Compulsory Education Law." Policy Challenges from Demographic Change in China and India. Ed. Karen Eggleston. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2016.

Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development

Diaz Anadon, Laura, Gabriel Chan, Alicia G. Harley, Kira Matus, Suerie Moon, Sharmila L. Murthy, and William C. Clark. "Making Technological Innovation Work for Sustainable Development." PNAS 113.35 (August 2016): 9682-9690.

Why ISIS Fears Israel

Allison, Graham. "Why ISIS Fears Israel." The National Interest. August 8, 2016.

Confronting Deep and Persistent Climate Uncertainty

Wagner, Gernot, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. "Confronting Deep and Persistent Climate Uncertainty." ��vlog�� Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-025, August 2016.

Why the President Needs a Council of Historians

Allison, Graham, and Niall Ferguson. "Why the President Needs a Council of Historians." The Atlantic. August 4, 2016.

Rape During Civil War

Cohen, Dara Kay. Rape During Civil War. Cornell University, 2016.

The Case for Offshore Balancing: A Superior U.S. Grand Strategy

Walt, Stephen. "The Case for Offshore Balancing: A Superior U.S. Grand Strategy." Foreign Affairs 95.4 (July 2016): 22.

Limits of American Power

Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Limits of American Power." Political Science Quarterly 131.2 (June 2016): 267-283.

Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment

Dykema, J.A., David Keith, and F.N. Keutsch. "Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment." Geophysical Research Letters 43.14 (July 2016): 7758-7766.

The Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, 1945–89

Holtsmark, Sven G., Iver B. Neumann, and Odd Arne Westad, eds. The Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, 1945–89. Springer, 2016.

Public Policy and New Generic Technologies: The Case of Biotechnology

Juma, Calestous, and John Mugabe. "Public Policy and New Generic Technologies: The Case of Biotechnology." New Generic Technologies in Developing Countries. Ed. Bhagavan, Malur Ramanna. Springer, 2016, 115-139.

Balancing Solar PV Deployment and RD&D: A Comprehensive Framework for Managing Innovation Uncertainty in Electricity Technology Investment Planning

Santen, Nidhi R., and Laura Diaz Anadon. "Balancing Solar PV Deployment and RD&D: A Comprehensive Framework for Managing Innovation Uncertainty in Electricity Technology Investment Planning." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 60 (July 2016): 560-569.

��vlog��

Faculty Publications

Policy Topics

Geographic Regions

Centers

Programs

Academic Areas

Publication Types

Authors